Love Letter

Description: Hedgehog, Bunny, and Squirrel are best friends. One day, they each find a letter. But not just any letter... A love letter. My word! My whiskers! Aww, nuts! Someone loves them. But who? The answer may surprise you.

Brief description:

Lucy Ruth Cummins made her author-illustrator debut with the ALA Notable picture book A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals. She has also illustrated This Is Not a Valentine, written by Carter Higgins, and The Love Letter, written by Anika Aldamuy Denise, as well as wrote and illustrated Stumpkin. As a teenager, Lucy taught herself how to type on an old-fashioned typewriter with just her toes, and even wrote a few love letters this way! The youngest of six children, she was born in Canada, where she lived in an actual log cabin; she was raised in Upstate New York and currently lives with her little family in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her online at www.lucyruthcummins.squarespace.com.

Review Quotes:

"Appealing illustrations combine with a timely message that one kind act can start a chain reaction of kindness...A sweet and far-from-cloying ode to love." - Kirkus Reviews

"Demonstrate[s] how seemingly immutable personalities can be transformed by the power of love." - Publishers Weekly

"Denise's sweet text pairs with Cummins's dreamy and cozy illustrations about the transformative power of love and feelings of affirmation. A tender addition for most collections." - School Library Journal

"An unconventional but effective look at how to recognize and express love." - Booklist