You're Loved

by Liz Climo

From international bestselling author Liz Climo comes You're Loved, a funny and heartfelt picture book about new babies and the joys of growing up.

You’re brand new, and you’re perfect
You’re demanding, but you’re worth it.

Loving, uplifting, and hilariously honest, You’re Loved is a celebration of the milestones of childhood and a tribute to the parents and caregivers who are there for every win, every fall, every goodnight kiss, and every sleepless night. With her trademark sense of humor, Liz Climo (creator of the beloved comic series The Little World of Liz Climo) pairs her adorable art with pitch perfect, gentle rhymes, making this a warm welcome gift for any new addition to the family.

You're Loved celebrates all kinds of families, is inclusive of adoptive families, and can be the perfect gift for baby showers, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Grandparents Day, Valentine's Day, birthdays, or any day you want to say, "I love you."

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Love, Animals, Storytime, Parenting, Juvenile

40 pages, Hardcover

First published April 5, 2022

About the author

Liz Climo grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and moved to Los Angeles after college to work as a character artist on The Simpsons. She started a comic blog, LizClimo.tumblr.com, where Rory and his dad first appeared in 2012. Liz currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Colin, and their daughter, Marlow.

Liz Climo is a character artist for The Simpsons TV series and has worked on The Lebrons and Seth Macfarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. She also the author of Le Petit Monde de Liz, a comic collection published in France as well as a forthcoming children’s book. She lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

[Jasmine from How Useful It Is]

Read this book for my toddler's bedtime. A good story about babies and the stages of growth. Babies started out small and fragile. Sleeping less and more demanding. Learning stages and feeling scared. Then one day grow older, sleep longer, and more independent. Parents is there through it all and loving the babies every step of the way. A showcase of different animals in this story. Fun and cute illustrations.

Thank you MacKidsBooks for the opportunity to read and review!

[Adia]

the illustrations are cute, but a 2-5 year old isn't going to understand or care about the writing

[Briana Winters]

Perfect for growing littles especially when celebrating a birthday♥️

[Reading Bee]

Cute illustrations, as always. This would be perfect for birthday gift, for kids or adults. I know I would appreciate it. Liz is inclusive and diverse in her work. Reading this reminds me of my baby, I see her in every pages.

[Jeimy]

We’ve all read something like this before.

[Whitney]

you are loved

[Jolynne Dougherty]

I enjoyed this book as a mother and read it to our baby/toddler storytime group for the adults. The drawings are sweet and reminded me of when my children were small. The drawings have some diversity in them. For instance, a koala pops out of the kangaroo's pouch. The vocabulary is robust - agile, restless, wobbling, enlightened, determined, fragile - and it rhymes. It's not necessarily a book that I would read to a child, but as a mom, it was empowering. For instance, I don't know that I want to tell my child that they're demanding, but worth it. I appreciated seeing the adult asleep in the bed while the child was still bright eyed and bushy tailed. I remember those days and many of the adults could appreciate that illustration as well.

Very cute! I would not hesitate to purchase a copy for parents of littles and it might make a perfect Mother's Day gift.

[Kim]

The illustrations are cute - different types of animals - a parent animal and a baby animal in an animated illustration style doing different actions. I like the cute little signs in some of the illustrations ("I know I'm cute, but please don't touch me" and "For you"). The little details made me laugh. I love the simplicity of it and how the scenes show typical moments of a parenting day ("You're not hungry. No."  and "You're STILL AWAKE. Hoo...hooo?"). Cute celebration of little ones growing up - starts off with them as a baby and ends with them going off to school! The overall theme is that the child is loved in every action, feeling, and season by their parent!
A few words per page. Good for toddlers or preschool age or mixed family - especially for the caregivers.

[Janet]

Using animal children the first half of this picture book depicts some of the “annoying” habits of toddlers before they turn two. My favorite was the double page spread for “You’re not hungry, your tummy aches.” Second half of the title shows the toddlers gaining more skills as they approach the second birthday. Sweet boy that will speak to parents and caregivers.

[Andrew]

While there is a plethora of books celebrating the love and growth of a child, Liz Climo's You're Loved is a special one that stands out: the perfect amount of simple, silly, and sweet, just like her iconic comics.

[Megsbookclub]

This book, You’re Loved is not only the sweetest book but has so many different animals inside! It’s all about the joy of growing from that newborn stage to being a little kid. It has so many positive message and beautiful pictures. Just a really cute kids book!

[Danielle]

I love Liz Climo's art, and the writing here almost reminds me of Love You Forever. It's so sweet and talks about the kids as they're growing up.

[Jessica]

I absolutely loved this. The illustrations were so fun. I could relate to the llama at the beginning 😂. I loved the humor scattered throughout, but I also loved to watch the child development. Touching.

[Penny Ramirez]

What a wonderful book - will make a great baby shower gift!

[Jessica]

Another adorable story from Liz Climo!
She really knows how to pull the heartstrings with her stories. ❤️🐾

[Claire]

Liz Climo does the best books! This is just lovely. And I love the how everyone is included. Just completely heartwarming.

[skcocnaH]

3.5 because I love Liz’s illustrations so much.

[Beth Bauman]

Yes, so sweet! All animals, but we have an adopted kid and a kid in a wheel-chair, and lots of other delightful parent-child combinations. :)

[Kelly]

Liz Climo wrote it? Then it's awesome, naturally.

And it is.

[Elizabeth]

A very sweet book perfect for parents. If you are looking for a new book to include in your baby shower gift rotation, this should earn a spot.

[Melissa the Librarian]

Ugh, so cute!

[Panda Incognito]

As always, Liz Climo's animal drawings are sweet and heartwarming, but the text seemed a bit flat to me, and doesn't have much rhythm.

[SamSamSam]

Ugh, the owl sleeping at night just... frustrated me for no good reason. Just write the book with real people! That's way more accessible for your target audience.

[Alyssa]

Wow, I cried so much.

[Sheila]

MY HEART !!! <3<3<3

[Stephanie Croaning]

Good for pre-school

[Chris]

It is so lovely and so delightful. It’s perfect.

[Pam]

Sweet story for families. Readers see a variety of animal babies being loved and supported by their parents. We watch as they grow up and become brave. Simple illustrations capture the love and joy.

[Mickey Bits]

A nice present for new or recent parents.

[Andrea]

Very cute book and I loved the pandas that were scattered throughout. As with all of Liz's books, this one has a wonderful message. It's primarily for young kids, but as an adult I enjoyed it too. Loved the fact that one of the animals illustrated was in a wheelchair. Nice touch.