Someday

SOMEDAY is a mother's heartfelt storybook wish for her child -- that her child will grow up healthy, experience great joys, and someday have a family of her own. It's also a wish that she will be lovingly remembered by her child ("Someday, a long time from now, your own hair will glow silver in the sun. And when that day comes, love, you will remember be.") The book is reminiscent of Robert Munsch's Love You Forever, but the storyline is simpler and more realistic. The illustrations complement the story beautifully. Highly recommended.

I can think of no better book for a mother to give her daughter right now. Peter H. Reynolds has done his best to inspire a new generation of readers through his works, notably, The Dot (Irma S and James H Black Honor for Excellence in Children's Literature (Awards), and here he teams with Alison McGhee to create a book of memories, I think, any mom would be proud to share with her daughter. The book traces significant moments in a girl's life from infancy through adulthood, chronicling both achievements and heartache along the way. The soft-hued illustrations complement the simple, repetitive text and make the book appropriate for the youngest of readers. If you don't find yourself tearing up at the end, you're not human. I can't wait for McGhee and Reynolds to collaborate on a book for fathers and their sons.

when i heard the author yesterday on NPR tear up as she read from her book, i decided that when i got to the library (yes, i was really on the way!) i would check it out.....oh my gosh.....i was crying as i shared with the children's librarian! in the vein of "love you forever" by robert munsch (did you know he didn't know that it was a best seller in the US for three years? visit his web site for the story, and other great stuff) it is a book to share with our children, young and old, our parents, young or old....or even my blase eigth graders (i am a school librarian) to maybe spark some real feelings about their families, and what life is truly about......a remarkable story...oh, and if you haven't read "i love you like crazycakes" a book about the adoption of a baby girl from China, get that one, too.....

This book is beautiful and moving. The illustrations are cute and fun, there's very little text, just one or two sentences on each page under the drawing. In simple beautiful words the author takes her daughter from her birth to the day when she will be a mother herself, and ultimately be old and cherish the memory of her Mom. It is amazing how such simple illustrations and words can convey such strong emotions. This is a book that every Mom will treasure. Reading it will likely bring tears to her eyes, and sharing it with her child will be a special moment...

this is a beautiful story about the hopes and dreams a mother has for her child. as a mother myself, i deeply connected with this book. i am buying it for my girlfriends for a mother's day gift--i know they'll all enjoy reading it with their children.