FICTION

You Know What I Love?

by Lorena SIMINOVICH
You Know What I Love? illus. by author. 32p. Dial. Dec. 2013. RTE $16.99. ISBN 9780803737778. LC 2012035617.
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PreS-Gr 1—At first it's difficult to determine who is narrating this imaginative tale: a little girl or her look-alike doll. However, the love they feel for each other is apparent and children will take pleasure in seeing their world from a toy's perspective. The always-smiling companion eats and moves and turns ordinary trips—like mailing a letter—into adventures. When they are not together, the pair communicate via "secret messages" (depicted as floating hearts), and when the girl comes home from school, they entertain each other with toys, books, and by playing outdoors. The digital collage artwork is simple, but full of patterns and cheerful, vibrant colors. Perfect for a storytime about toys, dolls, or play.—Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, AB, Canada
A doll describes what she loves about her owner. The bland valentine of a narrative hinges on the crisp digital-collage art: "That we always make new friends together" has doll and girl seated before food arranged to look like faces; "Singing songs very loudly while we wait in traffic" spurs a cute image of the doll "riding" in a shoe.
Reviewed by Tanya Boudreau , Dec 01, 2013

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