parent child love-love book ( )

Little mouse poses the age old question to his mommy mouse. “How long will you love me?” he asks. Mommy mouse answers by starting with a second and ending with forever.

Sperring and Brown combine simple, sweet, rhyming text with beautiful, soft, color illustrations to create a special picture book celebrating the love between a parent and a child. The rhyming text fosters a child’s phonological awareness. The author also explores the mathematical concept of time as the mother mouse says a second is not long enough and then goes on to minute, hour and so on. The illustrations provide plenty to talk about as you watch the pair go through day, night and year together. This title is recommended as a read aloud during a toddler storytime or as a lap book. ( )