In My Heart

By Molly Bang

Being away from one's parent can create feelings of insecurity for any young child. But even when they are apart, parents and children can share a special connection. Told from the parent's point of view, In My Heart shows that, no matter where the parent is--or where the child is--the child is always in the parent's heart. A warm, simple, reassuring story, In My Heart is the perfect read-aloud for a parent before leaving for work in the morning or before tucking a child in at night.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316796174
• ISBN13: 9780316796170
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.0" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

In My Heart

This is a favorite of ours - my grandaughter and I lent it from the local library but I had to have it at my home. It will stay in your "heart".

This book is in my heart

My three-year-old son now tells me every time I have to go somewhere without him, "Mom, it's OK, I know you're in my heart." Molly Band is an outstanding illustrator, and this story is fabulous at explaining to young kids that they don't have to miss anyone, really, because we carry them inside us wherever we go. Love it!

Love in color

This is one of the nicest books I've bought for my child in a long time. It's beautiful illustrations remind me of when I was a child in art class. The way the characters and objects stretch and connect to form letters in the words keeps the illustrations interesting and is a technic I remember drawing myself in school. The story flows with such ease it's a pleasure to read to my child. It is full of love and has a very soulful feel. It's a little folkish, and diverse in a very natural way. This is the one book that my child drags out at bedtime, and that I don't sigh and try to persuade her to choose something different. Get this book!!!

fabulous writing, fabulous illustrations

I just love this book: so simple and direct that a kid can immediately engage with it. And it is lovely that the family is slightly untraditional, and nice that this is not treated as the centerpiece of the story. Its just the way the family is and the story unfolds organically from their genuine love. I wish it was available in paperback. And Molly Band is another writer who just doesn't write enough! And if you haven't read her 'Goose', you MUST give it a read.

A++++

In My Heart is a beautiful explanation to children that no matter what, they are always with us. For children who go "back and forth" between parents, this can be a reminder that neither parent forgets them or loves them any less. Molly Bang outdid herself!