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I'll Always Hold Your Hand

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"I'll Always Hold Your Hand" is a perfect book to read to babies and toddlers. A mom tells her animal children all the things she will do to take care of her baby. She says she will always hold his/her hand.

Thank you Negalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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A pleasant lullaby of parental love, as the narrative voice of this tiny little read for tiny little audiences shows that whatever the task, and whatever the cute little animal, the baby will always be loved. And fed, and changed, and played with, and bathed, and mollycoddled, and the parent will always keep their laundry tab thingies in those bloody unopenable boxes just in case the feeding bit left bab a bit too hungry for its own good. Despite my realism, I mean cynicism, this is a nice way to inspire connection from parent to offspring through the pages of a book.

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This is a beautiful little children's board book for babies and toddlers, which has cute pictures of baby animals being looked after by their parents, who are showing them how much they care for them and how they will always be there for them. I loved this book, which I read with my daughter. We both loved the baby animals.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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I'll Always Hold Your Hand is an adorably illustrated story of parental love. The artwork of baby animals is cute, expressive, and rendered in a cozy, bright color palette. The text doesn't live up to the illustrations, and as some other reviewers have noted, the lack of capitalization and punctuation makes it an awkward read; it could also benefit from some kind of rhyme, rhythm, or repetition pattern to give it a kind of structure and shape. Still, it's a sweet, cute book, appropriate for a quiet storytime or bedtime read-aloud.

Thank you to Clavis Publishing and NetGalley for the advance review copy!

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A sweet little story perfect for bedtime reading to babies and toddlers. The illustrations are charming and colorful, sure to catch the child's eye.
My main critique is the lack of capitalization and punctuation in every sentence, which made it feel like I was stumbling through run-on sentences. If a child has this when they're learning to read, they'll miss that integral part of sentence structure which can be confusing. It seemed like an omission based on a desired look of simplicity more than deep thought into teaching.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book.

This is a super sweet book, perfect for bedtime. It highlights all of the things parents do for their children to show their love. I highly recommend this for infants up to a year and a half old. My only concern is the lack of punctuation. It was distracting to me as a reader.

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Very sweet and touching. A little bit on the short side, but perfect for a bedtime or nap time story.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review.

This will be a great addition to any baby's personal library. It shows some of the many ways that parents help their children.

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The pictures used bright colors which children will love. It was a sweet book with cute messages between parents and young children.

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This is a darling book I would recommend for parents of infants and children under 15 months. I loved the illustrations. The drawings are very creative way to show a parents love for their new baby.

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What an adorable, sweet board book! Very cute illustrations of baby animals accompany descriptions of the ways parents care for their babies every day. I loved the reassuring tone and emphasis on the unconditional love parents have for their children. A beautiful book for small children!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC.

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As a mom, I can relate to all the things this book talks about. It pulls in the heartstrings. We do all the things for our kids, and while it may be exhausting some day’s, we will do it all again tomorrow. What a great reminder! This book had amazing illustrations. The little animals are adorable and small children will enjoy seeing them as they hear about all the care they are receiving.

This is the second book I have read from this author. I have enjoyed both but again wish it was written with correct punctuation. I am not sure why the author chose to do this, but it’s distracting as a reader. 4 out of 5 for me.

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The illustration is perfect for toddlers to learn how to recognize the animals, and the 5 senses.
The story is sweet.
Good for bedtime read.

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