Love Is . . . All Around ■
BY KIM CASALI
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INTRODUCTION BY STEFANO CASALI
SPECIFICATIONS ■ 365 black-and-white illustrations ■ 384 pages, 5½ × 6½" ■ Hardcover RIGHTS: NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH PUB MONTH: FEBRUARY
This book features 365 of the best cartoons from the ’60s to the present
HUMOR
SELLING POINTS
■ The perfect Valentine’s Day gift ■ Love Is . . . enjoys continuing popularity through stationery, apparel, figurines, candy, and jewelry
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6-copy counter pack ISBN 978-0-8109-9670-0 US $95.70
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Love is . . .
All Around, the newest book in
. . . togetherness
the successful Abrams series, features the all-time best of
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these beloved cartoons! The story behind the “Love is . . .” phenomenon is legend: In the 1960s, a shy artist named Kim Grove found she could best express her feelings to Roberto Casali, the man she eventually wed, through charming love notes. Casali treasured the drawings—and recognized their universal appeal. In 1970, he shared his wife’s work with the Los Angeles Times, and the rest
Love Is . . .
is history.
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An essay by Stefano Casali, Kim and Roberto’s son,
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completes this special book, offering an insider’s knowl-
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edge of the heartfelt “Love is . . .” cartoons. Kim Grove Casali began what became the “Love Is . . .” Love Is . . . a Wild Ride
phenomenon in 1967 when she met and drew funny little
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cartoons for Roberto Casali, her future husband. Their son, Stefano Casali, has preserved and promoted his mother’s legacy of the universal messages of love since Kim’s
. . . the rock on which to build a relationship
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death in 1997.
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