Te Amo / I Love You

by Calee M. Lee, Tricia Tharp (Illustrator), Jorge Díaz (Translator)

"I love you like a skipping stone...I love you like a doggy's bone..."
"Te amo como a una piedra saltarina... Te amo como al hueso de un perrito" Celebrating the love between a parent and a child, this bilingual Spanish-English book features a host of animals and the things they love about each other. Perfect for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and as a reminder to the big kids in your life.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Spanish Literature, Love, Animals

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 21, 2013

Reviews

[Kamal · Rating 4 out of 5]

[Sara Ullery · Rating 4 out of 5]

1. “I Love You” By Calee Lee Ages 2-5 PreK-1
• This book had a sweet message that will be easy for children to comprehend. It uses fun examples to express love for a child.
2. I would suggest this book for PreK-1 grade
3. This book would be helpful for the first day of school for preK students. I believe it would help create a safe environment for children and would be a great "at home" assignment for families.
4. Individual students will benefit from this book from the language used. It uses a wide variety of words that will promote critical thinking and a positive attitude for conquering larger words.
5. Small groups could use this book to take turns reading and to assist each other with the larger words. Working as a team and making it a "game" to learn!
6. As a whole class, the teacher will read this book aloud and the students will enjoy the silly rhymes, and certain words in the book can be used in lessons for the remainder of the day.
7. Related books are "If I had a Little Boat" and "Little Owl's Big Wait", these books and more from the author are available online, libraries, audio books, several are offered in different languages and in bookstores, -Amazon-Kindle-

[Stacie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I Love You! by Calee M. Lee is a precious story about a mother's incredible love for her child. Unconditional love is expressed through whimsical rhyme, "I love you like a shooting star, For the person that you are," and show children just how special they are, especially in the eyes of their mother.

Adorable animals, created by talented illustrator Tricia Tharp, adorn the pages and make this story a treasure.

I recommend picking up a copy of I Love You!, which is a perfect Valentine's gift for your littlest Valentine.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this one would be too basic (or too schmaltzy) for my 2.5 year old, but each time we get to the end, he is so smiley. I can tell it gives him the warm fuzzies, so I will keep reading it until he tells me not to :)

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful Story for Parent and Child

A beautiful love story between parent and child. Highly recommend. A parent tells heir child how many ways he/she loves her/him. I found it really moving.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cutely illustrated book and often comical of how a person, especially your Mom loves you, always!

[Eden]

Tenía muchas palabras que no entendí

[Barbara Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple book that communicates the many ways in which a parent may show their love. The author targets this book for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. While the pictures are expressive yet simple, some of the analogies will be difficult for a younger child to grasp. For example, I love you like a lucky coin hiding under a shoe or I love you like a frosty mug of cold root beer. While a few of the rhymes are off, the illustrations will probably convey the intended message of the parent to the child.
Good choice for a parent who wants to reinforce her love for an insecure child or for a teacher to use in a group lesson with young children.

[Lia Brent · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect for bilingual households! The cute corkboard layout and crisp illustrations by Tricia Tharp were the best parts in this imaginative narrative of a parent’s love for a child. I can’t help wondering if some illustrations were a literal translation from either Spanish or English. But because the imagery of the story was sometimes odd, I can now picture a “secret’s ear” and a “magic cave” out of pillows.

[Edward Sojuwa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Calee M. Lee has made a very nice love poem for kids of all ages, though I'm sure she wrote it for her own children. But then when you wanna make the world a better place thru kids-lit, that's how it starts: with you and yours and outward from there. A sweet poem with cute chalky drawings. Any kid fans out there, this review and others is written with my love for all of you. Happy New year!
Three stars
Love still rules all!

[Lacey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute

The illustrations are what prompted me to get this book, they are absolutely adorable. The story is just right for toddlers, and my 12-month old son enjoyed it.

My only gripe is the lack of punctuation. I think it's important for the grammar to be flawless in children's books. You know... monkey see, monkey do.

[Julie Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Love You! by Calee M. Lee
Children's colorful illustrated book about how a parent shows their child that they love them.
Besides using animals that are familiar they also show the action that is being talked about.
Like shooting star the best but they are all good. Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.

[Nancy Sayre · Rating 5 out of 5]

What lovely and unexpected ways to say I love you.

The text and illustrations work so well together. Each one has its own story to tell. I will enjoy reading this with my grandchildren.

[Margaret Chind · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute Kindle book.

[Nicole Garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved, reading this kindle book to my four year old daughter. Good book!

[Tracey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute story. Beautiful illustrations.

This was a cute story with beautiful illustrations. My daughter's enjoyed it very much. Thank you for being a free story.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

So sweet

I got this as a bedtime story for my son. This is a really sweet book. Definitely recommend for any age.

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute and quick read. Both my granddaughter and my niece both loved them. Great bedtime story

[Sandra Stiles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Calee Lee has written a cute book that shows how much a child is love. This is the perfect book for a parent or grandparent to read to their child while they snuggle with them in their lap.

[Britt's · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick and cute

Super cute, I read it to my 3 little ones 5 3 and 7 months u they liked of a lot

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute board book for babies and toddlers. The illustration style is interesting—I am not sure I like it—sometimes in trying to make it look like a child drew it, it is hard to tell what the illustrator was going for.

[Melissa De Rieux · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book in all its sweetness.

This book is so cute and touching not only for my child but I read it to my husband too

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute rhyming book about how much someone is loved. The illustrations are extremely cute.

[Melissa Keip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just a simple feel good story.

Lovely. Only gave 4 stars because the reread factor is not as strong because of how simple it is. However, it is a great read.

[Jorge González · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love

We love this book with mi little princes Tatiana, we read before she goes to sleep... Sweet dreams mi babe

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and simple affirmation of love. Lots of sweet, childlike animal illustrations cavort through the pages.

[Elizabeth Edwards · Rating 5 out of 5]

sweet read, great for little ones to learn to read .. so tiny and quick ... great little pics to go along with the tiny read.

[Abhidev H M · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. Quick read. Mom

[Jenna Hanoian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book is great to help children build social emotional skills and to comprehend what love is. It also is a geniunly cute book.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charming illustrations and poetic text.