Do I Love You? Yes I Do!

by Ruth Forman, Raissa Figueroa (Illustrator)

From bestselling author Ruth Forman and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honoree Raissa Figueroa comes a lyrical and vivid picture book celebrating motherhood, daughterhood, and the magic of love.

Do I love you?

Love shapes every moment in our lives. From a morning sunrise with colors bold to dandelion wishes carried on the wind to an evening sunset with shades soft and cool, the world is made of love.

Here is a book that asks and answers the most important question loved ones can ever Do I love you? Yes, I do!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

40 pages, Hardcover

Published January 6, 2026

Reviews

[The Page Ladies Book Club · Rating 5 out of 5]

Roses are red, violets are blue. This Valentine’s stack completely stole my heart. 💘📚

I decided to lean all the way into the love this year from swoony teen drama to giggly baby board books and honestly? Valentine’s reading just hits different!

Jane Stays Dreaming gave me all the modern-day rom-com chaos I crave. Jane secretly running a glamorous blog while trying to control her real-life love triangle? The secondhand embarrassment. The yearning. The messy heart decisions. It felt like Emma met social media and said, “Let’s complicate everything.” I was rooting for her even while whispering, “Girl, log OFF.” 💻💔

Then I shifted into pure, joyful sweetness with Chicka Chicka I Love You. That rhythmic, bouncy celebration of L-O-V-E is basically a hug in book form. It’s impossible not to read it out loud dramatically. I dare you.

And Do I Love You? Yes I Do!? Oh my heart. This one feels soft and lyrical, like golden-hour sunlight poured onto the page. It captures that steady, unconditional love between parent and child in a way that made me pause and just soak it in.

For the tiniest valentines, the Karen Katz lift-the-flap books Kisses, Kisses, Head to Toe! and What Does Baby Love? are interactive cuteness overload. Flaps, giggles, mirrors, tickles they turn reading into a full-on cuddle session. There is nothing sweeter than a baby discovering themselves in that mirror at the end. 🥹

And then there’s Valentines Are the Worst! which is for anyone who pretends they hate Valentine’s Day but secretly just wants tacos and maybe one tiny arrow of affection. Gilbert the Goblin vs. aggressive cupids? Comedy gold. It’s the perfect reminder that even the grumpiest goblin can’t outrun love forever. 🌮🏹

What I loved most about this mix is how it shows love in every stage: crushes, friendships, parent-child bonds, baby giggles, and even reluctant goblins. Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be just one thing. It can be messy, mushy, loud, shy, lyrical, chaotic and still completely beautiful.

✨️Thank you Simon Kids for sharing this Valentine’s Day box with us!

[SamSamSam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok well this was very tender, and I do love Forman's poetry, even and especially for the youngest readers. However, the text seemed primed to be in parallel structure for the first few pages, and then it deviated and never came back. I was disappointed because I loved the poetic concepts paired with the child's own experiences, and wanted to see more of that. That also would have made it a stronger choice for storytime. Still beautiful, though! I'm not sure if a child would enjoy this particular title as much as an adult would, since it's very focused on the unconditional love of parenthood that children naturally take for granted.

[Bookishrealm · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely adore Ruth Forman.

Her words are like magic.

I'm torn on this one. On one hand, I loved the vivid images created by Raissa Figueroa and the beautiful poetry that Forman places on each page; however, unlike her previous works, I'm not sure that this one will work well as a read aloud. It definitely is worth considering for an older audience, but not the typical storytime group.

That being said, I loved it. And I think it's a great primer in self-confidence, connection with ancestors, a special love between mother and daughter, and an appreciation of the land. It felt like spoken word in the form of a picture book. Simply beautiful.

[Kelly {SpaceOnTheBookcase] · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do I Love You? Yes I Do! by Ruth Forman is another masterpiece blending beautiful prose with the strength of a mother-daughter relationship. Raissa Figueroa captured the essences of the story beautifully with her illustrations. A wonderful children's picture book.

Thank you Simon Kids for the gifted copy.

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

we loved reading this one.

[Katie Eaton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A tender picture book about a mother helping her daughter find her place in the big world while answering life’s most important question with a heartfelt yes.