I HEART YOU
by Meg Fleming
illustrated by Sarah Jane Wright

This week's pick is from cottager Anika Denise!
What it's all about ...A gentle meditation on the love between parent and child.

Why it's on The Little Crooked Bookshelf …The world feels mad and intense right now, and if we big people are feeling it, you can bet our little people feel it, too. This book is a quiet snuggle before bedtime; a way to connect, express love, and reassure. After listening to Fleming's spare, lyrical text — and taking in each lovely detail of Wright's delicate watercolor illustrations — my pajama-clad daughter deep sighed, and whispered: "Read it again, Mama." Need I say more?
My favorite line(s) ..."I chase you.I slow you.
I lift you.I grow you."
also... 
"I sway you.I swing you.
I snug you.I sing you."
and best of all...
"I hear you.I let you.
I know you.I get you."

Most swoon-worthy illustrations ...(They are all gorgeous. Here are two examples...)
(c) 2016 Sarah Jane Wright
(c) 2016 Sarah Jane Wright
Why kids will love it …For its gentle, loving message and sweet illustrations.

Why grown-ups will love it …It gets a 11 out of 10 on the snuggle scale. A perfect bedtime selection.