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Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite
Lisa Tawn Bergren and Laura Bryant have provided a toddler book for children who need to learn about why loving is such a complicated concept. Little Cub is fishing with his grandfather. Then otters interrupt the occasion by splashing and chasing away the fish that Little Cub hopes to catch. Grandfather explains that the otters are only doing what otters do naturally and that Little Cub must continue to love things even when they do not act as Little Cub wishes. Grandfather uses the otters' actions to relate how God wants us to love all his creatures even when their actions cause us personal distress. He further tells Little Cub that we are all tied together and bound in love such that we must love one another even when the going gets tough. When Little Cub becomes confused, Grandfather explains that God has created many kinds of love and that we must learn through experience how to recognize the love that is offered at any given time.
The illustrations in this book are lovely and they will captivate the interest of the young child. The concept of different manifestations of love is also delightful and presented in a manner in which the child can embrace the concept. I did feel at times that the wording was a bit sophisticated for the preschool child and the parent who reads the book may want to explain the words or else change them until the child clearly understands the various concepts of love.
