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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1994
All the Places to Love
By Patricia MacLachlan, Mike Wimmer (Illustrator)
A child discovers and shares the beauty of love and family with a new sibling.
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
In a warm family setting, young Eli learns to appreciate the world around him. As he grows, he shares these cherished places and moments with his baby sister, Sylvie. This heartfelt journey explores the enduring bonds of family and the timeless places that hold our love. What will Eli teach Sylvie about the world they share? Discover a lyrical celebration of love and connection that transcends time and place.
"We jumped from rock to rock to rock, Across the river to where the woods began, Where bunchberry grew under the pine-needle path and trillium bloomed. Under the beech trees was a soft, rounded bed where a deer had slept. The bed was warm when I touched it."
— from the book
From the publisher
A picture book celebration of love by the Newbery Medal–winning author, Patricia MacLachlan, with luminous paintings by Mike Wimmer.
Within the sanctuary of a loving family, baby Eli is born and, as he grows, learns to cherish the people and places around him, eventually passing on what he has discovered to his new baby sister, Sylvie: “All the places to love are here . . . no matter where you may live.” This stunning picture book is the perfect gift for parents of a new baby.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 920L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
6.0
out of 7
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.9
- F&P level
- ~V
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 11351
Publication
- Published
- April 22, 1994
- First published
- January 1, 1994
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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