To one young narrator, it's the simple things that mean the most, like sharing laughter with a friend, taking family rides in the country, and kissing her mama's arm.

When this poem was first published in 1978 in Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems, Eloise Greenfield reminded us that love can be found just about anywhere. Now, twenty-five years later, she and celebrated children's book artist Jan Spivey Gilchrist present a stunning, newly illustrated anniversary edition that invites readers to celebrate the simple joys of loving and living.

Included in Brightly.com's 2017 list of recommended diverse poetry picture books for kids

Author: Eloise Greenfield
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 12/24/2002
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 10.34h x 9.06w x 0.34d
ISBN: 9780060091231
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 67015 / Honey, I Love


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 11/15/2002 pg. 1692
PW Notes and Reprints 11/25/2002 pg. 70
School Library Journal 02/01/2003 pg. 131
Booklist 02/15/2003 pg. 1089
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 301 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Multicultural Review 03/01/2004 pg. 12
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 301 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Publishers Weekly 11/25/2002

About the Author
Greenfield, Eloise: - "

Eloise Greenfield's first book was published in 1972. She was the author of forty-eight children's books including Honey, I Love and Other Poems and The Great Migration. She received many awards, including the 2018 Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Eloise was a beloved children's book creator whose pioneering voice, especially for the Black American experience, has made her an inspiration to many generations of readers.

"Gilchrist, Jan Spivey: -

Jan Spivey Gilchrist is the award-winning illustrator-author of seventy-four children's books. Dr. Gilchrist illustrated the highly acclaimed picture book The Great Migration: Journey to the North, winner of the Coretta Scott King Honor Award, a Junior Library Guild Best Book, an NAACP Image Award nominee, a CCBC Best Book, and a Georgia State Children's Book Award nominee. She won the Coretta Scott King Award for her illustrations in Nathaniel Talking and a Coretta Scott King Honor for her illustrations in Night on Neighborhood Street, all written by Eloise Greenfield. She was inducted into the Society of Illustrators in 2001 and into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent in 1999. She lives near Chicago, Illinois.