Real Love: The Drawings for Sean

by John Lennon

Book Overview

John Lennon was many things to many people, but to his son Sean, he was Daddy, a role he approached with humor, affection, and creativity. One of the ways John expressed his love for his son was by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 037580174X
• ISBN13: 9780375801747
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Random House Children's Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 6.6"
• Age Range: 5 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Absolutely adorable

After purchasing some of the John Lennon line of clothing for my baby, I had to buy the book. It truly reminds you of what a great mind we lost. The drawings are adorable and colorful. The captions are cute and funny. My daughter loves looking at each page. Its really worth buying.

simple and pure

I already owned this book, but I recently purchased it for a friend of mine who is about to have a baby. She chose "John Lennon's Musical Parade" for her nursery theme, a line of baby products based on this loving collaboration between John Lennon and his young son Sean; she had never seen the actual drawings and I wanted her to know where those images of animals and musical notes came from. The book is endearing and simple, revealing Lennon's creativity with words ("A turtle winning by a hare" under a drawing of a turtle and a rabbit; "A bird bath" under a picture of a bird in in the rain). In the short introduction, Yoko explains that Sean came up with some of the titles himself. All in all, a wonderful book for children, fans of John Lennon, and adults who are young at heart.

Simply Cute

I bought this book, while researching for a play "John Lennon and Me". This book is really cute, colorful, and VERY enjoyable. Not only did I enjoy it, but the cast of the play also enjoyed it as well, young and old, we all liked it. John Lennon's play on words is great. The captions are simple, but perfect. I would recomend this for any John Lennon fan, or just any one looking for a sweet/cute children's book.

a cool use for the book

I love this book and even though some may not agree with what I'm doing with it, it turned out to be a great idea. The drawings are perfect for a baby's room so what I've done is taken the drawings in the book and framed them to make a border for our baby's bedroom. The captions at the bottom of each page are perfect and simple and relay a wonderful message. I was never a fan of the Beatles or John Lennon for that matter, but this book really caught my eye and I couldn't resist it.

Very colorful & friendly, you come away from it smiling.

The backgrounds are very pretty and colorful and John Lennon's drawings have a joyous and happy feel to them. The colorizations add a lot of happiness and fun and work well with his humorous linework. It's a very pleasing book to my 3 kids. Any kid would love it or any adult would appreciate it, for that matter. There's no story to the book but the titles are funny to repeat along to your kid.