Kiss It Better

by Smriti Prasadam-Halls, Sarah Massini (Illustrator)

From the author of the bestselling I Love You Night and Day comes a gorgeous rhymed celebration of love, family, and lots of kisses, now perfectly packaged as a padded board book.

Every day has its ups and downs
Sometimes you giggle, sometimes you frown.
But the thing to remember, the secret, is this . . .
Everything feels better with the help of a KISS.

There are go-to-sleep kisses, I'm-sorry kisses, I-love-you kisses, and more. For every time of day there's a kiss to go with it, and whether you're big or small, young or old, it always makes you feel better. So the next time you see someone you love, just remember . . . a kiss is the very best gift of all!

A tender expression of love, Kiss It Better is the perfect gift for every parent and child who love Nancy Tillman and Marianne Richmond.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Family, Love, Animals

24 pages, Board Book

First published October 18, 2016

About the author

Smriti Prasadam-Halls is an award-winning, internationally best-selling children’s author whose books have been published in more than thirty languages. Her titles include the Publishers Weekly #1 bestseller I Love You Night and Day, illustrated by Alison Brown. Smriti Prasadam-Halls previously worked at the BBC and in children’s publishing and television as a writer and editor for twelve years. She lives in London with her husband and three sons.

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Christmas Reading Challenge 3 - this book has bears as its characters and talks about how just a kiss or an act of kindness from your paternal relatives can change everything. It is a very warming story, and would be lovely for a child at bedtime.

[Ritsumei · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the Japanese edition, and it's an adorable book! Sweet illustrations and a beautiful message. It was good practice for my Japanese.

[Kris Dersch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly schmaltzy. It would be a justifiable question to ask if the world really needs another book about how nice it is to love someone starring teddy bears, but if such a book were needed this one isn't terrible. I do appreciate that it mentions that grown-ups also need kisses. The title is a bit cringeworthy.

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ik geef dit boek een OMG-wat-is-dit-een-zoet-boekje-kusje.

Ik dacht al toen ik dit boek zag dat ik hem enorm leuk zou vinden. En dat was zo! Alleen nog wel heel wat meer. Echt je zult een dag geen zoetigheid nodig hebben als je dit boek hebt gelezen. Wat was het zoet!

Dit boek gaat over kusjes! Over flink-zijn-kusjes tot opvrolijk-kusjes en stil-maar-kusjes, allerlei kusjes komen aan bod en ik vond het heerlijk om ze te zien. Dat zijn inderdaad alle kusjes die ik ook zo goed ken! Het boek verteld ook over de taal van de kusjes, want ja, wat betekenen deze kusjes en wat willen ze nou vertellen? Daar kom je dus ook achter!

Ik zat, terwijl ik las, constant te awwen en ohhhen en enorm te genieten van hoe lief dit boek was. En de illustraties maken het allemaal nog beter. Wat een geweldige en zoete stijl. Je wordt gewoon helemaal warm en fluffy van binnen van blijdschap en geluk.

En natuurlijk vond ik de laatste zin van het boek heerlijk: "Maar of het nu van mama is, je vriendje, je juf of je zusje... ALLES gaat beter na een kusje!" En dat is helemaal waar. Geloof mij maar.

Het boek is ook nog eens in rijm wat ik erg leuk gedaan vond.

Zoals je al leest ik vond dit boek heerlijk en geweldig. Ik zou dit zoete boek ook zeker aanraden aan iedereen.

Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this novel and this bond that it shows between a mother and her children. This is a very special bond that until you become a mother, yourself, you can never fully understand. I know that I was close to my mother, but now that I am one, I know that depths my mother went through to make sure that my siblings and I were okay.

I have enjoyed this novel with my children from the beginning until the end, it was very well written and I felt like everyone was satisfied by the way things were done. My five year-old is very bright for his age and will usually tell me if something just doesn't make since to him; however, he found this novel enjoyable and could compare it to the many times I have to kiss away his own problems.

[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

En vain mahda itselleni mitään, mutta rakastan suuresti Kustannus Mäkelän kuvakirjoja! Tämäkin kirja on kerrassaan hellyyttävä tarinansa kanssa. Kirjassa kerrotaan siitä, että pusu oikealla hetkellä voi pelastaa harmituksen, ikävän, jännityksen, yms. Mielestäni lapsille täytyy kertoa, että on ihan ok kaivata hellyyttä ja osoittaa sitä.

[Melissa Lorenzana · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story is told so beautifully. The illustrations are soft and warm which emphasizes the mood of the story. The book is not culturally relevant per se since the characters are bears and the setting takes place in the forest. The message behind the characters is what children can relate to. Overall, the theme is very appropriate for young children.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

It would be much more universal if the author had been willing to tweak the idiom to make it "hug it better." I'd be able to share that with my adult sons. But I've not gotten kisses from any of them since they were little. Also, you can hug classmates & friends in many more contexts & cultures than you can kiss them.

Iow, this is almost a wonderful book... nice try.

[Aymin Silva · Rating 4 out of 5]

A heartwarming book with lovely illustrations. The book tells us that everything can be made better with a kiss, which can be a nice reminder on how to comfort others when they look like they need it.

[MaryLibrarianOH · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kisses make your world right.

From advanced reader copy.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved the illustrations!

[Annburnett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book about kisses helping everything and everyone.

[Gayla Hyde · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very sweet story for children. A good lesson about love learned in this book.

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

My guess is this was a picture book before it was a board book. Either format will reach a happily receptive audience, providing lots of prompts to share kisses along the way.

[Heather Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

lily fall reading 2018, board book, kisses, family, love, emotions

[Philippa Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Possibly a new favourite! Like ‘Guess how much I love you’. Lovely story

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

So sweet! Love this little book.

[SilverNediya · Rating 3 out of 5]

سه‌ونیم، سه و هشتاد. ولی 4 ستاره نه
ترجمه‌اش می‌شد صیقل‌خورده‌تر و شیرین‌تر و کوچولویانه‌تر و بوسانه‌تر باشه

[معصومه توکلی · Rating 4 out of 5]

عنوان ترجمهٔ فارسی:
یک بوس کوچولو همه چیز را عوض می‌کند!

[Victoria Gonzalez Ikhtiari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute book. My 5 month old loves it

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is so cute! Beautiful illustrations and a sweet story.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a lovely little family of bears. 🐻
The illustrations are adorable.

[Gladimore · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. We have a lot of kisses in our household so this made me feel all the feels!

[Pauliina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sympaattinen riimikirja suukkojen parantavasta voimasta ihanien kuvitusten kera. Aikuinenkin jaksaa lukea kerta toisensa jälkeen.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are many kinds of kisses - kisses that are for different sentiments. A lovely and nicely illustrated story in rhyme.

[Marisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is sweet 🥰

[Jessica DeWitt · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations and sentiment are nice. However, one of my cute quirks is that I find the thought of most kissing revolting, so I can only give this one three stars.

[S. Hurley · Rating 5 out of 5]

adorable

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet illustrated bears bestowing all kinds of kisses!!!

[Joanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Originally posted on Once Upon a Bookcase.

A story about how there are kisses for all occassions; when you're hurt or when you're sick, or when you're scared or trying to say sorry. It's a story of how affection and love can fix most problems when you're young, and encourages a child to be tactile. Lovely illustrations of the teddy bear family sharing kisses for every possible situation are shown throughout. A really charming story perfect to be read to a child who's a little upset and in need of a kiss themselves!