You can’t have too many ‘love’ books for very young children and this one is particularly charming and original. It begins with a line we all know, but maybe haven’t given enough thought to: ‘I’ll love you till the cows come home’, before heading off into zany territory – the cows are coming home ‘from a trip to the moon through skies unknown’, Other unusual ‘I’ll love you till’ measurements follow, such as ‘I’ll love you till the sheep set sail’ and ‘I will love you till the frogs ride past on big-wheeled bicycles going superfast’. The animals look very content and happy on their various journeys home in Kristyna Litten’s illustrations and this is lovely to read aloud too with its gentle rhymes. Indeed, the whole book maintains a perfect equilibrium between humour, imagination and a warm sense of love and security. Perfect bedtime reading.
I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home is filled with warm, funny art and rhythmic text, perfect for curling up with your little one at the end of the day... and a very special Valentine's day gift for the one you love.
I will love you till the cows come home from a trip to Mars through skies unknown, in a rocket ship made of glass and stone...
Kathryn Cristaldi is a former children's book editor. She is the author of Baseball Ballerina, Samantha the Snob, Even Steven and Odd Todd, and I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and daughter. Though there are no cows in her neighbourhood, Kathryn has dressed up her dog in a cow costume on more than one occasion.
