Last updated on August 22, 2026
BOOK LOVE FIRST CHAPTER BOOK
Young Readers Become World Leaders
“Never again would I be bored. If I had a book, I had a friend. I could read whenever I wanted, and I didn’t even need a wire to plug my book into the wall.”
Such is the magical journey into the world of reading a young girl discovers after failing first grade.
Reviews
Young readers will instantly feel a bond with this little girl as everyone has their own struggles, whether with reading or something else. Beautifully and compassionately told by a masterful writer.
~Readers’ Favorite Reviewer Emily-Jane Hills Orford
Nerlande learned she loved reading. She had been imagining her own stories. Now she could read them in books. She could learn new things, like the puppy in the story who grew up to be a “seeing-eye dog” for a blind person.
~Readers’ Favorite Reviewer Irene Valentine
Book Love is beautiful inside and out. Roberts uses a child to teach children the love of books and it works beautifully. This book is a must for elementary classrooms and libraries. I highly recommend Book Love by Lorilyn Roberts if you have a child wanting to learn to read.
~Readers’ Favorite Reviewer Joy Hannabass
Author Lorilyn Roberts hits on a powerful nostalgic topic in Book Love that children and their parents, guardians, and teachers can surely all share in. One of the features of the read that most impressed me was the emotional arc of the central character, whose aversion to reading is never treated lightly, is genuinely grounded, and is slowly shifted alongside the plot to create a convincing change of heart.
~ Readers’ Favorite Reviewer K.C. Finn
The story is told in the first person with sensitivity to the feelings of the child. Teachers and parents are caring and well-intended. The little girl is drawn as a very sympathetic character, one we want to see succeed. I enjoyed developing a genuine love of books and reading as this serves us well at any age.
~ Readers’ Favorite Reviewer Kimberlee J. Benart
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