Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
"Blow a kiss and let it go, / You never know how love will grow--" So begins Love and Kisses, a small, square book that happily illustrates the domino effect of kisses. Kiss your cat, and your cat may kiss a cow, "the cow may kiss a giggling goose, / the goose, a fish--somehow!" Melissa Sweet's soft, sketchy watercolors add humor and warmth to this smooch-saturated book, spreading the message that a little love goes a long way, and ultimately comes back to you. (Ages 4 to 8) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
Sarah Wilson's board book, Love and Kisses, charts the travels of love unleashed: "Blow a kiss and let it go/ You never know/ how love will grow!" Melissa Sweet's watercolor and cut-paper collage hearts wend their way through the pages, sending the smooch from cat to cow to "giggling goose" and, eventually, back to "you-know-who."
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to the Board book edition.
From School Library Journal
PreS?"Blow a kiss and let it go,/You never know how love will grow." So begins this lighthearted title in which a little girl kisses her cat, who smooches a cow, and on and on until the story comes full circle with the cat returning a kiss to "you-know-who" and, "Kisses! Kisses!/Smooch and SMACK!/You'll have your love and kisses back!" The illustrations on a cream and pale-yellow background combine watercolor, gouache, and collage. The coloring is festive and bright, but the small size of the book make the pages look cluttered at times. Nonetheless, this is a worthy purchase?especially for those libraries with lap-sit or storytime programs.?Lisa Gangemi Krapp, formerly at Sousa Elementary School, Port Washington, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Kirkus Reviews
Small, sweet, and silly, Wilson's book exhorts readers to ``Blow a kiss and let it go. / You never know how love will grow.'' A little girl in a red dress and black tights kisses her ginger cat. The cat kisses a cow, who kisses a goose, who kisses a fish, etc., with the kisses leaving a trail of candy-colored hearts, nicely done in watercolor and collage, from beast to beast. The trail of kisses eventually returns to the girl via the cat: ``Kisses! Kisses! Smooch and SMACK!/You'll have your love and kisses back!'' It's a cute, distant cousin to the classic A Kiss for Little Bear from the Minarik/Sendak team and Elizabeth Winthrop's Sloppy Kisses. (Picture book. 4-8) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Description
A Valentine children will want to open over and over again!
This little love story proves that a kiss is not just a kiss. It is a bountiful fount of surprises, spreading love far and wide and growing sweeter as it goes! What better message to give someone you love than one of such joy and happy affection?
From the Publisher
This little love story by Sarah Wilson and Melissa Sweet proves that a kiss is not just a kiss. It is a bountiful fount of surprises, spreading love far and wide, and growing sweeter as it goes! What better message to give someone you love than one of such joy and happy affection?
About the Author
Sarah WIlson has written and illustrated numerous books for children and adults. The idea for LOVE AND KISSES came, she says, when she spied a cat and dog with their noses touching.
Melissa Sweet has illustrated more than forty books for children. She often uses collage in her personal work and says, "I find it is definitely spilling over into the illustrations I create. I especially liked working with collage for LOVE AND KISSES because the variety of papers helped to convey all the different kinds of kisses."
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