I Love You: A Rebus Poem
"Every bird loves a tree,/ Every flower loves a  bee,/ Every lock loves a key,/ And I love you." There's nothing like a  love poem to curl up in bed with. And in this ode to love,  almost-readers can partake as well as already-readers. Written in a rebus  format, with pictures or symbols suggesting words, the book is  both a challenge and a comfort. Children will have fun deciphering  the rhymes comparing the affection waves have for whales, ducks  have for lakes, and socks have for shoes. The refrain, of course,  is the universal rebus series of symbols: an eyeball, a heart  shape, and the letteru--I love you.Jean Marzollo is the author of the bestselling I Spy books,  includingI Spy  Gold Challenger. Suse Macdonald is the recipient of the  prestigious Caldecott honor forAlphabatics. This  simple little book, with bold, bright pictures and very few, very  big words, will be just right for a naptime read-aloud. (Ages 3 to  7)--Emilie Coulter