This Love: A Celebration of Harmony Around the World

In this die-cut picture book, diverse characters, rendered like gentle rag dolls, share in gratitude and quiet affection through the seasons and across the globe. In a winter scene, children cross a bridge (formed by a rainbow-shaped die-cut) over a narrow brook while others play in the snow. Otter writes in melodic, rhyming verse: “I watch the crystal carpet form/ as balls of snow are flung./ Soft flakes float gently on the air,/ then melt on my warm tongue.” In a garden surrounded by jungle, a child and elderly man tend to crops: “We dig a hole, then scatter seeds/ to take care of our land./ My grandpa is a teacher/ with a patient, loving hand.” Elsewhere, a family watches birds alight, and two fathers watch a fireworks display with their children. An uplifting look at finding life’s treasurable moments. Ages 4–7. [em](Mar.) [/em]