Holy Cow, I Sure Do Love You! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

A Little Book That's Oddly Moo-ving
illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
5 stars


"Udder"ly adorable!

And so bittersweet.  Because you see, just hours before picking this gem up from the library I learned that Amy Krouse Rosenthal lost her battle with cancer.

I'm actually sitting here trying not to cry as I type this, because we're talking about one of THOSE authors.

You know, the ones that are there with you from the beginning.

We read Little Pea when Boo was just, well, little.  (And Little Hoot.  And Little Oink.)

Through the years we've read about utensils (Spoon, Chopsticks)

We've reread Little Pea (of course).

We've read about Little Miss.  (We have Plant a Kiss in board book form and at least one of my littles has it memorized.)

We've enjoyed Wumbers and Wordles and Little Equations.

And as I look at GoodReads I see that somehow we missed a few... which is also bittersweet because it means we still have things to discover, but there will be nothing truly NEW.

So I sit here.... devastated.

Which feels like a ridiculous word, but also feels like the right word.

We already lost Anna Dewdney a few months ago, which felt like a sucker punch.

Now this.

Sigh.

It feels right, though, to memorialize Amy Krouse Rosenthal with this little book of love.

Almost more of a gift book than a picture book (don't get me wrong, the pictures are fabulous... talking size/shape/tone) this little volume is going on my list of books to give....

Everyone.

Anyone.

Go read it.

Ms. Rosenthal, our family will certainly miss you.

Little Miss, Big Sis by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

5 stars
received for review

In case somehow I have missed saying this before (or you have missed reading it before): I LOVE Amy Krouse Rosenthal.

L.O.V.E.  Love.

So I was ridiculously excited when this one showed up.  (And not just because that was the day we got five packages from Harper Collins.  Yes, you read that right-- FIVE.)

This is a follow-up to Plant A Kiss, though it's not the kind of sequel where you must read the first one first.  (If you haven't read it, you really should.  It's cute.)

Little Miss is going to be a big sis, which is very exciting.  The journey through pregnancy, newborn, baby, into toddler and preschool years is covered quickly in Rosenthal's awesome spare prose-- all through the eyes of the new big sis.

I find myself really wishing this had come out a few years ago.... now that we are past the "new baby" stage it feels less apt for our family.

If it's apt for your family, I highly recommend it for a new big sis.  Especially one who is a little older-- preschool/young elementary age.

(Even if it doesn't seem apt, it's an adorable read!)

Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

5 stars

This book is hilarious... and it's about punctuation.

In my little Nerd-dom, that is a win-win. ;)

Cute story about an exclamation mark who just always stands out, no matter what he tries.  Until he realizes that that's kind of the point.

Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

5 stars
picture book

SO cute!!

As the little girl goes through everything it takes to put Mommy to bed, parents can't help but laugh.

I'm not sure if my kids find this as funny as I did, or maybe it's just a different kind of funny to an adult, but either way we all really enjoyed this one.

Definitely recommended!