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Spotted at An Unlikely Story!

Thank you, Leo Landry, for the photo and the display! Nice Valentine’s Day display at An Unlikely Story, Plainfield, Mass.…

My sweetheart, my dear, my beloved, my love.

In many languages, you will find versions of these terms of endearment: honey, dear, sweetheart. Beyond that, animal names and food-related words are very common. Tiny bits of food–like morsels…

Why do we use terms of endearment?

I checked with my gut and think that, sometimes, calling one’s beloved by name simply doesn’t measure up to the love and affection one feels for them in that moment.…

Books by Mary Lee Donovan

Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Now available for preordering! Let Me Call You Sweetheart: A Confectionery of Affection What do you call the ones you love the most? Author Mary Lee Donovan and illustrator Brizida…

A Hundred Thousand Welcomes

Welcome, come in! You are invited to travel to homes around the world in this beautifully illustrated picture book about hospitality and acceptance, which features the word “welcome” from more…