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    No Matter What
    Ebook26 pages13 minutes

    No Matter What

    By Debi Gliori and Emilia Fox

    4.5/5

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    About this ebook

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    A warm, reassuring picture book about unconditional love and setting big worries to rest, beautifully written and illustrated by Debbie Gliori.

    'I'll always love you no matter what...'

    'No matter what?' Small asks. But what if he turns into a bug, or a crocodile, or even a grizzly bear? Small has all sorts of questions about love, and his mummy must reassure him that her love will never, ever run out - no matter what.

    A heartfelt story about the unconditional love each parent feels for their child, beautifully told and exquisitely illustrated by Kate Greenaway-nominated Debi Gliori and repackaged for a new generation to enjoy.
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    'An instant childhood classic' - Independent on Sunday
    'A brilliant gem of a book' - Guardian
    'The literary equivalent of a big hug' - The Times

    Brilliantly read by Emilia Fox. Please note that audio is not supported by all devices, please consult your user manual for confirmation.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateFeb 13, 2014
    ISBN9781408839058
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    No Matter What
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    Debi Gliori

    Debi Gliori is the award-winning writer and illustrator of over eighty picture books and novels for children of all ages, including the bestselling modern classic No Matter What (Bloomsbury) and the Mr Bear series (Orchard). Her picture book about depression, Night Shift (Templar), was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She is also author of the Little Owl series of books, illustrated by Alison Brown, for Bloomsbury. Debi lives near Edinburgh and has twice been writer-in-residence in the Shetland Isles. Her favourite colour is blue or, more precisely, four different shades of blue: cerulean blue, cobalt blue, Mediterranean turquoise blue and warm ultramarine blue. She has sold over 600,000 books in the UK alone.

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    • 4/5
      Scots children's author and illustrator Debi Gliori - best known for her series of adorable picture-books featuring Mr. Bear, and for her series of spooky middle-grade fantasies about the Strega-Borgia family, which began with Pure Dead Magic - also happens to be the author of my all-time favorite reassurance tale, No Matter What. When Small, a little fox who feels "grim and grumpy," wrecks the living room, Large knows something is wrong, and a back-and-forth exchange begins, with Small posing a series of questions: Would Large still love her, if she were a bear? What about a squishy bug? The answer, of course, is always that Large will love her, "no matter what!"Like so many books of its kind, from Guess How Much I Love You to Love You Forever, this is a story meant to reassure young children, to teach them that parental love is unconditional, and won't be withdrawn because they make a mistake, move away, or grow up. Unlike some of these other titles, however, Gliori's No Matter What is deliberately vague, when it comes to the gender of both parent and child - no pronouns, other than "you" are used in the text, and the illustrations are inconclusive - meaning that it can be interpreted in a variety of ways: as a mother-son, a mother-daughter, father-son, or father-daughter story, depending. The rhyming text itself is simple and sweet, making for a good read-aloud, and the adorable illustrations are colorful and appealing. All in all, it's a winner, and one I highly recommend to anyone looking for this type of story.
    • 4/5
      This is a cute book about how a parent kangaroo loves his/her child kangaroo "no matter what". It has great illustrations of the child's thoughts of turning into different animals while asking the parent "But what if...? (would you still lvoe me?)" It uses a nice rhyming pattern that makes it fun and easy to read. Also, "I'll always love you, no matter what" is repeated throughout the book and could be said in a chorus.
    • 4/5
      This is a 4 star rating because the reader does not feel connected with the characters in a deep way. Their names are "Large" and "Small" which does not help us feel for them. It fits into the Modern Fantasy genre because the kangaroos talk. The idea of loving is possible in real life, but animals can't really talk.
    • 5/5
      A wonderful children's book!