Love You Forever (original 1986; edition 1995)

by Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illustrator)

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Classic Literature. Juvenile Fiction. Picture Book Fiction. HTML: A young woman holds her newborn son And looks at him lovingly. Softly she sings to him: "I'll love you forever I'll like you for always As long as I'm living My baby you'll be." So begins the story that has touched the hearts of millions worldwide. Since publication in 1986, Love You Forever has sold more than 15 million copies in paperback and the regular hardcover edition (as well as hundreds of thousands of copies in Spanish and French). .… (more)

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Member:	KatieKrivo
Title:	Love You Forever
Authors:	Robert Munsch
Other authors:	Sheila McGraw (Illustrator)
Info:	Firefly Books (1995), Paperback, 32 pages
Collections:	Your library
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Tags:	love, growing up, care, family

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Love You Forever by Robert Munsch (1986)

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Since becoming a mom, this book has been my favorite. I love it because I am connected to it. I am a mom to one child, my son, Logan James. This is just a sweet and loving story about unconditional love. Even though my son is a 6 foot, 6 inches 19-year-old teddy bear---- he will always be my baby, (

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jla1028 | Apr 11, 2024 |

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Story follows a young child through their life and we experience all of the times that they mess up and all of their triumphs where each time their mother says that they love them!
A good heartwarming story that shows us that love is unconditional.

Cbonham21 | Apr 8, 2024 |

Reading level: pk-1
Awards: Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award in 1986

tagravel | Dec 9, 2023 |

Independent reading level: grades K-2
Awards: Flicker Tale

ashleywilliams23 | Dec 5, 2023 |

This book follows a mother and son who seem to have a strong bond and the mom constantly reminds her son how much she loves him. It follows their life as the son grows up and moves out, while the mother grows old. The son also has a daughter of his own and he continues on the tradition of singing their song.

haileycinq | Sep 13, 2023 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Munsch, Robert	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
McGraw, Sheila	Illustrator	main author	some editions	confirmed
Foster, Bruce	Paper engineer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Langer, Shirley	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lewis, Anthony	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Paquin, Robert	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Villamuza, Noemí	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Awards

Flicker Tale Award (Nominee – Picture Books – 1989)

Flicker Tale Award (Nominee – Picture Books – 1988)

Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People (1987)

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1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up (2009.0118, 2009, Ages 3↑)

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Love You Forever

Original title

Love You Forever

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1986

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son

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Dedication

To Sam, Gilly, Andrew, Tyya and Julie Munsch

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A mother held her new baby and very slowly rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.

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Classic Literature. Juvenile Fiction. Picture Book Fiction. HTML:

A young woman holds her newborn son
And looks at him lovingly.

Softly she sings to him:
"I'll love you forever
I'll like you for always
As long as I'm living
My baby you'll be."

So begins the story that has touched the hearts of millions worldwide. Since publication in 1986, Love You Forever has sold more than 15 million copies in paperback and the regular hardcover edition (as well as hundreds of thousands of copies in Spanish and French).

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This is a story about the strong bond between a mother and her son. We watch as the mother stays behind her son as he grows into a young boy, teenager, young man, and a father of his own. This is a great story about family and love.

Publisher recommended age and grade: 3-5 years, preschool to kindergarten

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