Guess How Much I Love You Here, There and Everywhere

Guess How Much I Love You

by Sam McBratney

Four 'Guess How Much I Love You' stories in one volume, featuring adventurous Little Nutbrown Hare and wise Big Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare begins to explore the world with the help and guidance of Big Nutbrown Hare, but after all his adventures he finds that coming home is best of all.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

66 pages, Hardcover

First published June 25, 2012

About the author

The 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.

Reviews

[Andrea Zuvich · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just finished reading this to my 14-month-old daughter and we both enjoyed it. l thought the ending of the fourth story particularly sweet.

[Sarah Verhasselt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mooi boek met stiekeme levenslessen voor peuters. Al ontelbare keren voorgelezen aan mijn dochter.

[Karen Lim · Rating 5 out of 5]

We got this one along with guess how much I love you in winter. I would read and she wod act out the stories. But the thing she enjoyed most is that these series of stories tells of how much a parent loves their child. It's reassurance that the child is loved. I bet any child would love to be read the story

[Sourimak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un plaisir de retrouver ces deux lapins aux histoires si tendres. Au fil des petites histoires se tisse une belle complicité. Les illustrations sont toujours aussi douces et printanières. Un bel album à partager.

[~☆starlight · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book! Bought for my children as they love the series, it's a collection of four new stories! Can't fault great for bedtime reading beautifully written and illustrated

[Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

The stories are rather sweet and the illustrations delicate. It's worth to read if the kids are fans of the series, but otherwise it's not really a must have.

[Kaliah · Rating 5 out of 5]

My mom used to read this to me when I was a baby and then when I got a little older I would read it to her. We are going through all my books and I found this and read it again. I still love it.

[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kerrassaan ihana kokoelma tarinoita Pikkupupun ja Isopupun mukana! Kirjan kansiin on tehty monta tarinaa, jotka nivoutuvat yhdeksi.