The Boy Who Loved Everyone
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- Author：Jane Porter
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Summary
On his first day of preschool， Dimitri’s vocal affection for everything is met with wary reactions—until his guileless words begin to take root and grow。
Dimitri may be small， but his heart is as big and as open as a cloudless blue sky。 “I love you，” Dimitri tells his new classmates at preschool。 “I love you，” Dimitri tells the class guinea pig and the ants on the ground。 “I love you，” Dimitri tells the paintbrushes and the tree with heart-shaped leaves。 So why doesn’t anyone say “I love you” back？ Could love also be expressed in unspoken ways？ In a familiar story of navigating the social cues of new friendship， author Jane Porter and illustrator Maisie Paradise Shearring offer a thoughtful tribute to the tender ones—those who spread kindness simply by being， and who love without bounds。
Dimitri may be small， but his heart is as big and as open as a cloudless blue sky。 “I love you，” Dimitri tells his new classmates at preschool。 “I love you，” Dimitri tells the class guinea pig and the ants on the ground。 “I love you，” Dimitri tells the paintbrushes and the tree with heart-shaped leaves。 So why doesn’t anyone say “I love you” back？ Could love also be expressed in unspoken ways？ In a familiar story of navigating the social cues of new friendship， author Jane Porter and illustrator Maisie Paradise Shearring offer a thoughtful tribute to the tender ones—those who spread kindness simply by being， and who love without bounds。
Reviews
Amy
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This was a really interesting story because as I read the first half of the book， I felt a little uncomfortable with how this little boy was expressing his feelings for things around him， especially people。 But in reading the second half of the book， I realized the whole purpose of the story was to address that very issue of recognizing that how we might express our love and appreciation to others may not be the way that they do and how we sometimes misinterpret others intentions。 I thought this This was a really interesting story because as I read the first half of the book， I felt a little uncomfortable with how this little boy was expressing his feelings for things around him， especially people。 But in reading the second half of the book， I realized the whole purpose of the story was to address that very issue of recognizing that how we might express our love and appreciation to others may not be the way that they do and how we sometimes misinterpret others intentions。 I thought this was a great springboard to having conversations with children about expressing emotions and how we perceive emotions from others。 。。。more
Katie
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Sweet story and illustrations， but something about it didn't sit quite right。 I like the idea that we all show love in different ways （the moral of the story）， but I don't like the subtext that people feel the same way about you that you do about them。 The boy that Dimitri hugged during storytime said nothing and didn't seem to enjoy the hug， but later the boy asked to sit by Dimitri again。 Instead of Dimitri learning that some people do not want hugs， he leaned that he was right the whole time。 Sweet story and illustrations， but something about it didn't sit quite right。 I like the idea that we all show love in different ways （the moral of the story）， but I don't like the subtext that people feel the same way about you that you do about them。 The boy that Dimitri hugged during storytime said nothing and didn't seem to enjoy the hug， but later the boy asked to sit by Dimitri again。 Instead of Dimitri learning that some people do not want hugs， he leaned that he was right the whole time。 :/ 。。。more
Jo Oehrlein
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The many ways people SHOW love without necessarily saying it， set in a preschool and the walk to/from school。
Rachael Bookfairs
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Dimitri， a brown boy with black hair is a lover。 It’s the first day of preschool and Dimitri is loving everything about it。 He loves the books， the food， the kids even the trees and ants in the playyard。 Unfortunately， not everyone is comfortable with Dimitris expressions of love。 When Dimitri enthusiastically says I love you to his classmates （depicted in a multitude of hues with a multitude of hairstyles） they “joke or blush or turn away”。 On day two Dimitri is not so sure that he wants to go Dimitri， a brown boy with black hair is a lover。 It’s the first day of preschool and Dimitri is loving everything about it。 He loves the books， the food， the kids even the trees and ants in the playyard。 Unfortunately， not everyone is comfortable with Dimitris expressions of love。 When Dimitri enthusiastically says I love you to his classmates （depicted in a multitude of hues with a multitude of hairstyles） they “joke or blush or turn away”。 On day two Dimitri is not so sure that he wants to go back to class because not even one person said “I love you” back to him – but on the way to school his mom is able to point out the myriad of ways that his “I love you’s” from the day before are spreading out as acts of kindness throughout their community。The bright and vibrant mixed media illustrations by Shearring perfectly complement the story line。A perfect read aloud for the first few weeks of school。 。。。more
Kathy
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A great way to start conversations about different ways to show affection 。 After reading this it is fun to look for people showing their love in different ways 。
Mary
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Dimitri is happy to be at preschool and he spends the day telling everyone he loves them。 He is disappointed that no one said it back and doesn't want to return to school。 But his wise mother shows him that there are other ways to show love。 A thoughtful story that is sensitive to Dimitri's feelings while giving practical guidance。 A wonderful picture book to share at the beginning of the school year or anytime when wanting to talk about big emotions。 Dimitri is happy to be at preschool and he spends the day telling everyone he loves them。 He is disappointed that no one said it back and doesn't want to return to school。 But his wise mother shows him that there are other ways to show love。 A thoughtful story that is sensitive to Dimitri's feelings while giving practical guidance。 A wonderful picture book to share at the beginning of the school year or anytime when wanting to talk about big emotions。 。。。more
Kelly
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Very sweet story。
Vera Godley
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This is a lovely book about love shinning through。 About blindness to differences in people of color， ethnic difference， nice-to-you， not-so-nice， old， young alike。 It is also a story of hurt and disappointment when genuine， freely shared love is looked down on， ignored， brushed-off。It also a story of giving love a bit of time to growA very nice story。I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review。 Opinions are mine， alone and are freely given。
Tasha
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At his first day at his new preschool， Dmitri was very excited。 He sat next to Liam， rested his head on Liam’s shoulder and told him， “I love you。” Liam didn’t know how to respond， so he didn’t say anything。 Outside， Dmitri told a group of girls that he loved them。 They blushed and ran off。 Dmitri hugged a tree， told it that he loved it， and then told the same to the ants on the ground。 At lunchtime， he told the lunch lady that he loved her too， though she was certain he meant he loved her cooki At his first day at his new preschool， Dmitri was very excited。 He sat next to Liam， rested his head on Liam’s shoulder and told him， “I love you。” Liam didn’t know how to respond， so he didn’t say anything。 Outside， Dmitri told a group of girls that he loved them。 They blushed and ran off。 Dmitri hugged a tree， told it that he loved it， and then told the same to the ants on the ground。 At lunchtime， he told the lunch lady that he loved her too， though she was certain he meant he loved her cooking。 All afternoon， Dmitri told different objects and people that he loved them。 But the next morning， Dmitri didn’t want to go back since no one had said that they loved him too。 His mother pointed out that people show love in lots of different ways， and Dmitri’s second day showed exactly that！This picture book glows with lots of love showered on everyone by Dmitri。 While it makes them feel awkward and likely will make the reader feel that way too， Dmitri means it each and every time。 The satisfaction of the second day at school is profound as Dmitri is welcomed by all of the people who had perhaps turned away from him the day before。 They may not be saying they love him but in all sorts of actions， they show it to him。The illustrations are done in a vibrant mixed media。 They depict a very diverse preschool filled with children of all skin tones and teachers of different faiths。 The preschool is full of bright colors， activities and marvelous messes that make it feel very welcoming and familiar。For all of us who wear our hearts right out in the air。 Appropriate for ages 3-5。 。。。more
Rebecca Anne
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Dimitri goes to preschool， and on his very first day， he tells other classmates and things， like paintbrushes and ants， that he loves them。 Yet none of them reply with an "I love you too。" Dimitri doesn't want to go back to school because of this， but his mother explains that "People have lots of different ways of showing how they feel" and "even if they don't say it back or show it， they feel it。 That's just the way love is。 It can't help but spread and grow。"I liked how kids can see this intro Dimitri goes to preschool， and on his very first day， he tells other classmates and things， like paintbrushes and ants， that he loves them。 Yet none of them reply with an "I love you too。" Dimitri doesn't want to go back to school because of this， but his mother explains that "People have lots of different ways of showing how they feel" and "even if they don't say it back or show it， they feel it。 That's just the way love is。 It can't help but spread and grow。"I liked how kids can see this introduction to showing kindness。 I'm not sure I would say "I love you" as freely as Dimitri did， but he has his own way of showing love， and I have mine。 I somewhat disagree with the need to show love by saying "I love you。" I personally would emphasize kindness， in the ways depicted in this book by saying I love you， yet I wouldn't teach the need to say "I love you" in all the circumstances。 。。。more
Pinky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Sweet Dmitri feels sad when no one says they love him back in preschool。 With mom's persuasion and wise words Dmitri heads back to preschool and finds out his classmates and teacher love him too。 Sweet Dmitri feels sad when no one says they love him back in preschool。 With mom's persuasion and wise words Dmitri heads back to preschool and finds out his classmates and teacher love him too。 。。。more
Rachel
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I'm going to try and put into words my feelings about this book - feelings that I don't blame on the author， or the book itself （which I know has a much different moral than the one I'm about to describe）。 The illustrations were beautiful， and the story was fine on the surface。I think what bothered me about this book was the missing moral lesson on what to do when someone just doesn't feel the same way about you as you do about them （as another reviewer mentioned）。It's great that this book's mai I'm going to try and put into words my feelings about this book - feelings that I don't blame on the author， or the book itself （which I know has a much different moral than the one I'm about to describe）。 The illustrations were beautiful， and the story was fine on the surface。I think what bothered me about this book was the missing moral lesson on what to do when someone just doesn't feel the same way about you as you do about them （as another reviewer mentioned）。It's great that this book's main character is a nice boy。 When he doesn't get the same responses to his declarations of love that he was expecting （or hoping for）， his mother tells him that people express love very differently - and that he just has to watch for it。 His classmates， then， show love to him by sitting next to him during storytime， or playing with him on the playground。Here's where I get an icky feeling。 Young men， through media， societal pressures， and toxic masculinity， have been told for generations to fight for the affection of their desired partners - even if they have been specifically told by those women to back off。 Girls， on the other hand， are generally conditioned to accept abuse from young men， and to not put up too harsh of boundaries， both for their safety and because they may end up pushing away love。 This is not new information。So for this book to tell this young boy to "look for love" in aspects of people's behavior。。。。I can see that being taken beyond the boundary meant by this story， and end up reinforcing those harmful societal norms around affection。 Girls who giggle when you tell them you love them might be uncomfortable with the word， yes， but honestly - they might be uncomfortable with you and your actions。 How can we teach children to respect boundaries （spoken and unspoken）， when we continue to tell them that there are hidden meanings behind interactions？ Again， not the conclusion the book was going for， to be sure， but just my two cents。 。。。more
Eve Costarelli
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This book about a small， sensitive child who feels rejected when his expectations are not met， just exudes warmth and wisdom and is a great introduction into putting love into a broader perspective。 Love can mean so many things and can be expressed in so many ways: verbally， physically and symbolically。 Dimitri， the little boy， is not able to see the love that surrounds him， but with gentle， loving guidance， his eyes are opened to see and feel the many expressions of love that surround him。 The This book about a small， sensitive child who feels rejected when his expectations are not met， just exudes warmth and wisdom and is a great introduction into putting love into a broader perspective。 Love can mean so many things and can be expressed in so many ways: verbally， physically and symbolically。 Dimitri， the little boy， is not able to see the love that surrounds him， but with gentle， loving guidance， his eyes are opened to see and feel the many expressions of love that surround him。 The adorable illustrations follow the story perfectly and you can just sense the characters warmth and inner wisdom in their tiny gestures， sweet facial gestures and especially when they jumble all together， supporting and loving each other， at the end of the book。 This is a story that shows the benefit of self acceptance and confidence and shows how secure attachment helps kids thrive！ Candlewick Press sent me a copy of this book。 All opinions expressed are my own。 。。。more
Edward Sullivan
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A young boy learns that there are many ways to express love through both actions and words。
Jessica
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Great story！ Didn’t love the abrupt ending though。 With a better ending it would have been 5 stars for me。
Rachel
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A wonderful book to share with children to help them understand that everyone shows love and emotions in their own way。
Robin
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Preschooler Dmitri is charming in his love of school， his classmates， the teacher， and everything he encounters。 It’s a quiet， sensitive， tactile kind of love。 Unabashed in his declarations of affection， Dmitri is unsettled when not everyone responds the way he expects。 The teacher understands and treats him with appropriate kindness。 His mother assures him that people can feel and appreciate his love， even if they don’t want to say “I love you” back。 Sure enough， when he returns to school， he s Preschooler Dmitri is charming in his love of school， his classmates， the teacher， and everything he encounters。 It’s a quiet， sensitive， tactile kind of love。 Unabashed in his declarations of affection， Dmitri is unsettled when not everyone responds the way he expects。 The teacher understands and treats him with appropriate kindness。 His mother assures him that people can feel and appreciate his love， even if they don’t want to say “I love you” back。 Sure enough， when he returns to school， he sees the many ways （smiling， inviting to him to play， giving a hug） people use to express affection and he feels appreciated and included。Shearring’s illustrations are busy， colorful， bright， and messy， like many happy preschool classrooms。 The tone is just right for the story。The text never directly takes on what it means to love someone or to declare that love， or how to handle it when someone does not feel as intensely as you do。Recommended to parents of sensitive kids may want to share this one before the start of school。 Preschool teachers and children’s librarians could use it for conversations about friendship and everyone’s varying ways of expressing and receiving affection。 。。。more
Suzi Sherman
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AWESOME STORY。。。 Spread the Love
Jared White
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A wonderful book which helps to illustrate how different people display their affection in various ways。 The lead character shows their love through saying， "I love you" to everyone （including strangers and animals） and by the end of their first day at preschool is very discouraged because no one has said， "I love you" back。 That night their mother shares with him that different people say "I love you" in different ways and the next day helps him see that on their way to his school。 Then through A wonderful book which helps to illustrate how different people display their affection in various ways。 The lead character shows their love through saying， "I love you" to everyone （including strangers and animals） and by the end of their first day at preschool is very discouraged because no one has said， "I love you" back。 That night their mother shares with him that different people say "I love you" in different ways and the next day helps him see that on their way to his school。 Then throughout the day he realizes that his classmates are "saying" that they love him in various ways （through asking him to join them in their play， to sit beside them during storytime， etc。）。I also love that the illustrations show kids being kids， perhaps more than any other book I've seen （a kid picking their nose in the background， a kid sprawling over the table during lunch， a kid resisting being dressed in their outerwear a the end of the day， etc。）。 。。。more
Danielle
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Totally won me over。 Dare I say， I love it！ :） The illustrations are winning and full of charming details。
Aeicha
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The Boy Who Loved Everyone is a heartfelt， sweet picture book that beautifully captures the warm and fuzzies of love， friendship， family， and kindness。 Little readers will love the tender， moving story and brightly colored pictures。
Jennifer Kelley
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Sweet， sweet story。
Linda
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Dimitri is a happy young boy just starting pre-school。 He loves ants and a tree with heart-shaped leaves， also the class guinea pig and the paintbrushes in art， and he tells them that。 On his first day， he tells everyone at school that he loves them， but they seem not to know how to act and mostly run away。 On the second day， he tells his mother he doesn't want to go back because no one told him they loved him。 Mom explains about the many ways people show their love， a good lesson for us all！ Sh Dimitri is a happy young boy just starting pre-school。 He loves ants and a tree with heart-shaped leaves， also the class guinea pig and the paintbrushes in art， and he tells them that。 On his first day， he tells everyone at school that he loves them， but they seem not to know how to act and mostly run away。 On the second day， he tells his mother he doesn't want to go back because no one told him they loved him。 Mom explains about the many ways people show their love， a good lesson for us all！ Shearring's illustrations are sweetly child-like， showing the exuberant emotions of children in a colorful palette。 This will be a special book to discuss all kinds of ways people show their love， including not shying away from those three words， "I love you。" Both the author and illustrator live in England。 This is the first U。S。 edition。 Thanks to Candlewick Press for the copy！ 。。。more
Earl
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Honestly， when I first saw the book， I rolled my eyes。 Maybe I was projecting myself into the main character- although I don't really think I'm like that。 But I caught myself and decided why should loving everyone be frowned upon。 We need more of that。 And the story was actually quite sweet。 Honestly， when I first saw the book， I rolled my eyes。 Maybe I was projecting myself into the main character- although I don't really think I'm like that。 But I caught myself and decided why should loving everyone be frowned upon。 We need more of that。 And the story was actually quite sweet。 。。。more
Dylan Teut
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Lots to unpack here， mixed messages， made me uncomfortable。
Emily
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It had nice illustrations and a loving message， but it was a little too mushy for me。
Maria
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Dimitri is enthusiastic when he goes to nursery and as he meets everyone he tells them he loves them。 When no one replies “I love you” ， Dimitri gets disheartened and goes home and tells his mum he does not want to go to nursery tomorrow。 He explains no one loves him there。 Mum replies and explains “when you tell people you love them they feel it even if you cannot always see it”。 The next day Dimitri returns to nursery and realises everyone wants to be his friend when he gets chosen to sit next Dimitri is enthusiastic when he goes to nursery and as he meets everyone he tells them he loves them。 When no one replies “I love you” ， Dimitri gets disheartened and goes home and tells his mum he does not want to go to nursery tomorrow。 He explains no one loves him there。 Mum replies and explains “when you tell people you love them they feel it even if you cannot always see it”。 The next day Dimitri returns to nursery and realises everyone wants to be his friend when he gets chosen to sit next to other children。 。。。more
Ella
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The boy who loved everyone is a lovely story about a boy who tells all his friends and teachers and others how he loves them but nobody says it back。 This makes the boy sad until his mum explains how everyone shows love in different ways。 This is a nice happy book to read with younger children to encourage them to be kind to one another。
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Emily Foster
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