The second book in Tim McGraw’s My Little Girl series is a heartwarming story of a little girl’s selfless act of kindness.
Tim McGraw and songwriter Tom Douglas once again join forces to write another book about the precocious Katie and her dad. Katie has many talents, but she wonders which one will win her school’s talent show. With the help of Dad and her faithful dog Palio, and after several amusing mishaps, Katie finally chooses one talent that includes Palio. But at the talent show, she decides to drop out of the contest to help her friend, showing kindness is the best talent of all. Katie’s proud dad reassures her that she did the best thing and that while he loves many things about her, he loves her heart most of all.
Tim McGraw is a dad of three daughters, husband to Faith Hill, Country music superstar, Grammy Winner, American Music Award Winner, People’s Choice Winner, highest grossing tour in history (with wife, Faith Hill), and has sold more than 35 million albums. Yet, beneath all the accolades beats the heart of a dad who immensely loves his family.
Tom Douglas is a singer-songwriter who graduated from Oglethorpe University and received an MBA from Georgia State University. He is the writer of hits “Little Rock” by Collin Raye, “The Gift” by Jim Brickman, “Love’s the Only House” by Martina McBride, and “Grown Men Don’t Cry” by Tim McGraw. He and his wife have three children.
Product Information:
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Ages: 4 – 10
Price: Hardcover $16.99
ISBN: 1400314739
ISBN-13: 9781400314737
My thoughts:
I need to say up front that I am a fan of both Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. In addition, Tom Douglas has written a good number of songs that I really enjoy including “My Little Girl”. Because of this fact, I knew that I wanted to check out this book. I didn’t realize that this was the second book that Tim McGraw had written. (Not sure how I missed the first one, but I did.)
First, the picture on the front of the book immediately made me think of Munchkin and D. Then when I opened the book and found the dedication to all the families and members of the United States Armed Forces, well, I admit that it pulled at my heart strings.
All too often these days Dads are completely missing from the picture, or they are portrayed in a negative light. In Love Your Heart, Katie’s Dad is her biggest supporter, and he loves her no matter what. He helps her see that what is most important isn’t what is on the outside, but what is in the heart. It was a lovely story with beautiful illustrations.
I received a copy of this book from Thomas Nelson as part of the Mama Buzz Tour for the purpose of this review. No other compensation was received. All opinions are my own.
