I Already Know I Love You: A Valentine's Day Book for Kids - Hardcover

Billy Crystal; Elizabeth Sayles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006145057X ISBN 13: 9780061450570

Publisher: HarperFestival, 2008

Synopsis

A #1 New York Times bestselling ode to grandfathers everywhere from Tony and Emmy Award-winning comedian, director, actor, and author Billy Crystal.

Grandpa can hardly wait!

Starting with the anticipation of a new baby's arrival, Billy Crystal celebrates all the moments, great and small, that a new grandpa is ready to share.

Whether it's taking a nap together or attending baseball games, this grandpa just can't wait for his grandchild to be born. This timeless loving tale is a warm gift for the eager grandpa in your life! This board book edition features sturdy pages for sharing with little ones.

Perfect for fans of Hoda Kotb's I've Loved You Since Forever, Ainsley Earhardt's Take My Heart, My Child, and Anne Bowen's I Loved You Before You Were Born.

About this title

Review:

I Already Know I Love You is comedian, actor and director Billy Crystal's ode to his first grandchild and will strike a chord with every expectant grandparent (and parents, too). Readers will feel the sweet anticipation building as Grandpa Crystal dreams about the baby's upcoming birth. While the writing is at times awkward, the sentiment behind the text is genuine and universal:

I want to feel your heart beat as you lie upon my chest, bait your hook, fly your kite, help you study for a test.

The narrator envisions peekaboo, horsey and visits to the beach with a red-haired tot--his love virtually bubbles over. Pastel illustrations (reminiscent of the dreamy, soft-focus drawings in pregnancy books) by Elizabeth Sayles show the rugged, grey-haired gramps beaming as he partakes of the imagined pleasures to come. Crystal concludes with another awkward yet heartfelt verse:

Your mom is my daughter, and your dad is his mom's son. You lived within your mommy, but now the time has come. Get ready, sweet little one--Your life will be just great. I'm going to be your grandpa, and... I can hardly wait.

--Emilie Coulter, Amazon.com

Review:

"A tender ode...capturing the love and easy companionship of a grandfather and granddaughter."--Child magazine

"The special nature of this intergenerational relationship shines through."--School Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperFestival
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 006145057X
• ISBN 13: 9780061450570
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 32