The little girl looks up nervously and asks, "mommy, do you love me?" She only breathes a sigh of relief when mommy responds, "Of course mommy loves you!"
But then what about when I'm super slow? Or when I'm scared? What about when I don't want to get my needles and cry at the doctor's office? Or when I loudly cry at the toy store and refuse to leave? Does mommy still love me then??
In a parent's eye, loving our children is natural and a given. We often forget to express it, or prefer to express it through action rather than words. But children crave reassurance of love from their favourite people.
The bestselling Korean author, 윤여림, understands this about our little readers. Through delicate illustrations of everyday dialogue and events, we learn to let our kids know that we love them. Whether they're little angels and say the cutest things that leave us bursting with love, and even when they're not listening and showing big emotions, mommy's love is always there.
