Books About Love for Young Children

Because I love you
Max Lucado ; illustrated by Mitch Heinze
jp Lucado

Shaddai, a wise and loving man, builds a wonderful village for his children, but when one of them chooses to go out into the dangerous wilderness, Shaddai does not abandon him.
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Did I tell you I love you today?
By Deloris Jordan with Roslyn M. Jordan, Illustrated by Shane W. Evans
jp Jordan

A mother describes the many ways she shows her love for her child each day.
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Do you still love me?
Charlotte Middleton
jp Middleton

Upset when the arrival of a new pet, a baby chameleon, seems to displace his role in the family, Dudley the dog finds a way to prove himself indispensable.
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Do you know how much I love you?
Donna Tedesco
jp Tedesco

The unending love of a parent for a child is greater than all the flower petals in all the yards of the whole wide world.
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Don't forget I love you
Miriam Moss illustrated by Anna Currey
jp Moss

After spending too much time playing with his favorite toy, Billy and his mother are very late for nursery school and his mother forgets some crucial things as she rushes to work.
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Full, full, full of love
Trish Cooke; illustrated by Paul Howard
jp Cooke

For young Jay Jay, Sunday dinner at Gran's house is full of hugs and kisses, tasty dishes, all kinds of fishes, happy faces, and love.
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Guess how much I love you
Sam McBratney ; illustrated by Anita Jeram
jp McBratney

During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more.
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Hold my hand : five stories of love and family
Charlotte Zolotow ; illustrated by Carol Thompson
jp Zolotow

But not Billy -- Hold my hand -- Timothy too! -- Big brother -- The summer night
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I already know I love you
Billy Crystal illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles
jp Crystal

A grandfather dreams of all the things he will do with his new grandchild.
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I love you! A bushel & a peck
words and music by Frank Loesser ; pictures by Rosemary Wells
jp Loesser

A picture book based on a song from the musical "Guys and Dolls."
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I love you : a rebus poem
Jean Marzollo ; illustrations by Suse MacDonald
jp Marzollo

A poem with a rebus format, in which the speaker professes love equal to that of a bird for a tree, a flower for a bee, and a lock for a key.
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I love you all day long
Francesca Rusackas ; illustrations by Priscilla Burris
jp Rusackas

When a little pig worries about being apart from his mother when he goes off to school, she reassures him.
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I love you as much--
Laura Krauss Melmed ; illustrated by Henri Sorensen
jp Melmed

A variety of mothers tell their children how much they love them.
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I love you Barney's sing-along stories
Lee Bernstein ; illustrated by June Valentine-Ruppe
jp Bernstein

Barney loves sharing his favorite song in the whole wide world with all of his favorite friends Based on the song, I love you.
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I love you because you're you
Liza Baker ; illustrated by David McPhail
jp Baker

Describes, in rhyming text and illustrations, a mother's love for her child no matter how he feels or what he does.
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I love you, Blue Kangaroo!
Emma Chichester Clark
jp Chichester Clark

When Lily's relatives give her lots of new stuffed animals, Blue Kangaroo fears that he will be replaced in her affections.
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I love you just the same
Erica Wolf
jp Wolf

Throughout the year, a little bear struggles to learn the things his mother teaches, but she reassures him of her love no matter what he does.
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I love you just the way you are
Virginia Miller
jp Miller

Even when Bartholomew the bear is having a very bad day, patient George lets him know that he is still loved.
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I love you, little one
Nancy Tafuri
jp Tafuri

Mama animals tell their little ones all the ways they are loved, forever and always.
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I love you more than ...
Elizabeth Hickey and James Cohen illustrated by Lynda Smart Brown.
jp Hickey

Follows a little girl through her dream, exploring magical worlds that echo with her father's unconditional love.
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I love you, Stinky Face
Lisa McCourt ; illustrated by Cyd Moore
jp McCourt

A mother and child discuss how the mother's love would remain constant even if her child were a stinky skunk, scary ape, or a bug-eating green alien.
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I love you the purplest
Barbara M. Joosse ; illustrated by Mary Whyte
jp Joosse

Two boys discover that their mother loves them equally but in different ways.
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I love you, too!
Eve Bunting ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet
jp Bunting

When little brown puppy gives his mother a present, his friends decide to give their mamas presents too
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I love you with all my heart
Noris Kern
jp Kern

Polo the polar bear asks his mother how she loves him, and she explains that she loves him with her eyes, her nose, her paws, and all her heart.
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I want to say I love you
Caralyn Buehner pictures by Jacqueline Rogers
jp Buehner

A mother expresses her love for her child.
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I'll always love you
Paeony Lewis ; ilustrated by PennyIves.
jp Lewis

When he accidentally breaks his mother's favorite bowl, Alex the bear worries that she will no longer love him.
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Love as strong as ginger
Lenore Look ; illustrated by Stephen T. Johnson
jp Look

A Chinese American girl comes to realize how hard her grandmother works to fulfill her dreams when they spend a day together at the grandmother's job cracking crabs.
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Love you forever
Robert Munsch ; illustrated by Sheila McGraw
jp Munsch

A young woman holds her newborn son And looks at him lovingly.Softly she sings to him: "I'll love you forever ; I'll like you for always ; As long as I'm living ; My baby you'll be."
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Mama, do you love me?
Barbara M. Joosse ; Barbara Lavallee illustrator
jp Joosse

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.
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"More more more" said the baby : 3 love stories
Vera B. Williams
jp Williams

Three babies are caught up in the air and given loving attention by a father, grandmother, and mother.
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My love for you
Susan L. Roth
jp Roth

Two mice walk along describing love in comparison to animals from one bear to ten lovebirds.
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My love for you all year round
Susan L. Roth
jp Roth

Two mice describe their love in terms of the specialcharacteristics of each month of the year.
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Skidamarink : a silly love song to sing together
jp Skidamarink
pictures by G. Brian Karas

"Cannoodle and cuddle and sing as you snuggle with this sweet book about loving--the whole day through..."
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A special kind of love
Stephen Michael King
jp King

A man who loves boxes finds a special way to let his son know he loves him.
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The Way I love You
David Bedford & Ann James
jp Bedford

A celebration of the affectionate bond between a girl and her puppy.
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What do you love?
by Jonathan London ; illustrated by Karen Lee Schmidt
jp London

Illustrations and rhyming text present Park slides and piggy back rides and other things that children hold dear.
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Why do you love me?
Laura Schlessinger and Martha Lambert ; illustrated by Dan McFeeley
jp Schlessigner

A young boy asks his mother why she loves him and learns that her love is unconditional.
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Why do you love me?
Martin Baynton
jp Baynton

A father and son share a special time together walking the dog as the boy questions why his father loves him.
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Will you still love me?
Jean-Baptiste Baronian
jp Baronian

Polo parents are acting strangely and he thinks they must not love him any more, but then he learns that he will soon become a big brother.
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Would they love a lion?
Kady MacDonald Denton
jp Denton

Feeling neglected because of the family's new baby, Anna transforms herself into different animals hoping to be noticed.
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You are my I love you
Maryann K. Cusimano illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa
jp Cusimano

Illustrations and rhyming text describe how a parent and child complement one another.
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