Monday, July 14, 2025

This Love by Isabel Otter illustrated by Harriet Lynas


A celebration of harmony around the world

"It doesn't matter who we are,
join hands and stand up tall.
Love is a special language 
that's understood by all."


I picked this book up at a recent Lifeline Book Fair - well actually my friend spied it among the hundreds of books on offer. I have collected a bunch of books for a country preschool. This die cut book is sure to appeal to the young listeners and the staff and could be used for Harmony Day perhaps. It was published in 2019 by The Caterpillar Group who are part of the publisher Little Tiger (they consistently do great books). 

There is no actual narrative in this book - it is a series of scenes showing all the things these children love to do with their friends and with their parents. There are more details in this Kirkus review.



Publisher blurb: Celebrate love from all around the world! A series of gentle rhymes sensitively explores what love feels like to children. This timeless book shows that love is a common language with the power to unite, wherever you come from.

If you are looking for other Harmony Day books Harriet Lynas has a series that looks worth investigating. UK author Isabel Otter has written lots of board books but here are a few of her other titles available as paperbacks or in hardback:







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