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craftygoat's review against another edition
4.0
Story was okay. Liked the illustrations, especially the handwritten letters on the inside covers and the fun fake stamps on the back cover.
auntiel's review
4.0
A girl misses someone and wraps herself up as a package to send there. The rhyming is good and the pictures are in Taback’s usual style. I like it, but I don’t love it.
pussreboots's review
4.0
Harriet chose I Miss You Everyday by Simms Taback at a recent trip to the library. She liked the cover art and decided to take the book after giving the book a quick flip through to see what the interior illustrations were like. Some weeks she's like this, being extra picky about which books she wants to bring home from the library.
I Miss You Everyday is the story of a young girl living in a city who is missing a friend or relative who lives across the country. She walks through the process of how she plans to visit her loved-one.
The solution is a ridiculous but memorable one. The book reminds me a little bit of Flat Stanley except that the girl isn't flat. The solution would be a box instead of an envelope.
The book's colorful illustrations and the silly plot made for a winner. After reading the book to Harriet, she went back and re-read it to herself, having fun pointing out the girl on each page.
I Miss You Everyday is the story of a young girl living in a city who is missing a friend or relative who lives across the country. She walks through the process of how she plans to visit her loved-one.
The solution is a ridiculous but memorable one. The book reminds me a little bit of Flat Stanley except that the girl isn't flat. The solution would be a box instead of an envelope.
The book's colorful illustrations and the silly plot made for a winner. After reading the book to Harriet, she went back and re-read it to herself, having fun pointing out the girl on each page.
typewriterdeluxe's review
4.0
This is a sweet picture book about missing someone so badly that you want to package yourself up and be mailed to their doorstep.
Simms Taback's text is pretty basic, but his detailed illustrations are the real gems here. There are notes, signs, and letters all over the place, each with their own stories. (I recommend that you take your time with each page, or reread it later to catch all the mini-scenes and "extra" writing.)
The "you" that the little girl is missing is vague enough to relate to a lot of life situations. Maybe your reader is missing a relative who is separated, incarcerated, or living away from home. Maybe your reader has a friend they love who lives far away. Reading this story can be a way to lead naturally into activities or conversations about feelings, writing a letter or email to someone you miss, talking about moving and living situations, etc.
Simms Taback's text is pretty basic, but his detailed illustrations are the real gems here. There are notes, signs, and letters all over the place, each with their own stories. (I recommend that you take your time with each page, or reread it later to catch all the mini-scenes and "extra" writing.)
The "you" that the little girl is missing is vague enough to relate to a lot of life situations. Maybe your reader is missing a relative who is separated, incarcerated, or living away from home. Maybe your reader has a friend they love who lives far away. Reading this story can be a way to lead naturally into activities or conversations about feelings, writing a letter or email to someone you miss, talking about moving and living situations, etc.
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