Originally posted on Once Upon a Bookcase.This is such a beautiful book! It's one of those sweet gift books you would find in the humour section of a bookshop, and it caught my eye. It's basically the story of two dinosaurs who meet and fall in love. There are aspects they find attractive in each other, and other aspects not so much, but the good outweighs the bad, and love blossoms.I picked it up because I recognised the style on the cover. Edward Monkton, illustrator and writer, also wrote Love Monkey, which my cousin had as a reading at her wedding, when she and her husband swapped their own carved hearts. That was such a cute story, and so picking up A Lovely Love Story was a must.It's just as beautiful! It's one of those books that would be perfect to your other half on Valentine's Day; a little quirk, a little funny, but a lot touching and full of cute!Edward Monkton has a series of these cute little books, and I just want to find one for every person in my life now. Or just buy them all for myself!
Do You like book A Lovely Love Story (2006)?
I love his writing style. Sincere and to the point. I stood in Barnes and Noble reading it while grinning ear to ear. I knew immediately that I just had to buy it. I think it describes the way that everyone should fall in love. Everyone has quirks and fetishes for things that we may not appreciate at first... But there are some qualities about them that are so captivating that it makes us willing to adapt and eventually come to appreciate those differences. My favorite part is after they have fallen in love and have grown old together. "Now the Dinosaur and the Lovely Other Dinosaur are OLD... LOOK at them." It's followed by a simple picture of both of them with big grins, holding hands, and touching noses. The author tells us to just LOOK at them, because he does not need to explain with words how happy they have made each other over the years. The picture says a thousand words. This book may have been written for children, but it has touched my heart. I hope my Love Story looks like this one day.
—Alaina Mansueto
