I Love You Like Crazy Cakes by Rose A. Lewis Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of I Love You Like Crazy Cakes
Book Review: My daughter's favorite book!
Summary: 5 Stars
I adopted my daughter from China in 2001 and this has been her favorite book from the beginning. She sees the woman in the book as me and the baby in the book as her. In her mind the book was written for us, about us. It tells the story of her adoption in simple language terms that she can understand. It has always been my favorite too.Book Review: From My Own Experience
Summary: 5 Stars
I was browsing in the children's section of the bookstore when this book caught my eye. I picked it up because I thought that the baby on the cover was adorable. The minute I read the first couple of words I knew what this book was about. As I sat there reading this book, I could feel the tears starting to swell in my eyes. I was five years old when I was adopted and I am now 23 years old. I Love You Like Crazy Cakes struck a deep chord with me and hope it does the same for anyone who reads it.Book Review: This book makes me sad.
Summary: 2 Stars
A new child to most parents is always a joyous occasion (or at least it should). This is especially true to parents who adopt (I am speaking from experience). However, the illustrations in this book depict nothing but sadness. All the characters look as if there is some deep sadness lingering inside. No one smiles... no one celebrates. The words are slightly more joyous than the images, but as they say, "a picture paints a thousand words."
The other sad aspect of this story is that there is no adoptive father. I know that a dad doesn't have to be present to make an adoption legal, but it leads to a sad life for the child if there isn't a dad. Dads are very important, and this book downplays the importance of that role.
The book as a whole is very sad.
Book Review: A beautiful, tender story--I weep each time I read it.
Summary: 5 Stars
I first read this story when I picked it up on a whim at the Library. When I read it to my little girl, I wept. It is a touching and lovely story. Recently, my best friend asked me to check out her wish list on Amazon. I Love you Like Crazy Cakes topped her list. She and her husband are attempting to adopt a little girl from China. They have been on a long journey to become parents and the best part is yet to come for them. I purchased it and when it arrived my daughter asked me to read it. Again, I wept. Such a touching story. You do not need to have adoped a little girl to be moved by this book---being human is enough. I highly recommend this book.Book Review: I Love You Like Crazy Cakes
Summary: 5 Stars
As is made clear in the dedication to her daughter Alexandra Mae-Ming Lewis this is Rose Lewis' own story and every word rings true. Beginning, "Once upon a time in China there was a baby girl who lived in a big room with lots of other babies." Rose Lewis writes a love letter to her newly adopted child. She tells the story of how two people in need came together to help each other. She assures her daughter that while in China though she was well cared for and that she had friends, she needed a mother. For her sake Rose, who was in America, "also had many friends [she] was missing something too-a baby." Rose wrote to "officials in China and asked if [she] could adopt one the babies who lived in the big room. "At each step in the process Rose Lewis makes clear that her daughter was valued by all parties and that their happy ending as a family was the result of everyone wishing the best for her daughter. Finally Rose Lewis ends their story telling her daughter that the first time they were alone together in their American home Rose cried, "for your Chinese mother, who could not keep you. I wanted her to know that we would always remember her. And I hoped somehow she knew you were safe and happy in the world. Jane Dyer's realistic watercolor illustrations perfectly complement the text. I have no doubt this will be read to babies though the text is appropriate for readers from five-to-eight.