*received for free from netgalley for honest review* This was a really cute book, the artwork was adorable and story relatable for young kids. Also loved the vocabulary in this book! very fun words lol

Heart Print is about a young child who wants to make a special birthday present for their mom. But whenever they try to make something, everything goes wrong! Eventually, after washing their hands and cleaning up, they try their hand on a napkin, and realize that the handprint is half a heart. Adding the other handprint in the right spot, creates a heart.

Mom loves it, but the kiddo is distraught when the heart shape dries and disappears. Never fear, though. Mom reminds them that the love is still there, even if you can't see it! They go around the house making heart prints, the child making one side and the mom making the other, all over the house and everywhere they go.

This is super adorable. It reminds us that love is in everything and everywhere, even though we can't see it. Wonderful sweet story for kids that will warm your heart!

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this eARC in exchange for my honest review on the book!

Heart Print

A child discovers a great way to show love for her mom when attempting to create a craft as a present for her does not work very well.

This is a fun story about showing love.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Heart Print is a sweet story about creating the best gift with love. It's moms birthday, and her child wants to make her a gift to show her how much they love her. But nothing goes right. Then they accidentally create a heart print on a napkin, and mom is overjoyed. The child gets sad that it doesn't last for long but mom explains that even though they can no longer see it they know its there. They then proceed to make more heart prints everywhere together to celebrate how much they love each other. This is such a sweet and heartfelt story and is a great idea to do with your child too.

I’m 65 years old, my mother long dead, but I still remember fretting and fretting in third or fourth grade about getting my mother the perfect present — difficult because I had little money or artistic talent. (I bought her a squeaky poodle that I would have adored; how could she not?)

Here a child tries to make a craft present that gets more and more awful as s/he tries to correct the “foozles” (mistakes) that came before. By accident, the child strikes on the perfect present. Sockeroo!

I did like the prose, but what really makes Heart Print: How Not to Foozle Mom’s Gift are Monika Marzek’s watercolor illustrations.

In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley, the author and the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) in exchange for an honest review.

This was cute but I can't say it was something I loved. I didn't really connect much to the text, it just seemed a little bland. I didn't love the inclusion of the two words without the meaning being said at the beginning (I found it a little confusing about them as an adult nevermind as a child). Overall cute but needed a bit more

This is an adorable book! Even though the child's present for their mom isn't quite working out the mom loves what they create. The two end up creating their own project that is better than anything. Such a sweet book! And you get to learn new, fun words.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

An interesting story for kids who can’t seem to get anything right, that will leave them feeling better the next time their hands can’t slow down.

A sweet read with a lovely message. The illustrations are beautiful but the text failed to engage me and could do with some refining. I got distracted halfway through the book and found myself doing other things even though it's only 20 pages on my computer.

Heart Print was just adorable! I loved the rhyming and could find myself reading this book to my children over and over! I also loved the overall message that no matter if something is made with your hands or your feet, our love is always there! I loved the illustrations and found the book to be very visually appealing. I also loved the repetitive words, as this is something young children love. I would totally purchase this book!

A sweet and short story of overcoming difficulties and achieving one’s goal – in this case, making a Mother’s Day gift, a story of finding creativity in the most unusual places. Loved the message here!

This book is very sweet, but best of all, it will encourage children and thier mothers--or any other specail grown-ups in thier lives--to follow along and make heart-prints, too. Imagine children making a life-long memory of love that also connects them to a book. Sockaroo!

This book was a bit of a letdown unfortunately. I had high hopes being a mom myself, but it just brought back sad memories of when my own kids have been upset about things that have gone wrong. I know in the story that things are resolved, but the frustration was too much at the beginning. I also didn't appreciate the confusing words which kids wouldn't necessarily know. My suggestion would be to move them to the beginning of the book so that kids know what the new words are going into the story rather than putting them at the end in a glossary type page. At this level a glossary should not be needed in order to understand what's going on in the story or a character's emotions.

A really sweet children’s book, promoting just how valuable love is. Illustrations are beautiful, and the message is simple, but poignant. A good talking point to have with your child.

With thanks to Carrie Sharkey Asner, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) and Netgalley for an e-copy to read and review.

A cute fun story to tell kids that even the smallest things mean the world. This can get kids more engaged into activitys they normally wouldn't do just to try to get their parents to smile.

A beautifully illustrated really sweet story which shows children (and adults) that the gift of love doesn't have to cost a cent.
No complicated words children will struggle with if they read it them selves or will not understand if its read to them.
As a former nursery nurse I think this book would be a perfect addition to a preschool library as it opens up some great ideas for planned activities.