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"May weirdness be your super power!"😄❤️ Love this book. #mayyouloveandbeloved #wishesforyourlife by #cloewade #readbytheauthor with a calm, soothing voice. As I listened, I nodded along thinking yes, I want all that for my children too. Like a love letter from a mom to her kids. #myeyespreferaudiobooks🎧 #accessiblebooks Thanks to #NetGalley for the eAudioARC

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I liked the message but didn’t care for the voice of the audiobook, so the message fell flat for me. I will see if I can locate the book itself and I have a feeling I will like that better.

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This book was so cute and I loved reading it with my young children! The book lists wishes for their life and it was a very sweet and emotional moment to share with them. Recommended to read aloud with young children!

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A truly lovely book that I plan to buy when it’s out. A message every single person, young, old, and in between, should hear with their whole body. I loved it!

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I just reviewed May You Love and Be Loved by Cleo Wade I. Exchange for my honest opinion. This book is excellent with truth and therapeutic wishes for life that any person should receive in life. Great gif therapy and especially for inner child work.

Thank you MacMillan Audio and NetGalley for this audio ARC. #NetGalley

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Not me crying to an audiobook meant for children! Oh my gosh. I played this while feeding my four month old baby, and my heart swelled thinking about her future. These are all the things I hope for her. It’s hard when you’ don’t have “a way with words,” to express what you want to say, especially when it comes to important messages like these. I think Cleo Wade did an incredible job, here both writing a performing. You can hear the love she has for her children as she read through the pages, which I think is a nice touch over hiring an unrelated voice actor. I loved this. Thank you!

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Such a sweet, endearing book! I hope Cleo Wade's daughters, for whom the book was written, love and appreciate their mother's sentiments. I wish all children could hear these words! PERFECT for a baby gift!

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I received a copy of this audiobook from netGalley for a honest review.

Such a beautiful love poem to her children. To all the children we love actually.

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This is a sweet book of wishes for the littles in your life. It’s hopeful and heartwarming, and radiates positivity, but most of all it’s a reminder that love can do so much if we allow it to. I enjoyed the music in the background. It kept the feel of the narration light and gave it even more movement, often how the illustrations help to carry the story along in picture books. I would love to see a physical copy to compare.

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Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with the opportunity to listen to this audiobook!

This book is exactly what every child should hear from their parents/guardians/adults in their life. It sends a strong message about how you should be true to yourself, be a good person, be unique, and most importantly learn all about love. You should love others and be loved by others. It is beautifully written and I suspect that the illustrations are also impressive.

The narrator does an excellent job with this story and the graphic sounds that are included add a magical touch. I do suggest for the volume of the sounds to be softer when the narrator is talking - at times, I had to really listen for her voice because of the background sounds being too loud. When she isn't talking, they are the perfect volume.

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This was a darling and sweet book! I loved listening to it with my kids. It’s all I’ve wanted to tell them but more beautifully put than I could ever come up with. They ask to listen to it nightly. The sound effects make the story top notch.

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May You Love and Be Loved: Wishes for Your Life (Hardcover)
by Cleo Wade
A poetic wish of a mother for her daughters turn to a wish for the world.
It's a look at the values we have and how we wish them for those we love and those in the world. the positive nature of the story makes a good social emotional learn resource for younger children. Can begin a discussion of what would you like for yourself, your children, or the world?

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This was sweet, adorable, and perfect for very young children! The audiobook was so calming and I love the idea of a child being able to hear this affirmations over and over!

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A wonderful and poetic book about seeing the beauty in everyday life. It's filled with lyrical, thoughtful and kind wishes for children.

The poetic narration by Cleo Wade was calming, and the sound design enhanced the listening experience.

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This book is so cute! It is full of all the hopes and wishes I want for my kiddos. I love this so much and am going to buy to have at home.

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This audiobook was adorable and sweet. It was a short read. Cleo's voice was perfect for this book. I loved the sounds that played in the background. This is a great audiobook for children and adults. I also think this would be great to play in the mornings...it would be a nice way to start the day.

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This was the sweetest audiobook! I love Cleo Wade’s poetry, and hearing her soothing voice read her beautiful words was such a wonderful experience! I also love the background noises that helped paint the picture of what she was saying. Such a lovely book!!

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This book was adorable, it made me feel quite teary. I loved it. I listened to the audiobook, which was narrated by the author, and she did an amazing job. The audio had a lullaby quality including music in the background. I feel like this would make a great gift for little ones, and that the audio also works as a loving kindness meditation for anyone.

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This audiobook version of May You Love and Be Loved that was read by the author was very sweet and super short. She has the perfect cadence for the book and I loved the outdoor sounds that played in the background. This would be a great book to play for your child or read every night before bed or 1st thing in the morning as they go out into the world. May you Love and be loved.

Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the arc of this sweet audiobook.

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A very sweet book. I don’t know that it was necessarily the best book for an audiobook. The narrator was good. I think the narrations from the actual book would’ve put this over the top

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