Description:
The Love Tank guides children in imagining a superpower container in their bodies that fills up with love, explaining what can happen when someone's love tank is empty, and how we can help others to fill their love tank.
Brief description: Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez, Ph.D. is an award-winning children's book author, a mother, a behavioral scientist, a teacher, an advocate, and a story-teller. Experiencing motherhood expanded her soul, enhancing her understanding of the importance of love, compassion, connection, and authenticity, which are recurring topics in her children's books. Andrea continuously seeks to cultivate these qualities through different resources, including books and workshops, which she eagerly shares with other parents through her website.
Review Quotes:
"Creatively encourages preschoolers to regulate their emotions and practice kindness. The narrator's warmth and optimism are reflected in Nilson's colorful, flowing illustrations that use a motif of swirling flowers to reinforce the cyclical impacts of people performing acts of kindness for each other." -- Kirkus reviews (recommended review)
"The Love Tank by Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez is a charming love story... The metaphor of having a love tank inside you makes it easier for the younger child to understand some of the situations discussed in the book." -- Deborah Stone for Reader's Favorite
"At the heart of The Love Tank lies the concept of extending kindness to fill the love tanks of others. This notion is more than a metaphor; it is an empowering call to action." -- Literary Titan