r ,.-------,..-,-- ; , >, rTrol1 BridgeWater Books ;;.~ : . .'. '71 " This edition published in 2002. Copyright © 1997 by Lisa McCourt Reprinted by permission of Troll Communications LLC. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of BridgeWater Books. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Printed in Belgium. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McCourt, Lisa. I love you, Stinky Face I written by Lisa McCourt; p. illustrated by Cyd Moore. ern Summary: A mother and child discuss how the mother's love would remain constant even ir her child were a stmky skunk, scary ape, or bug-eating green alien. ISBN 0-8167-4392-4 [I. Mother and child-Fiction. 2. Animals-Fiction.] I. Moore, (yd. ill. II. nne. Pll.M13745If 1997 [E)-dc21 97-10017 '-, ") love you, my wonderful child," said Mama as she tucked me In. But) had a question. ( '<-- . ..'. . ! "If you were a big, scary ape, I would comb your whole hairy self to make sure you didn't have any tangles. '. " "And 1 would make your birthday cake out of bananas, and 1 would tell you, 'I love you, my big, scary ape.'" .. ,... , '. I r "Then I would give you a bath and sprinkle you with sweet-smelling powder. .~ .::-..:;..': I ;~~ ., .,.•..... .•....• ~... ,. "And if you still smelled bad , Iwouldn't mind , and I would hug you tight and whisper in ,!y,?ur ear, 'I love you, , . Stinky Face.'" "Then I would buy you a bigger toothbrush for your big teeth and make sure that you brushed them every night so they'd stay healthy and strong. "And if you had a sore throat, 1 would stick my head right inside your enormous jaws to make sure you were okay, and 1 would say, 'I love you, my ferocious alligator.'" "Then I would give you plenty of me