Our Love Grows by
Anna Pignataro (Scholastic Press)
HB
RRP $16.99
ISBN
978-1-74362-626-9
Reviewed
by Jenny Heslop
Beautifully soft, in both words and
illustration, Our Love Grows is a
picture book about growth and the loving bond between mother and child. Every
young person will recognise the desire to get bigger as baby panda Pip asks, ‘Mama, when will I be big?’
The affection and love in the
mother/child bond is evident as Pip’s mum answers his question in a way that
feels like the singing of a lullaby, encouraging him to look out into the world
as well as inward toward himself. She introduces the concept of change and
growth in a gentle, loving way.
Children love to hear about when they
were ‘little’, and love to see how they have grown and changed. This story
plants the child firmly within the environment which surrounds them and points
out the growth which happens around them as well - trees growing, stars
expanding...
The delicate watercolour and pencil
illustrations are calm and quiet and the text rhythmical,
Flowers
bloomed and petals fell.
Pinecones tumbled down, as well.
making
it a beautiful bed time read.
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