I Already Know I Love You
Billy Crystal
(Reviewer - Rebecca Brown)
2004 HarperCollins
ISBN: 0060593911

A cavalcade of feelings that comes with being a grandfather, based on the author's own experiences.

Even on the inside cover, Billy Crystal tells of his delights as he awaits his grandchild's birth: “I'm waiting to see you in ballet shoes, or is it football pads?...”

Exquisitely illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles, Billy Crystal's verses give charm & humor to the grand adventure of becoming a grandparent. From “I'm going to be your grandpa!...” to “I'm waiting to show you everything...” to “I want to feel your heart beat...” to “I'm waiting to play peekaboo...” to “I'm waiting to show you oceans...” to “I want to teach you about our family...”, we read as this grandpa-to-be looks about his world in wonder, seeing with new eyes.

I Already Know I Love You is a perfect book for Grandpas-to-be. It is filled with fun, hugs, lovely images & charming ways to tell your grandchild, of either gender, that you already love them.

What a keeper!
(05/16/04)

Rebecca