𝗣𝘂𝗯 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 11/4/25

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: Heart is looking for love high and low but ends up finding it where he least expects it.

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:
♥️ Beautiful illustration
💚 Easy to read rhyming prose
💜 Adoption story

𝗠𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: This was a beautiful story about a heart looking for its missing piece. The prose flowed well with the rhyme, and the message was sweet. This is a great book for a child with a history of adoption or a sibling/family member who has another family member who was adopted. I found myself smiling at the end of this one. 🥰

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 4.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫


*Thank you @NetGalley and The Collective Book Studio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

Very colorful bright illustrations, beautiful pages.
A Heart is searching for love litteraly everywhere (in the sky, across the ocean, over the mountain, then by trying listening to music, cooking, gardening). Feeling sad when it doesn't find it, but never gives up. Never gives up on that quest of finding love and for a family, here, a child. A depiction of what adoptive parents go through before meeting their adoptive children. It's a story from the parents point of view. Could be interesting to have a book with the child pov.

The Heart That Found You is an absolutely adorable children's story about embarking on a quest for love. A whimsical tale only aided by its alluringly unique artwork (I especially adored the illustration of Heart being made whole), this picture book is perfect for children of any ages! It's a perfect way to show children that they're loved.

This book is a true and accurate representation of family. Especially being a parent.
This is great for those kids who ask “how much do you love me?” Like my son used to do.
I would absolutely recommend this book to all parents with small children

4.5
What a beautiful story of adoption and also the power of love. As a teacher, I can see this book being in classrooms!
First, I loved the way that this book read, I am always a fan of rhyming as it lends to a nice flow during read-alouds. I also enjoyed the colour scheme of the book, I think it will capture students'/childrens' attention.

My only one concern, is I am always hesitant to suggest to children that they complete their parent of they are their parents whole life because that is a lot to put upon a child. So the idea that you are completing your parent may send the message to the child that they, for example, cannot want to know their biological family one day because they would be damaging or harming their parent. That is my one criticism, but reading this book, with the conversation that a parent is responsible for their own feelings/emotional state this is a phenomenal book!