I Love You, Stinky Face
I Love You, Stinky Face
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Annotation: "But Mama, but Mama, what if I were a super smelly skunk, and I smelled so bad that my name was Stinky Face?"Mothers love their children and this unconditional love is truly tested in I LOVE YOU, STINKY FACE. Lisa McCourt and Cyd Moore beautifully weave a reassuring tale of the love and affection of a parent. The imaginative son turns himself into a meat-eating dinosaur, a swamp creature and much, much more before being satisfied with the fact that no matter how stinky he is or how slimy of a creature he could possibly be, he is loved and nothing will change that.
 
Reviews: 3
Catalog Number: #4889927
Format: Paperback
Copyright Date: 1997
Edition Date: 2004 Release Date: 10/01/03
Illustrator: Moore, Cyd,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 0-439-63469-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-439-63469-4
Dewey: E
Dimensions: 22 x 28 cm
Language: English
Reviews:
Starred Review ALA Booklist (Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 CST 2023)

Starred Review In a funny, tender bedtime story, a mother tucks her child in with lots of hugs and kisses and words of love, but the toddler worries: Would you still love me if I were a big scary ape? Or a super smelly skunk? Or a slimy swamp creature? Or a Cyclops that had just one big, gigantic eye? Each time, the mother is totally reassuring, unconditionally loving, and wonderfully creative about how she would help and nurture and adore the monstrous offspring (I would dress you in colors that showed off your nice green skin . . . I would buy you a bigger toothbrush for your big teeth . . . I would move next to the swamp . . . and I would say I love you, my little Cyclops). Moore's paintings, in neon colors with lots of purple and green, contrast the gentle bedtime caresses with the wild scenarios. This is a book that adds depth to McBratney's best-selling Guess How Much I Love You? (1995). The playful uproar here dramatizes every child's elemental fear that no one would love you if people knew how bad you really were. The answer here is absolute: nothing could ever make me stop loving you. (Reviewed October 15, 1997)

Horn Book (Mon Feb 06 00:00:00 CST 2023)

A child tests his mother's love as she tucks him in: Would you love me 'if I were a big, scary ape, . . . a super smelly skunk,' and so on. Her 'Runaway Bunny'like responses ('I would make your birthday cake out of bananas . . . ') rise to each challenge until a satisfied, sleepy-eyed child concedes, 'Mama, I love you.' The humorous illustrations are ultimately as naive as the ending.

School Library Journal (Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 CST 2023)

PreS-Gr 1--A child tucked into bed delays going to sleep, needing reassurance of her mother's love. The youngster asks, "Would you still love me....if I were a big scary ape?" or "a super smelly skunk" or "a terrible meat-eating dinosaur," and the list continues. No matter what horrible creature is imagined, Mama says she will always love and care for her child. Warm pastel drawings sweetly illustrate the story; the imaginary creatures are appealing rather than frightening. Reminiscent of Margaret Wise Brown's The Runaway Bunny (HarperCollins, 1942) and Kady Denton's Would They Love a Lion? (Kingfisher, 1995), this is a good choice for storytime or one-on-one sharing.--Elizabeth Trotter, Scott County Public Library, Georgetown, KY

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Word Count: 522
Reading Level: 4.2
Interest Level: P-K
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.2 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 111588 / grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:3.7 / points:1.0 / quiz:Q37917
Lexile: AD810L
Guided Reading Level: N

A vividly illustrated bedtime story that shows how the unconditional love of a mother can be tested through the relentless questions of her little boy.

"But Mama, but Mama, what if I were a super smelly skunk, and I smelled so bad that my name was Stinky Face?"Mothers love their children and this unconditional love is truly tested in I LOVE YOU, STINKY FACE. Lisa McCourt and Cyd Moore beautifully weave a reassuring tale of the love and affection of a parent. The imaginative son turns himself into a meat-eating dinosaur, a swamp creature and much, much more before being satisfied with the fact that no matter how stinky he is or how slimy of a creature he could possibly be, he is loved and nothing will change that.


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