I Already Know I Love You - Hardcover

Crystal, Billy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060593911 ISBN 13: 9780060593919

Publisher: HarperCollins Childrens Book Group, 2004

Synopsis

Inspired by the birth of this famous comedian's first grandchild, this tale celebrates all the joy and wonder surrounding the new arrival to his family and the hopeful plans he has for their future together, including going to baseball games and cheering on the Yankees.

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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:

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

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

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Childrens Book Group
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060593911
• ISBN 13: 9780060593919
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40