Better with YOU! I Love You More Than... by Taye Diggs

I love you more than dancing,

but I love making up moves and moonwalking with you!

This dad has plenty of things he loves to do, but he enjoys doing them more with his son, things like going to breakfast and watching him chow down on a stack of pancakes. He likes movies, but he gets a special kick out of looking at his son in those 3-D glasses. He loves New York, but he loves it more when he and his little boy share a subway ride. Dad is partial to his own sneakers, but...

"But I love how you look in your cool little kicks!"

Actor Taye Diggs' I Love You More Than . . . (Feiwell And Friends, 2018) celebrates sharing the things he loves with his young son in all those little ways that bond child and parent. Artist Shane Evans does the honors, portraying the joy of father-son sharing in intimate illustrations. Taye Diggs' previous book about his little son Michael is Mixed Me! (see review here).

Says Publishers Weekly, "... this story that imparts a reassuring message: whether or his parents are physically present, this child is deeply loved."

Love Letters! ABC Love by Christiane Engel

Follow us through the alphabet and discover different ways to show love.

February is the time to think about the feelings of the heart,
And learning their own love letters is a kid's way to start.

F is for Friends, to stay best friends forever!

In her new ABC Love: An endearing twist on learning your ABCs! (Quarto Publishing, 2017), author Christiane Engel gives youngsters a look at the letters of love. No, it's not those secret romantic billets-doux from a sweetheart, but the sweet words of love and kindness for every letter of the alphabet.

In this little board book, G is for Giggle, laughing with a friend, and H is definitely for Hug. J is for the Joy that dear ones bring, which could involve a K for Kiss! But love also includes nuances, such as N for Nurture, and S for Share, U for Understanding, a W for Welcome, a warm one for a loved one, and X is for lots of XOXOXOs at the bottom of that Valentine you are ready to send to a friend or to a loved one. This little ABC books is a sweet for the sweet, with not a bit of sugar, but almost as warm as an E for Embrace.