A book fit for Valentines Day, I Love You More by Emil Sher and Barbara Reid spreads the love in a unique and beautiful way.

Through the story, Emil Sher shares common things you find together, like birds and nests and flips the love. The narrator/adult in the story spends the whole story describing all the ways they love their child. He spins the sentiment taking the part of the pair that is the most grateful for the love, for example, “I love you like a nest loves a bird.” Emil Sher then turns it over to the readers to think of their own sentiments of love following the same formula.

Barbara Reid’s plasticine art illustrations blow my mind! Her work is so precise and true to life. I find it mesmerizing how she can create the beauty, love and movement by simply smushing and shaping some plasticine together. Her work is an incredible inspiration for readers to create illustrations of their own in this unique style.

Together Emil Sher and Barbara Reid are spreading the best kind of love, something that we all need a lot more of these days. They inspire readers to be creative and kind which is a perfect way to celebrate today.