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Little Love
"There once was a girl with a hole in her heart.
Little Love was her name, where was she to start?
It was not of her doing. She was not to blame.
But the hole in her heart was there just the same."
So begins the story of Little Love as she sets out on a journey to heal her broken heart. Join her on her path to self-discovery where she meets Beauty and Fame, and learns the true value of her self-worth. Written for children, but with a timeless message for the child in all of us, Little Love reaffirms the importance of self-acceptance in life's journey toward love, joy, and friendship.
Little Love was her name, where was she to start?
It was not of her doing. She was not to blame.
But the hole in her heart was there just the same."
So begins the story of Little Love as she sets out on a journey to heal her broken heart. Join her on her path to self-discovery where she meets Beauty and Fame, and learns the true value of her self-worth. Written for children, but with a timeless message for the child in all of us, Little Love reaffirms the importance of self-acceptance in life's journey toward love, joy, and friendship.
28 pages, Hardcover
Published September 1, 2019
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May 20, 2019
Thanks to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book was so nice to read. I loved the rhyme it has, I know that speaks to children and I like to read a picture book with rhyme as well.
The pictures are beautiful, if you take some time to look at the pages you'll see much more than what you'd first think.
I could totally see myself reading this book in class. I could use it for an English Lesson with the older kids. The book is educational in life lessons.
The morale behind the story is such an important lesson for young children, especially those who are so insecure and have bad self-esteem.
This book was so nice to read. I loved the rhyme it has, I know that speaks to children and I like to read a picture book with rhyme as well.
The pictures are beautiful, if you take some time to look at the pages you'll see much more than what you'd first think.
I could totally see myself reading this book in class. I could use it for an English Lesson with the older kids. The book is educational in life lessons.
The morale behind the story is such an important lesson for young children, especially those who are so insecure and have bad self-esteem.
October 15, 2019
Little Love is a children’s book written about a little girl and her journey finding love and happiness. She tries several things such as fame and beauty but still feels sad as none of them are fulfilling.
The story is told lyrically, filled with illustrations and colorful drawings. It is educational and thoughtful. Everything in this book was very well put together. It felt more suitable for girls and possessed a girlish environment.
I particularly relished about the fact that the literature touched the subject matter we are dealing with today. Everyone is seeking happiness, but the difference here was that the child experienced each factor she thought was going to do that.
Once the little girl realized what she thought was going to make her happy did not do that, she would then move on to the next thing. The story didn’t just have an adult telling her what will or won’t have her achieve that. I believe this made the story stand out and different from other similar storylines.
I would recommend this book to parents who are looking for suitable educational material for their children.
The story is told lyrically, filled with illustrations and colorful drawings. It is educational and thoughtful. Everything in this book was very well put together. It felt more suitable for girls and possessed a girlish environment.
I particularly relished about the fact that the literature touched the subject matter we are dealing with today. Everyone is seeking happiness, but the difference here was that the child experienced each factor she thought was going to do that.
Once the little girl realized what she thought was going to make her happy did not do that, she would then move on to the next thing. The story didn’t just have an adult telling her what will or won’t have her achieve that. I believe this made the story stand out and different from other similar storylines.
I would recommend this book to parents who are looking for suitable educational material for their children.
June 24, 2019
Try a little tenderness.
This review was originally published at http://www.drttmk.com/books/little-love.
This book was given to me by the author to review. I don't ever want to discourage anybody from writing or publishing books; I just think that some people maybe need a little more practice and honest feedback before publishing their first books.
There's a girl named Little Love who has "a hole in her heart." Clearly they don't mean literally, like she doesn't need surgery or anything. She's trying to get happy, but she can't. She tries Fame and Fame doesn't work. It doesn't clearly explain why, except that for some reason she has no close friends? It feels like this book is written for younger children, but the topics that it discusses and the language and metaphor it uses seem like they would be confusing for children that young. Sometimes the author writes in fairly basic language, but just assumes that we all understand that Fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Then LL goes out and tries Beauty, but Beauty is very difficult. She seems to dislike what she sees in the mirror, even though she's worked very hard at it. At that point, her own reflection, except dressed in white, walks out of the mirror toward her. A version of her who is happier. Then she suddenly sees that... everybody's pretty? That didn't seem to be her original goal. "There's beauty in many./Not one is the same./It's inside that matters,/Not fortune, or fame!" I notice that she doesn't say "everyone" is beautiful, just "many." Apparently what she was looking for is the love within herself. Which you think she would have understood from the beginning, given that her own name has the word "love" in it.
This book is written in rhyme. The rhymes are of varying quality, as is the meter. For example, the line, "She shined oh so bright." It's got a couple of questionable word choices, "shined" versus "shone", and "bright" versus "brightly", which are matters of opinion and usage. But the part that really sticks out is the "oh so", which is only there to pad out the meter, and is a rather amateur thing to do. A better choice would be to change the whole line around until it fit the meter, rather than adding superfluous words in.
It is a fairly didactic book, which I was not expecting. I was actually expecting something sappy instead of something preachy. The main character spends so much time trying and failing to find happiness, that it's not really explained why love was the right answer. The illustrations just show her smiling at old people (I don't know what's going on with that page), playing with some dogs, reading to somebody, baking cookies, and feeding soup to somebody in a hospital. Does that make her feel happy? Why? And why did Fame and Beauty not have the same effect? It doesn't really say. And those things seem more like compassion and kindness, not "love" per se. I mean, clearly there's different definitions of "love", but I wouldn't say that baking cookies in and of itself is an expression of love.
I'm a little confused by this book. It's got pretty pictures, I'll give it that. I like the color scheme the main character has going on, with pink hair and a pink and purple outfit. But I'm not sure exactly how old she's supposed to be. She looks like she's supposed to be a little girl (like she's much shorter than the personified Fame and Beauty, for example), but when she's going through all the discomfort of "Beauty", she wears makeup and "plucks" like someone who's at least a teenager. And she seems to be wearing makeup for most of the book, unless the full fuchsia lips and blushing cheeks are her natural color (like maybe the pink hair?). Maybe she's an adult with dwarfism. She never does anything particularly childlike.
Message: Fame and beauty are unimportant. What's really important is love.
This review was originally published at http://www.drttmk.com/books/little-love.
This book was given to me by the author to review. I don't ever want to discourage anybody from writing or publishing books; I just think that some people maybe need a little more practice and honest feedback before publishing their first books.
There's a girl named Little Love who has "a hole in her heart." Clearly they don't mean literally, like she doesn't need surgery or anything. She's trying to get happy, but she can't. She tries Fame and Fame doesn't work. It doesn't clearly explain why, except that for some reason she has no close friends? It feels like this book is written for younger children, but the topics that it discusses and the language and metaphor it uses seem like they would be confusing for children that young. Sometimes the author writes in fairly basic language, but just assumes that we all understand that Fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Then LL goes out and tries Beauty, but Beauty is very difficult. She seems to dislike what she sees in the mirror, even though she's worked very hard at it. At that point, her own reflection, except dressed in white, walks out of the mirror toward her. A version of her who is happier. Then she suddenly sees that... everybody's pretty? That didn't seem to be her original goal. "There's beauty in many./Not one is the same./It's inside that matters,/Not fortune, or fame!" I notice that she doesn't say "everyone" is beautiful, just "many." Apparently what she was looking for is the love within herself. Which you think she would have understood from the beginning, given that her own name has the word "love" in it.
This book is written in rhyme. The rhymes are of varying quality, as is the meter. For example, the line, "She shined oh so bright." It's got a couple of questionable word choices, "shined" versus "shone", and "bright" versus "brightly", which are matters of opinion and usage. But the part that really sticks out is the "oh so", which is only there to pad out the meter, and is a rather amateur thing to do. A better choice would be to change the whole line around until it fit the meter, rather than adding superfluous words in.
It is a fairly didactic book, which I was not expecting. I was actually expecting something sappy instead of something preachy. The main character spends so much time trying and failing to find happiness, that it's not really explained why love was the right answer. The illustrations just show her smiling at old people (I don't know what's going on with that page), playing with some dogs, reading to somebody, baking cookies, and feeding soup to somebody in a hospital. Does that make her feel happy? Why? And why did Fame and Beauty not have the same effect? It doesn't really say. And those things seem more like compassion and kindness, not "love" per se. I mean, clearly there's different definitions of "love", but I wouldn't say that baking cookies in and of itself is an expression of love.
I'm a little confused by this book. It's got pretty pictures, I'll give it that. I like the color scheme the main character has going on, with pink hair and a pink and purple outfit. But I'm not sure exactly how old she's supposed to be. She looks like she's supposed to be a little girl (like she's much shorter than the personified Fame and Beauty, for example), but when she's going through all the discomfort of "Beauty", she wears makeup and "plucks" like someone who's at least a teenager. And she seems to be wearing makeup for most of the book, unless the full fuchsia lips and blushing cheeks are her natural color (like maybe the pink hair?). Maybe she's an adult with dwarfism. She never does anything particularly childlike.
Message: Fame and beauty are unimportant. What's really important is love.
July 20, 2019
With an important message about what really brings happiness in life, this is a sweet book and easy to read.
Little Love has a whole in her heart (not a real hole but is broken hearted), and she wants to find happiness. She meets Fame and Beauty along the way but doesn't discover what she's looking for. Then, she discovers love, and maybe things will work well.
The illustrations in this book are cute, detailed enough to hold attention, and capture on every page. They depict Little Love with warmth and help illustrate her emotions nicely. It's fun to flip through and gaze at the pictures even when someone isn't around to help read.
As to the story, there is an encouraging an important message in these pages. Fame and Beauty won't bring true joy, but rather love will. The book is written in rhyme and flows nicely. It's also easy to get caught up in Little Love's adventure as she tries to find happiness. There might be some spots where adults will need to explain what is going on...why Little Love decides as she does or what exactly happens is sometimes a little assumed... but this also opens the door to discussions. And that is exactly what this book is about.
I received an ARC copy and enjoyed it enough to want to leave my honest thoughts.
Little Love has a whole in her heart (not a real hole but is broken hearted), and she wants to find happiness. She meets Fame and Beauty along the way but doesn't discover what she's looking for. Then, she discovers love, and maybe things will work well.
The illustrations in this book are cute, detailed enough to hold attention, and capture on every page. They depict Little Love with warmth and help illustrate her emotions nicely. It's fun to flip through and gaze at the pictures even when someone isn't around to help read.
As to the story, there is an encouraging an important message in these pages. Fame and Beauty won't bring true joy, but rather love will. The book is written in rhyme and flows nicely. It's also easy to get caught up in Little Love's adventure as she tries to find happiness. There might be some spots where adults will need to explain what is going on...why Little Love decides as she does or what exactly happens is sometimes a little assumed... but this also opens the door to discussions. And that is exactly what this book is about.
I received an ARC copy and enjoyed it enough to want to leave my honest thoughts.
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July 26, 2023
Little Love with a hole in her heart has to find a way to make it whole. Beautifully illustrated, Little Love goes on a journey of self discovery and teaches the true meaning of inner beauty in an age appropriate way for children to understand.
Thank you to Little Virtues for gifting me a copy.
Thank you to Little Virtues for gifting me a copy.
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