book review :: pierre in l♥ve

by sara pennypacker

pictures by petra mathers

pierre in l♥ve

is the story of a brave fisherman

{who happens to be a rat}

who is head-over-heels in l♥ve

with an elegant ballet teacher

{who happens to be a rabbit}.

he has never met her,

but has long admired her from afar.

this is the only book i have ever read

that uses the words

bloopy

&

love-swoggled

to express that woozy, awkward, in-love feeling,

but i loved this book even before reading

those ingenious, made-up words.

{spell-check is warning me that these are not real words.}

you might think that i love this book in part

because the lovely ballet teacher's name is

catherine.

while i do admire the author's choice and spelling,

what i love most about it is that pierre

gets misty-eyed if he even hears a word

that sounds REMOTELY close to catherine.

like the word

aspirin.

can pierre muster up the courage

to tell catherine how he feels?

kind reader,

you must find out for yourself.

but i will share with you his wise words,

"feelings are like tides -
you can't hold them back!"

~ ~ ~ ~ ~
do you see your love in every cloud?

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

look for this gem of a book at your local library.

♥

p.s. pierre in love would make a great gift

for someone named pierre.

or someone named catherine.

or someone who is in love.

or someone who might someday be in love.