Aw! Love Quotes for the Child Inside ♥

For me, one of the best sources of cute love quotes are from children's books. There's something magical about the simple, sincere descriptions of love that puts me in that special place only the most touching things can: teary eyed and giggling.

For our own wedding we read from I Like You by Sandol Stoddard Warburg and it was surreal how those words took on another dimension - hearing them in front of your partner, in your wedding dress, shell shocked and elated, really takes your breath away. Wow, we're here. This is happening!

A while back we published this list of 15 wedding reading from children's books that melted my heart at the time, and today I bring you another selection of melt-in-your-heart love quotes and wedding reading ideas from children's books which I hope will sprinkle your special day with smiles.

Cute Love Quotes from Children's Books

I Like You by Sandol Stoddard Warburg

This is a book about all the reasons that you love, cutely packaged up as 'like' including two lines that still choke me up:

..... And if we are in Grand Central Station and I get lost
you are the one that is yelling for me

.... I can't remember when I didn't like you
It must have been lonesome then

Me Without You by Ralph Lazar and Lisa Swerling

This sweet, unique and whimsical story is written like a kidies book but is actually for big kiddies. The ridiculously endearing rhymes will as funny and cute as they come. Here's an extract:

... sky without blueGet the full love quote here.
... Mowgli without Baloo
Get the full piece here ... kung without fu' "I'll love you foreverGet the full children's book here

I'll like you for alwaysThe heavens have billions of stars,
The earth has oceans of blue,Yes, you're the best, You pass every test.
You know north from north-west . . .
I love you like a skipping stone...Get the full children's book here
I love you like a doggy's bone... Guess how much i love you?
I love you as high as I can reach...
I love you all the way up to my toes!
I love you as high as i can HOP Get the full reading here I'm always impressed.
At the end of the day, we're each other's foot-rest... Get it here

I must have done something right,
Because God gave me you. Get the full kids reading here
As long as I'm living
My baby you'll be."
...Me without you!? What would I do?

The Missing Pieceby Shel Silverstein

The cute love quote from children's book "The Missing Piece' is part of a simple and super sweet story about the quest for love and fulfillment. Here's a sweet excerpt:

It was missing a piece, and it was not happy. S o it set off in search of its missing piece. And as it rolled it sang this song:
Oh I'm lookin' for my missin' piece, I'm lookin' for my missin' piece, Hi-dee-ho, here I go, Lookin' for my missin' piece.

God Gave Me You by Cindy Bracken

God Gave me You was was published in 1985 and is still a total tear jerker when it comes to cute love quotes from children's books. Written to be read from parent to child, it's all about a love that will never die:

Love You Foreverby Robert Munsch

God Gave Me You is a beautifully illustrated picture book for young children that also makes a very special wedding reading will telling your partner just how much they are loved:

To the One I Loveby Lisa Swerling

Another adult book written in children's book style, this book has the most adorable illustrations to match the different ways this couple loves each other. Put a smile on a loved one's face with this quirky love story.

I Love You! by Calee M. Lee and Tricia Tharp

Celebrating the love between a parent and a child, this rhyming book features a host of animals and the things they love about each other. Perfect also for the love of your life. Here's a little love quote excerpt from this children's book :

Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

Another classic source of love quotes comes from children's book "I Love You" by Same McBratney. In the form of a conversation between a Big Nutbrown Hare the rabbit and Little Nutbrown Hare the rabbit, the shares how many ways they love each other:

The Perfect Gift by Rohan Henry

Another fun wedding reading and cute love quote comes from children's book, The Perfect Gift, a timeless story about love and friendship.

Leo and Lisa have been best friends forever and Leo wants to give her that one special gift to show her how he feels. The first leaf of autumn, the most delicate snowflake ever, an exquisite spring butterfly-but none of them endures. So Leo begins his quest for the perfect gift to for Lisa. Get the cute reading here

Soooooooooooo sweet, right!??

Do you have any other cute ideas for wedding readings? I'd love to hear about them in the comments below! xox