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Guess How Much I Love You

by Sam McBratney

Rare book

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Christmas, Classics, Fiction

12 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

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

[Fabi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Livro simplesmente maravilhoso 😍📖

[Cris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cuento ideal para mostrar el amor fraternal en invierno

[Ioana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moț Crăciun ne-a adus o lectură specială de citit în preajma sărbătorilor de iarnă 🎅 "Ghici cât de mult te iubesc când vine iarna" este o poveste blândă și plină de iubire pe care părinții o vor iubi în aceeași măsură ca odraslele lor ❤️ Te topești de drag când auzi dialogul jucăuș dintre Căstănuță-cel-Mic și Căstănuță-cel-Mare, ce se bucură de o zi minunată în zăpadă ❄️
Scrisă de Sam McBratney, ilustrată de Anita Jeram și tradusă de Alin Buzoianu pentru Editura Cartea Copiilor, cartea își găsește repede culcuș în cele mai mici mânuțe curioase, ce după ce o răsfoiesc ele de zor de câteva ori o dau mai departe părinților pentru a fi citită cu voce tare, pe roluri și cu cea mai caldă intonație 🎄
Lectura este potrivită atât pentru copiii de 0-3 ani, cât și pentru cei de 3-5 ani, la noi este iubită de ambii copii și o să fie citită și după trecerea Crăciunului, zăpada și bucuriile ei fiind la fel de îmbietoare toată iarna 🤗 Moț, ai făcut o alegere perfectă, mulțumim mult! 💛

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really lovely seasonal version of the Guess How Much I Love You books which sees Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare playing a game of winter I Spy. The ending is super cute and perfect for reminding your little one how much you love them.

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pikku pupu ja Iso pupu ovat aina hellyyttävää luettavaa. Tämä kirja pysäytti ihanalla tavalla miettimään tässä hetkessä elämistä ja tästä hetkestä havaintojen tekemistä.

[Linda (bythebellbooks) · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you loved the original Guess How Much I Love You, this cozy little winter adventure is like visiting old friends. Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare are back, exploring the snowy world together while playing “I Spy”, and it’s as heartwarming as a mug of hot chocolate on a frosty day. The gentle story captures the magic of winter - crunchy snow, frosty air, and that warm, fuzzy feeling of being loved.

The illustrations are as soft and comforting as ever, and the simple dialogue between the hares is full of tenderness. It’s short and sweet, perfect for snuggling up with little ones before bed. I think this one might become a seasonal favorite for families - like a bedtime tradition for snowy nights.

It’s not groundbreaking, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s pure warmth and love wrapped in a snowy setting. What’s not to love? ❤️

[Blue Forest · Rating 5 out of 5]

God here we can start this series with one of the most beautiful story of all. If you start with winter you'll find a very cozy story.
A perfect way to start this season, here you can see that little and big nutbrown hare are playing I Spy wich is very cute, it seems to have lots of moral of a fable.

Not too much but to say is so cute, so cozy you really feel relaxed at the imagination of happiness these two have.

[Mills · Rating 4 out of 5]

"I spy something that belongs to me
and it's not my shadow."

This was a really tricky one.
Little Nutbrown Hare did some
thinking, and then he said,

"Can I have a clue?"

"It's little... It's nutbrown...
It's my most favourite thing...
And it can hop."

"Me!"

This is the sweetest of the seasonal Guess How Much I Love you books and most in-keeping with the original. 💕

[~☆starlight · Rating 5 out of 5]

The edition I have of this book is beautiful it's covered in silver glitter on the front and it's my kids favourite! Once again I'm in love with this sweet little story and I hope the author continues to bring out more in this series

[Kemi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I personally thought this was three stars but considering I’m not the target audience, I don’t think that is fair. Personally, it was my own expectations of more of the same that left me disappointed. Other than that, great!

[Karen Lim]

My little one came across the animation on YouTube and after watching it, begged me to get more story book on little nut brown hare. I got this one since it's winter and now she wants the one about spring

[Dorien · Rating 3 out of 5]

Een van de vier seizoenenboekjes van 'Raad eens hoeveel ik van je hou'.
Weer een schattig kort verhaaltje met mooie illustraties.

[Liselotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm collecting seasonal picturebooks for when I have kids, because I want to use seasonal books in their upbringing but oh my WORD this one is adorable and I love it so much, it's so cute!!!

[Damian · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son love the beautiful artwork!!

[Ally Zhai · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was cute.

[Sofia Anwar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple. Beautiful illustration. Easy to read. The content is meaningful and educational. The ending is a surprise to us. It is touching and lovely. Highly recommend it to everyone

[Emily May · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful edition- great bedtime story title, as children can play along with the hares' game by examining the pictures. Will be recommending it to my library customers.

[bzinha · Rating 5 out of 5]

"i spy something that belongs to me... it's my most favourite thing"

na verdade, o azul desse livrinho é lindo. é azul como o céu então. que lindo poder ler coisinhas que o coração gosta.

[Ro]

This is so cute.. nice way to teach some simple association with I spy and word play. also a lovely ending just like it's original.. perfect gift for a young child.

[Annette Langedijk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dankzij de spaaractie van de Vomar, kwam deze ineens in huis.
Toen de meiden klein waren heb ik het ‘origineel’ zo ongelooflijk vaak voorgelezen! Maar ik had niet door dat er een hele serie van gemaakt was.
Vind ik toch wat jammer. Het heeft nooit meer de kracht van het eerste boek. Die vond ik zo mooi en lief…. Deze vind ik een beetje ‘gezocht’ en dan verliest het zijn kracht.

Toch blijven de tekeningen en het idee natuurlijk schattig en lief.
Ik denk ook dat als je het ‘origineel’ niet kent dat je er al anders naar kijkt.

Kortom wel fijn dat de supermarkt je laat sparen om voor een paar euro een paar prachtige prentenboeken te kunnen kopen.

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, cute, cute! Some of the illustrations very accurately represent rabbit poses!

[Jack Kirby and the X-man · Rating 2 out of 5]

A spin-off (or blatant money grab) of Guess How Much I Love You. There is one book for each of the seasons (Guess How Much I Love You in Spring, Guess How Much I Love You in Summer, Guess How Much I Love You in Autumn and this one Guess How Much I Love You in Winter).

I wasn’t too keen on the original but I thought I’d give the spin-off a try.

This book revolves around a variation of the “I Spy” game I played as a child – but instead of “I Spy Something Beginning with W” it takes the form or “I Spy Something Belonging To…”. This book stretches credulity with five correctly guessed “I Spys” in a row – and only one with a clue! I Spy something that belongs to a bird – it could be a beak, wing, tail, a lovely chirp – but no, the first guess is correct with feather.

The ending is just as soppy as the original. I dislike how the Little Nutbrown Hare is a ‘thing’ that ‘belongs’ to the Big Nutbrown Hare – I’m pretty sure the Hare’s would have an equivalent to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly Article 4.

[Stef Rozitis · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have a lot of sympathy for authors who do this, because I know they need to make a living, and this sort of stuff sells but I get annoyed by the - I wrote a book, everyone loved it so now I am going to resell it with slight variations a million times over. I find it sweet in an annoying way and I don't like the idea of one character "belonging to" another so I read it aloud as "belongs with" instead.

Having said that the children love it so I have had to read it more than once...

[Andrea Damic · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Guess How Much I Love You In The Winter" by Sam McBratney.

Beautiful, warm, gentle book with simple, playful, clever dialogues and amazing, vintage style illustrations by Anita Jeram.

I purchased it for my daughter after seeing TV animation of the same and loved it. Lara loves it as well.

Definitely recommend it!!!

[Grada (BoekenTrol) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book! Love both the drawings, the text.

[Suzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love reading these books to my 2 year old daughter, this one is just as lovely as the original story. My daughter even has a soft toy of nutbrown hare which goes to bed with her everynight.