All About Love (Amy Dunjey, illus Giorgia Clerico, Five Mile)

Amy Dunjey’s latest picture book All About Love is a playful, rhyming exploration of how love is expressed through actions. The story encourages young readers aged 3–8 to recognise love in everyday moments – through kindness, empathy and connection. Paired with a clear and accessible font, Giorgia Clerico’s whimsical, evocative digital illustrations bring these moments to life, visually reinforcing the book’s gentle themes with warmth and charm. In the same vein as Diane Adams’s Love Is and Fred Small’s Everything Possible, All About Love highlights the various ways we can find and create love in our lives. Sometimes, it’s as simple as sharing the last cookie or opening your friendship circle to newcomers. Dunjey also touches on the moments when leading with love can be difficult, like challenging a friend on their actions, apologising for your mistakes, or even deciding to be kind to yourself when you’re not feeling confident. While some passages are a little saccharine, the book ultimately affirms the potential of love to transform, comfort and fortify, centring it as our most powerful contribution to the world. Both parents and educators may find All About Love a useful springboard for discussions with early readers about sharing, self-respect, self-acceptance, acknowledging your mistakes, empathy and sticking up for others.

Books+Publishing reviewer: Jasmine Pirovic is a culture writer from Western Sydney, based in London. Books+Publishing is Australia’s number-one source of pre-publication book reviews.

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