I Would Tuck You In (Animal Families)

I love this story! I received this book in excellent condition. It looks brand new.

I bought this book for my grandson years ago and now at 9 years old he can read well and wants to read it to me. It is his prefered book to share at bedtime. The illustrations are delightful and brings Alaska wildlife real to the young reader.My granddaughter just had a new baby and I bought it for her too. I know she will get years of reading time with this book.

Easy learning about animals of the northern wilderness as they tenderly show how they love and care for their young. The main story is a reading level = read to pre-schoolers. Our 6 year old read many of the words himself. In smaller print on each page, there is added information about each featured animal. These are discussion triggers such as "to avoid predators, the common octopus can lose an arm and regrow it later on."Because of the format, I expect this book will be enjoyed for many years as the child grows in understanding. The artwork is beautiful, most taking a fully colored, double page. No cartoon character animals here, these are realistic animals from the sea, air, and land of the north. The 4 year old enjoyed it but the 6 year old enjoyed it more and came back twice to see two of the illustrations and talk about the information.

What a sweet book to read to and with kiddo. The paintings are great, and the one or two "factoids" accompanying each picture can lead to additional discussions. It tells kiddos how much we love them.Sure to be a favorite for the 1-3 year old!

Beautiful in every way.

I Would Tuck You In is satisfying to both reader and read-to child on several levels: the closeness of parent and child is evidenced over and over as the author describes the bonding habits of many animal species. She also "footnotes" many little facts that tie in with each parent-child bonding activity, and these make great points of departure for discussion during or after the reading session. Significantly the illustrations are amazing: beautifully drawn, they are close enough to reality to ensure the truth of each animal's bonding activity and richly colored and simple enough for even the youngest tot to identify. The text and its message are clear to children, especially from ages 2 and up and are endearing to adults of all ages. This book is fast becoming a great favorite in my family.

I came across this sweet, educational book in a children’s boutique in Alaska. They had a single copy that I bought. When I flipped through it again when I got home, I had to get another copy for my nephew. It’s such a cute book!

I love this book (I sent my copy to a friend), but the copy I received was badly stained and sticky from the last owners. Even though I wiped the pages down thoroughly I am still slightly grossed out every time I read it... Bummer!

Lovely book, but the board-book version is missing many of the animals and all of the fine-print details of the soft-cover book.

Wonderfully Canadian and beautiful in text and paintings.