Let Me Call You Sweetheart: A Confectionery of Affection

What do you call the ones you love the most? Acclaimed author Mary Lee Donovan and illustrator Brizida Magro’s Let Me Call You Sweetheart is a playful, sometimes silly, and always cozy picture book that features more than fifty terms of endearment from around the world. Perfect for bedtime, for building vocabulary, for baby showers, and for gift giving all year long.

Mi cielito, my angel, my pumpkin, my bean. My kitten, my sweetheart, my darling sweet pea. Everyone has a special term of endearment for those they love. What do youcall your loved ones?

Let Me Call You Sweetheart is an irresistible picture book to share with the ones you love—no matter what their age! Mary Lee Donovan’s rhythmic text keeps readers turning the pages, and Brizida Magro’s remarkable, sun-drenched illustrations present a cast of playful and charming children and animals, and an enchanting world full of friendship, love, and affection. Featuring more than fifty terms of endearment and expressions of love from around the world, Let Me Call You Sweetheart is perfect for baby showers and bedtime.

Includes a note to readers about the origin of the terms of endearment featured in the book, as well as source notes.