Review Detail

From the Heart

Kids Fiction 157

Great Book About Any Loved One

February 07, 2026 (Updated: June 25, 2026)

Overall rating

4.0

Plot

4.0

Characters

4.0

Writing Style

4.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

4.0

A little girl and her small dog frolick across the pages of this charming verse picture book that shows how much the girl cares for that special someone in her life. As she's drawing, she says that not even a room stacked high with books would be enough to express her love. She always wants to be by her loved one's side because they support her dreams and make her feel safe. The two go on calming walks in nature, bike rides, and even trips to the seashore. The girl feels supported through happy and sad times, and is glad that she has made so many memories. The last page shows her with a book that she has drawn to capture all of the love and adventures the two have shared.

Good Points

The front cover of this has two cut out hearts, which is a nice touch, and the color palette of the chalk pastel style drawings is a very on trend peach and teal. This is the sort of book that I would love to design an entire room around. The girl and her dog are wide eyed and happy, and the page spreads have lots of details in the background. The girl's library is most impressive, and all of the locations seem appealing and cozy.

The verse reads smoothly, and would make a very reassuring bedtime book, since there are usually just one or two lines per page. This means that they gets turned quickly in case a listener is short on attention span. Some readers may want to linger and find out what the dog is up to, name the flowers and plants in the forest, or count the fish in the ocean.

While this book is wonderfully vague about whom the little girl loves (so it could be the dog, a friend, a parent, or a grandparent), it would make a perfect Valentine's or baby shower gift along with books like McLean and Terreros-Martin's Carry My Heart with You, Hepworth and Warren's I Love You to the Moon and Back, Rossner and Hassner's I Love You Like No Otter, or Reynolds' Love You By Heart.