Love Was Inside

By Andrew Joyner

A girl navigates life indoors, cherishing connections and discovering resilience during a world turned inside out.

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40 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In a world confined indoors, a young girl finds joy and connection despite the isolation. She plays, learns, and dreams of the outside world, missing her Nan and the freedom beyond her walls. When she finally steps outside, she embraces the changes within her, cherishing the small moments that made her stronger. This heartfelt picture book invites children to reflect on their own experiences during the pandemic, offering prompts to create their own stories of resilience and love.

From the publisher

From a #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator comes a picture book to celebrate and remember the days we spent inside–the joys and the hardships, the bravery and the resilience, but most of all the love. This book, inspired by kids who found ways to stay connected to the people they love during the pandemic, is about what an imaginative, curious and loving little girl did when her world was turned inside out. The girl played inside, she learned inside, she waited inside. She talked on the phone to her Nan inside. Her days and nights were all inside, and she would think about what she missed outside–the running, cheering, splashing, hugging, and of course her Nan. Finally, when the girl could go outside, she was happy to be there–to hug her Nan, see her friends, and even climb a tree. But she had changed inside, and she knew she would always remember the small things and the big things that made that time special. Here is a picture book that will help young children remember, process, and resolve the feelings they had during the pandemic. Includes prompts to help readers make their own inside story book.

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