Guess How Much I Love You

Guess How Much I Love You

Written by: Sam McBratney

Illustrated by: Anita Jeram

Age Group: Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Published: 1994

The book Guess  How Much I Love You is about a little Nutbrown Hare and a big Nutbrown Hare. Throughout the book the little Nutbrown Hare tells the big Nutbrown Hare how much he loves loves her. He starts out having the big hare guess who much he loves her, with the big hare responding that she doesn't think she can guess that. The little hare starts naming things that go from little to bigger and bigger, and each time the big hare is able to take it to the next level and being able to beat what the little hare says. At the end of the book the little hare is about to go to bed and says to the big hare "I love you to the moon" and then falls asleep. The big hare responds whispering in her child's ear, whispering "I love you to the moon and back".

This book has a great main lesson to children telling them the importance of love. Everyone needs love in their life, and you need to tell and be able to receive it. It also reminds children that they don't always need to be the one who has to win, because when it comes to showing your love to your friends and family, you don't have a winner or a loser. 

This book has great pictures. The pictures are just as sweet as the words in the book are. The watercolors that Anita uses, makes the words that Sam writes just even more meaningful. The words in this book aren't hard to read, they are easy for young children to learn and read by themselves, or with an adult. The words in the book are very repetitive, so children can easily memorize the words and say them back. The reason I love this book so much is because of the beautiful words with amazing pictures. 

This book is very well known, and it seems that everyone has at least read it or has heard of this book. Children love this book, because it gives them a good feeling inside, and adults love this book for the exact same reason, that it makes them happy. I recommend that everyone reads this book, you can read it over and over again and never get sick of it and just find it cuter each time.