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Guess How Much I Love You
When I'm Big: A Guess How Much I Love You Storybook
For the first time in twelve years, the Nutbrown Hares hop back for a brand-new GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU story. Happy spring!
Out in the fresh spring air, the two Nutbrown Hares see a tiny acorn growing. "Someday it will be a tree," says Big Nutbrown Hare. Then they spy a tadpole that will grow up to be a frog, a caterpillar that will turn into a butterfly, and a nest of eggs that will one day be birds. Suddenly Little Nutbrown Hare turns to Big Nutbrown Hare and laughs. "What does a little brown hare like me turn into?"
Out in the fresh spring air, the two Nutbrown Hares see a tiny acorn growing. "Someday it will be a tree," says Big Nutbrown Hare. Then they spy a tadpole that will grow up to be a frog, a caterpillar that will turn into a butterfly, and a nest of eggs that will one day be birds. Suddenly Little Nutbrown Hare turns to Big Nutbrown Hare and laughs. "What does a little brown hare like me turn into?"
- GenresChildrensPicture Books
24 pages, Board Book
First published December 11, 2007
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About the author
Sam McBratney
287 books653 followersThe 1943 born Northern Ireland native started writing children's books when he was a teacher in his thirties, with the aim of helping out students who had trouble reading. But he continued writing for a more-personal reason: "the act of imagining simply makes me feel good," he says. The fifty-seventh book of Sam McBratney's career, and his first book with Candlewick Press, was the much-loved GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU, which has sold an astonishing 15 million copies worldwide, and is available in 37 languages. "This is not the sort of thing you expect when most of your books have been remaindered," the author admits. "But, as the frog trapped in the milk discovered, if you keep going, sometimes you find yourself walking on cream cheese."
Where does Sam McBratney get his inspiration? "I told my children stories when they were young," he says, "so when I write I try to think of what they would have liked." But there may be another source guiding his writing as well. The author's father--who worked as a type compositor with the BELFAST TELEGRAPH, and whose favorite books were westerns--is the person Sam McBratney credits for giving him his love of the English language. "Most of my picture books--GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU, THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS, JUST ONE!, and JUST YOU AND ME--explore the relationship between a big one and a wee one," the author notes. "The big one is not called the father in the stories, but that's what he is. Although my dad died before I became a writer, the father in my stories has a voice and a presence that he would have recognized and understood."
In addition to authoring many books for children, Sam McBratney wrote radio plays for adults and a prize-winning collection of short stories. He received a degree in history and political science from Trinity College, Dublin, and worked for many years as a teacher.
Where does Sam McBratney get his inspiration? "I told my children stories when they were young," he says, "so when I write I try to think of what they would have liked." But there may be another source guiding his writing as well. The author's father--who worked as a type compositor with the BELFAST TELEGRAPH, and whose favorite books were westerns--is the person Sam McBratney credits for giving him his love of the English language. "Most of my picture books--GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU, THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS, JUST ONE!, and JUST YOU AND ME--explore the relationship between a big one and a wee one," the author notes. "The big one is not called the father in the stories, but that's what he is. Although my dad died before I became a writer, the father in my stories has a voice and a presence that he would have recognized and understood."
In addition to authoring many books for children, Sam McBratney wrote radio plays for adults and a prize-winning collection of short stories. He received a degree in history and political science from Trinity College, Dublin, and worked for many years as a teacher.
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
November 26, 2023
Genre: Modern Fantasy
Grade Level: Pre-K - K
I had never read this book before, but I loved it! It is such a sweet and cute book that I think children would love. Although the animals are talking in it, the story is full of facts for children to learn. The book is very tiny and the perfect size for children to easily hold. The illustrations are also very well done which adds to the story. I highly recommend reading this book with or to children.
Grade Level: Pre-K - K
I had never read this book before, but I loved it! It is such a sweet and cute book that I think children would love. Although the animals are talking in it, the story is full of facts for children to learn. The book is very tiny and the perfect size for children to easily hold. The illustrations are also very well done which adds to the story. I highly recommend reading this book with or to children.
September 5, 2020
Tadpoles got frogs, caterpillars to butter flies and baby bunnies to rabbits. I think they could have picked a better title because its more about transformation into being big, not what you do when you are big.
October 18, 2021
Modern Fantasy
Kindergarten
I love how sweet this book is. It is such a sweet story to read when teaching little kids about things that grow. It is just a nice mother and child relationship that some kids may be able to agree with. While reading this all I could do was smile and giggle. I loved everything about it from the words to pictures. I truly loved it all. I would not change one single thing about this book whatsoever.
Kindergarten
I love how sweet this book is. It is such a sweet story to read when teaching little kids about things that grow. It is just a nice mother and child relationship that some kids may be able to agree with. While reading this all I could do was smile and giggle. I loved everything about it from the words to pictures. I truly loved it all. I would not change one single thing about this book whatsoever.
September 4, 2012
Picture Book 11
This story has sweet little rabbits in in that little children will be sure to love, as they tell the story of getting bigger and older. I liked how for the entirety of the story the little rabbit would ask a question and the big rabbit would reply with an answer, which is an easy layout for children to follow.
This story has sweet little rabbits in in that little children will be sure to love, as they tell the story of getting bigger and older. I liked how for the entirety of the story the little rabbit would ask a question and the big rabbit would reply with an answer, which is an easy layout for children to follow.
January 20, 2008
I don't like this book as much as the classic Guess How Much I Love You, but my 10 month old daughter absolutely loves it! She's a huge fan of Little and Big Nutbrown Hare, and begins to laugh and clap her hands with glee whenever I pick up this book (or the Colors one).
February 13, 2008
From the author of "Guess How Much I Love You," this book too paints a tender moment between father and son hare. It's cute and my daughter enjoys reading it.
January 26, 2009
If you enjoyed "Guess How Much I Love You," you'll like this one too!
February 24, 2011
Darling bedtime story!
June 21, 2011
Same art concepts and characters as Guess How Much I Love You, with a nice lesson that we all grow and change, and that is a good thing.
April 10, 2012
A story book featuring Little & Big Brown Hare. The book features Little Brown Hare saying what he will do when he is big.
June 17, 2014
Cute story about change for the Big and Little Nutbrown Hares.
April 3, 2015
1 of 4 in a little library of Big Nutbrown Hare/Little Nutbrown Hare books, this one of the 4 is about spring and what things turn into when they grow up.
September 13, 2012
a new favorite!!
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