I am a huge fan of Gary Chapman and his best selling books, The Five Love Languages. As a matter of fact, you will be reading my review of the updated The Five Love Languages of Children. If you are not familiar with this series of books, I highly encourage you to get hold of a copy today.
Brand new to the TFLL series is a beautifully illustrated children’s book called, A Perfect Pet for Peyton. This book tells a sweet story about twins Peyton and Penny and their quest to find the perfect pet. The story takes place in a magical zoo, where the children are exposed to different types of animals. Each have specific personality traits and needs.
Along with the main story, each page also has a seek and find for animals, as well as a teeny tiny little insect hidden on each big picture. Finding the little ants and dragonflies adds an extra element of surprise for your little readers.
Our review: When I first pulled the book out of my bag, Eph grabbed it and wanted to read it. He is an emergent reader and after trying to read a couple of pages by himself, after about a minute he loudly declared he “didn’t like the book” and handed it back to Lu and I. Lu, my lover of animals, was instantly enthralled and caught on quickly to the seek and find.
Now, don’t let Eph’s quick dismissal of the book fool you. As soon as Lu found that first little dragonfly, Eph was listening intently while drawing and by the time that Peyton and Penny reached the The Perfect Pet Pal Emporium, he had discreetly made his way to the couch so he could see the pictures.
The book does a fantastic job of weaving the traits of each of the five love languages throughout the book. By the time you get to the end, the pet placings, you are very aware of each character’s love language. The kids and I had a great talk about the different characteristics and we even compared them to our dog, cat and fish.
I haven’t really had a chance to work with the kids to determine their love language. The book counsels not to put too much emphasis on one or the other but I feel pretty certain that Eph leans towards physical touch and gifts. Lu seems to be more quality time and words of affirmation. I plan on reading the book a few more times and talking them through the questions in the back.
Overall this is a great book to help you understand your child more and to help them understand each other. I highly recommend this book for my readers. Find out more about The Perfect Pet for Peyton or any of the other Five Love Languages books by visiting their website. You can also like them on Facebook and follow on Twitter.
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