Review: Guess How Much I Love You – All Year Round

Guess How Much I Love You – All Year Round
 Written by Sam McBratney
Illustrated by Anita Jeram

Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Walker Books
ISBN: 978-1-4063-2497-6

Summary/Back Cover:“Follow the Nutbrown Hares through the seasons in these four enchanting stories from the creators of Guess How Much I Love You, the exquisite modern classic which has sold over 22 million copies and is one of the  world’s favorite picture books.”

I have a confession to make: I’ve never read Guess How Much I Love You. It’s on the list of books to buy for the kids, but we don’t have it, yet. My guess is, though, that if you loved the original, you’ll love this collection.

Each story is quite short – around 15 pages. There is a story for each of the four seasons, beginning with Spring and ending with Winter. Each one references something specific about that season, such as the new growth that symbolises Spring, and the variety of bold colours present in Summer. It’s a great way to add
to your child’s understanding of the changing seasons they see around them.

The interaction between the parent Hare and the child Hare (Big and Little Nutbrown Hare, respectively) is just lovely and is bound to make you, and the little ones you’re reading to, smile. Really delightful illustrations add to this book’s charm.

5/5


Review written by team_s

Review: Guess How Much I Love You

Guess How Much I Love You 

Written by Sam McBratney 

Illustrated by Anita Jeram

Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: Walker Books

ISBN: 0-7445-3224-8

Summary/Back cover:

Sometimes when you love someone very, very much, you want to find a way of describing how great your feelings are.  But, as Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare discover, love is not an easy thing to measure!

Big Nutbrown Hare is putting Little Nutbrown Hare to bed when the question is asked - Guess how much I love you?  And so starts the best and only example of the honourable-outdo - who loves who more. 

I ADORE this book!  My eldest son, who is now 11,  has his own special copy as it was his favourite as a child.  He passed on a lot of his books to his cousins and when his brother was born, he gave him all the special ones he held back except for this one.

Wonderfully illustrated, it has become a firm classic in the children's book arena.  We found it to be a nice, soothing bedtime read as it leads to Little Nutbrown Hare falling asleep at the end of the book. 

Review written by QTCass