I Love It When You Smile: A Heartwarming Picture Book About a Grumpy Kangaroo for Kids (Ages 4-8)

Physically I really love the craftsmanship of this book, it's well-made and thoughtfully designed. When I buy a printed copy of a children's book (as opposed to a Kindle version), I love when it's this kind of quality. The font for the story is whimsical and cute too, and easy to read. As a graphic designer and lover of printed books, I just had to point that out.I bought it to read as a bedtime story to my 5 year old son. It's a sweet little story, and my son and I like to cuddle up during our bedtime routine and say how much we love each other, so it fits that mood. Plus my son has told me in the past that he loves when I smile, and I've told him the same, so I thought this book would be fitting. For us it's about acknowledging that people can sometimes feel grumpy and in a bad mood, which is ok - but it's all the more special when they smile because you know they're happy and it makes you feel good when someone you love is happy.

Loved it! The story was very cute, perfect for my 4 year old who loves kangaroos! The Joey is probly in the same age group as much son cause he definitely related to the joey being in a "toddler mood" and not wanting to smile. The story is about what the mom does to try and get him to smile and be in a better mood. In the end he does and she says I love it when you smile! Very cute story!

Such an adorable story and the illustrations are beautiful. Charles Fuge is one of the only illustrators that we have bought almost every single one of his books. They're simple exquisite. The story is about a little boy kangaroo who won't smile and his mom does silly things to help him smile. The text is longer than a young one year or two year old may sit through but it's worth it to try. There are pages where the text is very large like Word Art so it jumps out and catches the attention of the children though so it's way fun. There is one spread where you turn the book to be vertical instead of horizontal which my 2 year old adores!

Illustrations and story are absolutely adorable!

One of my favorite books ever! Such a cute story about a crabby little kangaroo. The mother tries to get a smile out by doing many things, but it turns into something silly that gets them both laughing. Describes my serious daughter perfectly!

I really love this book. I love how the mom tries to cheer little roo up and his little friends too :-)

Such a wonderful sweet book, similar in spirit to the author's previous 'Guess How Much I Love You'. The story is simple, but fun and full of warmth, and the illustrations/art are terrific. Definitely a new favorite in our household.

We love this book! This is one of my favorite books to read to my daughter and now my son. We love to give this book as a gift too.