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This decidedly unchildlike but charming valentine to the author's beloved will delight fans of Steig's New Yorker cartoons. Declarations such as "I love the hay you walk on" and "You be the beauty, I'll be the beast" are illustrated with saucy watercolor and ink depictions of couples embracing, kicking up their heels, lazing beside a river, or just standing together, enjoying one another's company.