I Love You, Leonard!
By (Author) Jessie James
Illustrated by Tamara Anegon
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
DK Children
3rd January 2024
4th January 2024
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Small land mammals
823.92
Paperback
32
Width 240mm, Height 240mm, Spine 4mm
179g
Follow Leonard the shrew as he questions what love is in this heartwarming picture book for young children Meet Leonard, the caring, little shrew, in this charming Valentine's story. The Shrew family are having a day out. As the young shrews show off their different talents, Leonard wishes he could join in. However Mama and Papa remind him that he has other skills, and everybody is different. Poor Leonard is then worried when he accidentally drops their picnic basket, but his family reassure him that they will love him no matter what he does or does not do! This heart-warming picture book introduces young children to unconditional love and has an underlying message about kindness and diversity. I Love You, Leonard! is perfect for adults to share with their little ones.
Tamara Aneg n attained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2008. Following this, she studied for a masters degree in art, creation and research, specialising in children's and picture book illustration. She has illustrated several children's books- Waggers (Sky Pony Press, 2014) and The Big Stink, Level 11 (OUP Oxford, 2017), as well as the other 2 books in the Leonard series. Jessie James likes to walk through the hills and woodlands of the South Downs and dream up ideas for children's books. She has written for New Frontier, Skyhorse, and DK as well as Simon and Schuster under another guise.