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Awards and honors for I Love You the Purplest:
American Bookseller, "Pick of the Lists"
Child Magazine, "Best Books of 1996"
Jr. Library Guild selection
Parents, "Best Books of the Year 1996" Council for Wisconsin Writers – Archer/Eckblad Award

I Love You the Purplest

By Barbara Joosse
Illustrated by Mary Whyte

10 x 9-5/8 in; 32 pp ; Full Color Throughout, Ages 3-8
Hardcover
Published in September, 1996
ISBN 0811807185
ISBN13 9780811807180

$16.95  

I Love You the Purplest -- Early in the evening two young brothers and their mama finish supper in the sturdy red cabin and set out to fish. While digging for worms, rowing the boat and pulling in fish, each brother asks his mama which one is the best at each task and, as they are being tucked into bed, which one she loves the best.
Barbara Joosse's heartwarming text is beautifully complimented by Mary Whyte's engaging watercolor illustrations. Readers will delight in the tender message that every child holds a special place in a parent's heart.

Barbara Joosse is a full-time writer and mother. She lives with her family in a little stone house in Wisconsin. Ms. Joosse has a degree in journalism, but for the past 19 years she has devoted her time and talents to writing nearly twenty books for children.
Visit Barbara Joosse's home page at: www.barbarajoosse.com.

Mary Whyte is an accomplished artist best known for her watercolor paintings. She lives in South Carolina with her husband and their golden retriever.