That Yucky Love Thing

CATCHPOOL, Michael. That Yucky Love Thing. Illustrated By Victoria Ball. 24p. Parragon. 2012. ISBN 9781781867532.

Ages 2-5. Sam has had enough of that yucky thing called love! As he sees romance budding in the air, Sam leaves to embark on an adventure far away from love. Everywhere he travels, he finds creatures, from animals to aliens, expressing their love, YUCK! When Sam meets Samantha everything changes and maybe love isn't so, yuck. Illustrated in the most vivid colors, Ball creates a world that goes along perfectly with Cathchpool's text. Every scene enhances the story, making Sam's disdain for love apparent.  As the story progresses, children will be saying, "yuck" at the repetition of lovey-dovey mmoments.


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