This award-winning poetry collection includes sixteen poems that tell of love and the simple joys of everyday life seen through the eyes of a child, by legendary author Eloise Greenfield with illustrations by Caldecott Medal-winning illustrators Diane and Leo Dillon. Each of these sixteen poems is spoken straight from the perspective of a child. Riding on a train, listening to music, playing with a friend...each poem elicits a new appreciation of the rich content of everyday life. The poems are accompanied by both portrait and panorama drawings that deepen the insights contained in the words. This beloved book of poetry is a Reading Rainbow Selection, an ALA Notable Children's Book, and the winner of George C. Stone Center for Children's Books' Recognition of Merit Award. "Abounds with that special tenderness surrounding the everyday experiences in a child's life. These poems beg to be read aloud." — The Boston Globe "Children will find many of their own feelings and experiences reflected in this marvelous collection." — Y.C. "[Touches] the important aspects of a child's life, the people and things [a child] loves and laughs, cries, or wonders about . . . Fully imagined graphics [by the winners of the 1976 and 1977 Caldecott Medals]." — B.L. An ALA Notable Children's Book HONEY, I LOVE and other love poems Ages 7 to 11 Love don't mean all that kissing Like on television Love Means Daddy Saying keep your mama company till I get back And me doing it Sixteen poems tell of love and the simple joys of everyday life, seen through the eyes of a child: playing with a friend, skipping rope, riding on a train--or keeping Mama company till Daddy gets back. Each of these sixteen love poems is spoken straight from the heart of a child. Riding on a train, listening to music, playing with a friend...each poem elicits a new appreciation of the rich content of everyday life. And each poem is accompanied by a beautiful drawing, both portrait and panorama, that deepens the insights contained in the singing words. For the first time Eloise Greenfield and Diane and Leo Dillon have combined teir rich talents to bring children a book that shows them the joys that come from seeing with a poet's eyes--the eyes of love. Notable Children's Books of 1978 (ALA) A Reading Rainbow Selection Winner, 1990 Recognition of Merit Award (George C. Stone Center for Children's Books, Claremont, CA) 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.  Two-time Caldecott-winning illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon have illustrated over twenty-five books for children and have received many honors, including two Coretta Scott King Awards and the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. They live in Brooklyn, New York. By Myself When I'm by myself And I close my eyes I'm a twin I'm a dimple in a chin I'm a room full of toys I'm a squeaky noise I'm a gospel song I'm a gong I'm a leaf turning red I'm a loaf of brown bread I'm a whatever I want to be An anything I care to be And when I open my eyes What I care to be Is me