Many ways that “I love you” is conveyed through deeds rather than words are detailed in a rhyming narrative paired with tender illustrations showing a family of two adults and three small children. The comfort and warmth of this picture book is in both the observant text and in the art that extends the narrative with familiar scenes of daily family life. Gentle hands wake a child up in the morning. Busy hands of adults and children hold and help and create and play throughout the day (“Hands that hold a bite to share. Hands that bring the silverware”). Gentle hands again tuck a child in at night. “Hands that do all they can do are also saying 'I love you.’” (Ages 2–5)

Hands touch, hold, and hug. Hands feed, give, and share. Hands create, mend, and heal. Hands say love! Every day, our hands show the most important people in our lives how we care about them, from parents helping children learn to walk to families playing and working together to friends waving hello and good-bye. This perfect read-aloud for toddlers celebrates the many hands-on moments we share and reminds us that even the simplest gesture can be a profound expression of love.