What Is Love?
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Summary
A beautiful fable about the nature of love， from beloved， award-winning picture book creators Mac Barnett and Carson Ellis。
"What is love？" a young boy asks。 "I can't answer that，" his grandmother says， and so the boy goes out into the world to find out。 But while each person he meets—the fisherman， the actor， and others—has an answer to his question， not one seems quite right。 Could love really be a fish， or applause， or the night？ Or could it actually be something much closer to home？ This tender， funny tale is an original take on the "I love you" story， a picture book treasure for all ages to read and cherish。
A CLASSIC LOVE STORY: A wonderful narrative voice and spectacular pictures give this book the feel of a modern classic。 Fans of The Runaway Bunny， Guess How Much I Love You， and Love You Forever will adore this book。
A BOOK THAT KIDS AS WELL AS PARENTS WILL ENJOY: Many books about the love between parents and children are told from an adult's point of view。 This book begins from the child's perspective， and it's funny and unexpected in ways that children can relate to， while being thoughtful in ways that adults will appreciate。 Like all great children's books， this book can be understood on many levels。
A BOOK ABOUT FINDING YOURSELF: The boy's journey takes him to many different people， whose descriptions of what love means to them is very much about how they see themselves and their lives。
A GREAT READ-ALOUD: The engaging text is full of surprises and the distinctive voice of the narrator invites audiences to respond。
STAR TALENT: Mac Barnett is a New York Times bestselling author and a beloved figure on the school speaking circuit。 Carson Ellis is a Caldecott Honor-winner and illustrator of some of the most interesting and beautiful children's books published today。 They're an incredible creative duo and long-time friends， working together for the first time on this book。
Perfect for:
• Mac Barnett fans
• Carson Ellis Fans
• Parents and grandparents
• Educators
• Librarians
"What is love？" a young boy asks。 "I can't answer that，" his grandmother says， and so the boy goes out into the world to find out。 But while each person he meets—the fisherman， the actor， and others—has an answer to his question， not one seems quite right。 Could love really be a fish， or applause， or the night？ Or could it actually be something much closer to home？ This tender， funny tale is an original take on the "I love you" story， a picture book treasure for all ages to read and cherish。
A CLASSIC LOVE STORY: A wonderful narrative voice and spectacular pictures give this book the feel of a modern classic。 Fans of The Runaway Bunny， Guess How Much I Love You， and Love You Forever will adore this book。
A BOOK THAT KIDS AS WELL AS PARENTS WILL ENJOY: Many books about the love between parents and children are told from an adult's point of view。 This book begins from the child's perspective， and it's funny and unexpected in ways that children can relate to， while being thoughtful in ways that adults will appreciate。 Like all great children's books， this book can be understood on many levels。
A BOOK ABOUT FINDING YOURSELF: The boy's journey takes him to many different people， whose descriptions of what love means to them is very much about how they see themselves and their lives。
A GREAT READ-ALOUD: The engaging text is full of surprises and the distinctive voice of the narrator invites audiences to respond。
STAR TALENT: Mac Barnett is a New York Times bestselling author and a beloved figure on the school speaking circuit。 Carson Ellis is a Caldecott Honor-winner and illustrator of some of the most interesting and beautiful children's books published today。 They're an incredible creative duo and long-time friends， working together for the first time on this book。
Perfect for:
• Mac Barnett fans
• Carson Ellis Fans
• Parents and grandparents
• Educators
• Librarians
Reviews
Lisa D
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What a beautiful book！
Pam Page
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Love is something different to everyone。。。a great story to help kids consider what love is to them！
Steph
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What is Love？ caught me by surprise。 What a fabulous picture book about perspective， and a reminder that our hearts all best faster for such different things。 For me， it’s books， puppies， suitcases heading for adventure， & snail mail。 📘🐾🧳💌What is love to you？
Cecelia
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Over the summer I went to the first-ever Picture Book Palooza！， a virtual event hosted by School Library Journal。 In the past， I’ve read picture books either purely for enjoyment or in order to recommend （or gift！） them to the littles in my life。 Recently， I’ve been thinking about how to use picture books in my classroom: viewing picture books as complex texts to illustrate the writing process to students， and the different ways you can construct stories。 One of the picture books featured at the Over the summer I went to the first-ever Picture Book Palooza！， a virtual event hosted by School Library Journal。 In the past， I’ve read picture books either purely for enjoyment or in order to recommend （or gift！） them to the littles in my life。 Recently， I’ve been thinking about how to use picture books in my classroom: viewing picture books as complex texts to illustrate the writing process to students， and the different ways you can construct stories。 One of the picture books featured at the Picture Book Palooza！ was What Is Love？ by Mac Barnett， and illustrated by Carson Ellis。 It would be the perfect book to teach metaphor to students young and old。When a young person asks their grandmother， “What is love？” she says that she can’t answer that， and that the narrator must go out into the world to find the answer。 Each person the narrator comes across tells them that love is a different thing: a fish， applause， the night， a house… and many more things， besides！ In the end， the narrator， exhausted and frustrated， heads home。 Standing barefoot in the garden， with a hug from their grandmother， they finally realize that they do know what love is。 Barnett’s story is a meditation on the meaning of love， told through a journey and metaphor。 The text is clever and rhythmic， and there are bright sparks of humor in between longer poetic passages。 It will be a read aloud hit for storytimes， bedtimes， and with grandparents and parents。 I especially appreciated the extended use of figurative language， first person point of view， and the narrator’s frustration after being told over and over again， “You do not understand！” This book unites both abstract thought/higher level thinking and young learners’ inevitable frustration with the non-literal – and it encourages understanding without condescension。Of course no discussion of a picture book is complete without talking about the art！ Barnett’s text is accompanied by Carson Ellis’ lovely paintings of each of the things that the narrator is told love is。 Ellis’ illustrations are gouache on watercolor paper – and the art feels a little bit like watercolor inside-out – some of the same layering of color， but brighter， more vibrant against the white background from the start， with a modern， rustic feel。 The vibrant colors， sense of movement， and variety between page spreads should inspire readers just as much as the words on the page。In all， What Is Love？ is a lovely， deep thinking sort of picture book for adults， and a poetic， funny introduction to metaphor for younger readers – one that does not underestimate them！Recommended for: readers ages 3-5 （and up！）， those who enjoyed Tiny， Perfect Things and The Night Box， and anyone looking for pictures books that do well as read alouds and also as answers to life’s big questions。 。。。more
Kellee Moye
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What is love？ Adults and children will have a hard time defining it。 It’s an abstract concept that is difficult to describe。 A boy sets out to try to find the answer to this question。 What I loved most about this book was that it wasn’t entirely serious—instead， this charming story has dabs of humor in it。 Mac Barnett is just incredibly talented， and I’ve always loved the ways in which Carson Ellis’s illustrations capture the hearts of kids。 I adored this book and think it will be one that reade What is love？ Adults and children will have a hard time defining it。 It’s an abstract concept that is difficult to describe。 A boy sets out to try to find the answer to this question。 What I loved most about this book was that it wasn’t entirely serious—instead， this charming story has dabs of humor in it。 Mac Barnett is just incredibly talented， and I’ve always loved the ways in which Carson Ellis’s illustrations capture the hearts of kids。 I adored this book and think it will be one that readers of all ages will appreciate。 It will leave them pondering—what is love to them？Full review with teaching tools: http://www。unleashingreaders。com/？p=2。。。 。。。more
Sarah
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I read an ARC on Edelweiss。 The illustrations are beautiful， and the story has a very classic feel。 I enjoyed the narrator's journey to answer the age-old question。 I read an ARC on Edelweiss。 The illustrations are beautiful， and the story has a very classic feel。 I enjoyed the narrator's journey to answer the age-old question。 。。。more
Alexis
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Thank you Chronicle Books for sharing a copy of this beautifully written and illustrated book for the LitReviewCrew to read and review。 3 things I loved:-The journey to find the meaning of love-How everyone explains love differently-The need to discover the world's answers on your ownSimply lovely。 Thank you Chronicle Books for sharing a copy of this beautifully written and illustrated book for the LitReviewCrew to read and review。 3 things I loved:-The journey to find the meaning of love-How everyone explains love differently-The need to discover the world's answers on your ownSimply lovely。 。。。more
Katie
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Thanks to Chronicle Books for the digital ARC。 This is a really beautiful book about what love means to different people。 Young children might not understand it all but it will lead to some great discussions on what love means and how it can be different for each person。
Dylan Teut
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I believe I'm in the minority on this one。。。 But， there are few Mac Barnett books that I really enjoy。 This was not one of them。 It， like most， left me scratching my head。 This took me 2 re-reads to finally harness some kind of understanding， but if it took me that long， I think it'd be way beyond what elementary students could understand。 Maybe it's meant for older readers。 Maybe it's just me。 I believe I'm in the minority on this one。。。 But， there are few Mac Barnett books that I really enjoy。 This was not one of them。 It， like most， left me scratching my head。 This took me 2 re-reads to finally harness some kind of understanding， but if it took me that long， I think it'd be way beyond what elementary students could understand。 Maybe it's meant for older readers。 Maybe it's just me。 。。。more
Richie Partington
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Richie’s Picks: WHAT IS LOVE？ by Mac Barnett and Carson Ellis， ill。， Chronicle， October 2021， 44p。， ISBN: 978-1-4521-7640-6“If I fell in love with youWould you promise to be trueAnd help me understand？‘Cuz I’ve been in love beforeAnd I’ve found that love is moreThan just holding hands。”-- Lennon/McCartney （1964）“The farmer told me love is a seed。This soldier told me love is a blade。That soldier told me love is a horse。But the cart driver said， ‘No， it’s a donkey。’A sports car， a donut， a lizard， Richie’s Picks: WHAT IS LOVE？ by Mac Barnett and Carson Ellis， ill。， Chronicle， October 2021， 44p。， ISBN: 978-1-4521-7640-6“If I fell in love with youWould you promise to be trueAnd help me understand？‘Cuz I’ve been in love beforeAnd I’ve found that love is moreThan just holding hands。”-- Lennon/McCartney （1964）“The farmer told me love is a seed。This soldier told me love is a blade。That soldier told me love is a horse。But the cart driver said， ‘No， it’s a donkey。’A sports car， a donut， a lizard， a ringThe first snow of winter， a maple in summer。A grizzly bear， this pebble right here--these are all things people told me love is。”As a child， I learned about love from watching how my grandfather opened the door to his ‘61 Bonneville for my grandmother。 I learned about it from Lennon and McCartney， Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews， and Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider。I’m still learning。The narrator of WHAT IS LOVE？ asks his grandmother， “What is love？” His grandma picks him up in her arms， tells him that she cannot answer that， and sends him out into the world to search for the answer。 After journeying and seeing how others view love as that to which they are connected and care about， the narrator returns home， picks his grandmother up in his arms， and let’s her know that he has found his answer。Carson Ellis employs gouache on watercolor paper to create fanciful illustrations that feature the delightfully zany cast of humans， animals， and inanimate objects that assist the narrator in his quest for the answer。 Preschoolers will be captivated by the whimsical adventure， while older children will also appreciate the philosophical nature of the tale。 It will readily lend itself to contemplation， discussion， and written reactions。 Mac Barnett hits the sweet spot between fun and thoughtful。 I love it！Richie Partington， MLISRichie's Picks http://richiespicks。pbworks。comhttps://www。facebook。com/richiespicks/https://twitter。com/richiespicks richiepartington@gmail。com 。。。more
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