Book Review: You and Me
You and Me. Laura Beriau, Rawr Books LLC, 25 August 2022, Hardback, Paperback, and eBook, 41 pages.
Reviewed by Opal Freeman.
You and Me is a moving and heartfelt children’s picture book. Laura Beriau, the author, inspires happiness and growth in the relationship between a parent and a child in this easy-to-read book that provides the reader with illustrative pictures to help tell the story. This book provides an excellent way for readers to understand just what it takes to love and raise a child.
The flow of the illustrations in the book provides a snapshot of the author’s experience as she engages in daily routines as a parent. She emphasizes communication between the parent and the child through smiling, talking, embracing, teaching and learning, and expressing feelings. Many happy thoughts come to mind while watching several stages of a child’s growth. Caring for and raising a child is a big responsibility. Treasuring the moments shared every day is important for a parent, and creating a secure feeling of happiness, comfort, safety, and a family bond is vital to the child.
Every morning and each day provide great pleasure to see and hear the growth of a child. There is also comfort in realizing the growing relationship between the parent and child. It’s also a good thing to anticipate the future outcome of both of their lives. Consistent learning and experiences will assist in providing exposure to the unlimited possibilities of life, nature, and to nature and to the world. The author illustrates how wonderful it must feel to see the smiles of a child who embraces the love, the life, and the spirit of caring parents, and that the foundation of family can be built in a single-parent home as well as a two-parent home.
I was impressed by my overall experience of reading You and Me. I was able to observe through the eyes of a parent, the development of a lifelong relationship. Consistent affirmations include love, life, activities, and memories.
It’s a good book to read. I recommend it.