Based on the author's own experience, I Already Know I Love You describes the cavalcade of feelings that comes with being a grandfather for the very first time. Beginning with anticipating the new baby's arrival, this book celebrates all the moments, great and small, that a new grandpa is ready to share. Whether it's taking a nap together or rooting for the Yankees, this grandpa just can't wait. Lush and dreamy pastels complement the heartfelt text, and together they celebrate all the joy a brand-new baby brings to the world.
Comedian, actor, and director Billy Crystal's ode to his first grandchild will strike a chord with every expectant grandparent (and parents, too). Readers will feel the sweet anticipation building as Grandpa Crystal dreams about the baby's upcoming birth. While the writing is at times awkward, the sentiment behind the text is genuine and universal, " I want to feel your heart beat as you lie upon my chest, bait your hook, fly your kite, help you study for a test." The narrator envisions peekaboo, horsey, and visits to the beach with a red-haired tot--his love virtually bubbles over. Pastel illustrations (reminiscent of the dreamy, soft-focus drawings in pregnancy books) by Elizabeth Sayles show the rugged, gray-haired gramps beaming as he partakes of the imagined pleasures to come. Crystal concludes with another awkward yet heartfelt verse:
Your mom is my daughter, and your dad is his mom's son. You lived within your mommy, but now the time has come. Get ready, sweet little one-- Your life will be just great. I'm going to be your grandpa, and... I can hardly wait.
(All Ages) --Emilie Coulter
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
So sweet for the father of an first time expecting mother:
My dad and I have a wonderful relationship. We're very close and when I found this book while I was expecting my first child it was a must buy for him. He really enjoyed it and showed it off to my grandparents, aunts, uncles, ets... We used it to announce we were having a boy. On the last page of the book we put a blue note saying, "it's a boy!" And now, it's a fun book for him to read to his grandson when we visit.
Love this book!:
This is such a sweet book. We gave it to my dad to tell him we were having a baby. He reads it to his grandson now.
I Already Know I Love You by Billy Crystal:
This book makes a great gift for a father to give to his expectant daughter. My daughters loved it!!
1st time grandpa:
beautiful and perfect. It captures all of the emotions of a father whose daughter is about to become a mom.
