Love

BOOK SUMMARY

From Newbery Medal–winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long comes a story about the strongest bond there is and the diverse and powerful ways it connects us all.

In this heartfelt celebration of love, Matt de la Peña and Loren Long depict the many ways we experience this universal bond, which carries us from the day we are born throughout the years of our childhood and beyond. With lyrical text that is soothing and inspiring, this tender tale is a needed comfort and a new classic that will resonate with readers of every age.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Matt de la Peña is the author of Last Stop on Market Street, which won the Newbery Medal and was chosen for a Caldecott Honor. He is also the author of the award-winning picture book A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis and several critically acclaimed young adult novels. He teaches creative writing and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Loren Long is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Otis series. He is also the illustrator of Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama and The Little Engine That Could. He lives near Cincinnati with his family.

PRAISE

“Everything that can be called love—from shared joy to comfort in the darkness—is gathered in the pages of this reassuring, refreshingly honest picture book.”
—The New York Times Book Review, editors’ choice

“Lyrical and sensitive, Love is the sort of book likely to leave readers of all ages a little tremulous, and brimming with feeling.”
—The Wall Street Journal

“An exquisitely written and illustrated picture book that speaks of how love, even when it’s difficult to recognize, can percolate up through the most common of daily circumstances.”
—The Horn Book, starred review

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Hardcover
40 pages
Fiction
11.3 in H | 9.9 in W | 0.4 in T | 1.2 lb