Love Is a Handful of Honey

by Giles Andreae, Vanessa Cabban (Illustrator)

Go with Little Bear through the day, waving goodbye to Mum in the morning, having adventures with his friends and finishing off with bedtime stories.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Love, Family, Fiction, Storytime

32 pages, Hardcover

First published August 28, 1999

About the author

Giles Andreae is the author of several children's books, including the best-selling Giraffes Can't Dance, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees. He is the creator of Purple Ronnie, one of the most successfully licensed cartoon characters in his native England.

Giles lives with his wife and three children in Notting Hill, England.

Reviews

[Lorellie]

A heartwarming message about the love that can be found all around us, paired with beautiful pictures. Tot and I both really enjoyed it.

[Melki]

A sweet story, with warm and fuzzy illustrations that proves love actually is all around us.

[Elizabeth]

One of those precious picture books that makes you feel good all over! It makes you pause and be grateful that daily living is wonderful!

[Matthieu Wegh]

? Nog een boekje uit de boekenkist die we gebruikten voor het voorlezen aan onze kinderen. Ik heb dit schattige boekje (NL: Geluk is een handjevol Honing) vandaag voorbereid, maar niet voorgelezen voor voor mijn voorleesgezin. Een heel mooi boekje dus!
MW15/1/24

[Bree]

So sweet! I loved it so much! I thought it was so adorable, and I couldn't help smiling at every page! There were so many lines that just made me want to quote them again and again like "Love's skipping out in the morning and hoping the day never ends." Or "Love is when somebody quietly listens to everything you've got to say." I think this book is so good at showing us what loved is and what the word love means. It was just beautifully done.

[Annie Jewell]

This book is very sweet and does a great job teaching kids all the ways you can show somebody you love them.

[McKenna]

Genre: Fiction
Age: K - 1
Illustrations: I liked the pictures they were simple but also had hidden gems.
Gist: This book is about all the wonderful things that love can be, not just given someone a hug or saying you love them but also the little things. For example going on an adventure with friends, or waking up in the morning to the sun. Love can be anything you just have to love it.
Curriculum Connections: You can have each kids come up with was love is to them and then have the put a picture to it showing how that is love.

[Kristen Miller]

This is a very cute and sweet book. I don't think that it is one that I would be dying to have in my classroom. It is more of one that I would read at home to my little cousins. Overall, a cute book that I would recommend to anyone, but especially those wanting to read to a family member.

-Kristen

[Heather Smith]

Love Is a Handful of HoneyGiles Andreae I liked this book, it was a good book to read.

[Hope Irvin Marston]

Soft, full color illustrations that bleed off the pages of this over-sized picture book depict all kinds of love to warm the hearts of little tykes.

[Sarah]

A sweet little book about how love makes you feel, starring a family of bears. My 2.5 year old is really enjoying this as a pre-bedtime story with nice, calm rhymes and simple illustrations.

[Ashlyn Fitzgerald]

Very cute story to teach kids about love and how to show it. Great watercolor illustrations.

[Lilly]

A heartwarming story about a parents love for their child

[Ashlyn Littlefield]

This book is adorable and great for young kids to learn that love is everywhere! The watercolor on the pages is also very beautiful, and the rhyming makes the book go smoothly.

[Bella Herrick]

This book has beautiful illustrations and a very cute message

[The Campbell Family]

It thrifted this book when my oldest was little! We were just reading about honey and I had to pull this one out. A really sweet book with cute illustrations!

[Mary Teske]

Such a cute book for younger ages

[Chloe Bolduc]

This book is a really nice story concerning different ways that you feel and express love in everyday life.

[Mari]

sappy

[Oscar]

I loved it because it's sweet.

[Lindsay]

5 stars for this line - "Love is when somebody quietly listens to everything you've got to say." The illustrations are pretty and the rest of the book is cute, but if this book helps teach my son that love is caring enough to listen, and that he deserves to be listened to, then it is one of the most important books on his shelf.

[Katie]

Prose: Modern Fantasy
Meant for young readers. Describes a family of bears finding love in all that they do.

[Lynn Davidson]

Little bear is learning about the love that is all around him as he enjoys life with his family and friends. Wonderfully illustrated.

[McKenna Banks]

This is a very sweet rhyming fiction picture book by Giles Andreae. The story is about a little bear who spends the day discovering all the ways that love can be expressed. From jumping out of bed in the morning ready for a new day to playing with friends and spending time in nature, the little bear learns to appreciate all different activities.

I loved this book. It is so sweetly written, and it rhymes! The water color illustrations are also very engaging.

I could use this book in my classroom as a read aloud. I could use it just as a feel good book, or I also could use it to teach on love.

[Robert]

A cute little book that defines love. Each page takes a stab:

"Love's when you can't stop describing
Just what you've been doing all day.

And love is when somebody quietly listens
To everything you've got to say."

Love is . . . is used over and over. It seems to me I could use this as a model for a writing project. Create a structure for students to follow somewhat like the Thunderstorms project.

Illustrations are pleasing.

[Jenny]

I am a sucker for board books with pictures like these. The text was lacking but the message was sweet. I love the illustrations of the interactions between the little bear and the parents, very endearing.

[Sarah Kramer]

Too long and abstract for the toddler crowd.

[Amanda]

Cute.

[Wincy]

What a great book...and a great wedding present for my nephew! Thanks, EP!

[Jen]

So cute.