Always By My Side

A celebration of the special connection that exists between a young child and their comfort stuffed animal.

Follow a little boy as he gradually outgrows the need for the constant presence for his comforting companion–a stuffed green dinosaur. But as the stuffed animal narrates, none of us grow out of loving our favorite toys, and, perhaps, they never stop loving us back. When you need a loving hug, or a cuddle of reassurance, or just someone to play with, fuzzy creatures big and small, short and tall, will always be your friend.

My Review

A touching story about a boy and his stuffie. Told from his Stuffies perspective, it’s full of love and never letting go. Even though the boy grows up and finds himself letting go of his stuffie, his stuffie is still always right there if he needs him. This story is heartfelt – it reminded me of a mother watching her children grow. The children outgrow momma but know she’s always there just like the stuffie. The illustrations are gorgeous, a story every child can connect to.

About The Author

Jennifer Black Reinhardt is the author and illustrator of several books for children, such as Playing Possum and Blue Ethel. She illustrated the acclaimed picture books, Gondra’s Treasure, Sometimes You Fly, and Yaks Yak to name a few. When she was little, Jennifer did not have one special “always friend,” but she did have a beloved menagerie of stuffed animals who would mingle and move as soon as she was sound asleep (or so she believed). Jennifer happily works on picture books in a comfortably messy studio in her home in Iowa City, Iowa.

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I wanted to thank the wonderful people at Random House Books for Young Readers for gifting my family this book in exchange for our honest review. You can get this book by clicking on the image below.

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