How Do You Say I Love You? A celebration of love around the world from bestselling Australian duo, now in paperback by Ashleigh Barton

From the bestselling creators of What Do You Call Your Grandpa?, What Do You Call Your Grandma? and What Do You Do to Celebrate?

In every country around the globe,
we all have ways to show
the people who mean the most to us
what they ought to know.

From bestselling duo Ashleigh Barton and Martina Heiduczek comes an exuberant and beautiful book that celebrates the many different ways we say ‘I love you’, in languages the world over.

How Do You Say I Love You? is a heartwarming look at how we tell our loved ones how much we care.

AWARDS
Notable – CBCA Early Childhood Book 2023

PRAISE FOR WHAT DO YOU CALL YOUR GRANDPA?

‘A beautiful gift book and one to share with all the family, from the youngest readers to grandparents and great-grandparents.’ – Kids’ Book Review

‘Together Barton and Heiduczek have produced a delightful picture book celebrating grandfathers from every corner of the globe. What Do You Call Your Grandpa? is a fabulous choice for school or home and is one that will be sure to delight.’ – Dark Matter Zine

‘What Do You Call Your Grandpa? celebrates cultural diversity, individuality, families, and love. The book depicts the special bond grandfathers share with their grandchildren while highlighting the fact that every grandpa and relationship is unique.’ – Buzz Words

‘With this debut book, Ashleigh Barton provides a heartwarming depiction of child-grandfather relationships around the world … This is a beautiful and important book for children living in our culturally diverse country.’ – ReadPlus

About the Author: As a child, Ashleigh Barton would borrow ten library books at a time and decided, at precisely age six, that she wanted to be a writer. Several years, a law degree and a couple of full-time jobs later, Ashleigh has finally made her six-year-old self proud. Now the author of the picture books What Do You Call Your Grandpa?, What Do You Call Your Grandma? and What Do You Do To Celebrate?, Ashleigh loves writing stories for children of all ages. She also works as a freelance copywriter, and prior to this worked in marketing and publicity for children’s books at a major publisher, running campaigns for internationally renowned authors and illustrators. Ashleigh lives in Sydney with her husband, dog, and three little bookworms.

Martina grew up in a small village on the Baltic Sea in Germany. Here you could find her mostly galloping through the forests with flying piggy tails on her Shetland pony, drawing or reading.
These days she is an illustrator and graphic designer and lives in Australia.
Martina’s illustrations are a mixture of digital and traditional media. With a passion for colour and textures she works with layers of scanned materials, coloured pencils, watercolour and gouache.
Her works are inspired by nature, people, places, and the emotionally moving and silly things she sees out there … Magic is everywhere!

30 Sep 2025
 

How Do You Say I Love You? A celebration of love around the world from bestselling Australian duo, now in paperback by Ashleigh Barton ISBN 9780733342189