Netgalley Review: I Love You With All My Butt

*I received an e-arc of this book from Netgalley, in exchange for my honest review*

Original Release Date:

April 4th, 2017

Date I Read The Book:

October 2016

My Star Rating:

4 Stars

Chronology:

“Coffee Table” Book

Official Summary:

We just can’t get enough of the funny stuff kids say. We share our own children’s gems with friends and family. If we’re smart, we write down these scraps of accidental poetry. And we turn them into books.

Martin Bruckner is an artist and father who not only recorded the sayings of his daughter, Harper, but used each as the inspiration for a work of art. After posting them on social media, Bruckner became the artist that other parents sought out to transform their own children’s funny words into artwork. Collected here are 100 mini-posters of pure delight, a marriage of the children’s surprising wisdom and the artist’s nimble style, plus the occasional backstory that amplifies both.

Every parent will recognize the spirited declarations of personality—“I’m training to be a wolf.” The endearing mangling of language—“Mommy, I don’t need your mouth to talk to me right now.” The creative mixing of metaphors—“I need a tissue to wipe my feelings.” Those precious, heartbreaking outbursts without guile or filters—“I only love you at the toy store.” Illustrated with sweetness and whimsy, each is a window into the irresistible innocence of childhood, even if the sentiment is “Dad, please wipe the bum of this beautiful princess.”

My Review: (Vague Spoilers)

This is a what I call a “coffee table” book, its pretty, fun to look through and likely to large to actually fit on a shelf, ergo, coffee table placement.

I read this in a single sitting, its short, its cute, its fun. The pictures are very nicely done, I really enjoyed the art. If you are a fan of twitters or blogs about the funny things kids say, I think you’ll enjoy this. I did at least.

My only problem was the formatting of the e-book/PDF made it hard to tell which page was meant to be facing which other page and it sort of ruined the flow of the book being read like that, I would would recommend a physical rather than electronic copy if you are interested!