Consider Love: Its Moods and Many Ways
By Sandra Boynton
The Story
A rhyming picture book that considers love in all its moods — sentimental, silly, soulful — through a parade of animal characters and playful verse rather than a single storyline.
Why It's Special
For families who like a book to slow things down and make a fuss over love without getting mushy about it, this one hands parent and child a shared reason to grin at each other.
- Big idea: Love isn't one feeling — it shows up in countless moods, and all of them count.
- Vibes: Warm, playful, gently silly, and quietly tender.
Perfect For Kids Who
- enjoy rhyming read-alouds
- love Sandra Boynton's animal illustrations
- are working on naming and talking about feelings
- respond well to a gentle, giftable bedtime read
Ask Your Little Reader
- Imagination: Which animal in the book seems the happiest to be in love?
- Feelings & empathy: Can you think of a time you felt love in a silly way, and a time you felt it in a serious way?
- Real-life connection: Who are the people or pets you love in all sorts of different moods?
- Story & problem-solving: Why do you think the book shows so many different kinds of love instead of just one?
