Sam McBratney

Sam McBratney (1943–2020)

Author of Guess How Much I Love You

Includes the names: Sam McBratney, Makbratni Sem, Sam McBratney, Sam McBeatney, Sam McBrantney, Sam MacBratney, סם מקברטני

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Sam McBratney was an Irish children's book author. He was born on March 1, 1943 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He earned a degree in history from Trinity College Dublin. He taught primary and secondary school from 1970 to 1990. After teaching he focused on his writing. He wrote over 50 books in a career of nearly 30 years. His books included Mark Time (1969), The Chieftan's Daughter (1993) which won the Bistro Book of the Year Award (1994), The Lough Neagh Monster (1994), Put a Saddle on a Pig (1991), which was republished as You Just Don't Listen, in 1993. His most popular book was Guess How Much I Love You, published in 1994 (illustrated by Anita Jeram). Will You be My Friend?, is the sequel and has a publication date of September 29, 2020. Sam McBratney died on September 18, 2020 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Guess How Much I Love You … (more)

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Works by Sam McBratney

Guess How Much I Love You 9,187 copies, 158 reviews

You're All My Favorites 1,010 copies, 24 reviews

Yes We Can! 518 copies, 7 reviews

Just You and Me 389 copies, 2 reviews

I Love It When You Smile 367 copies, 8 reviews

I'm Sorry 347 copies, 86 reviews

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 285 copies, 1 review

Just One! 264 copies, 1 review

The Caterpillow Fight 215 copies, 5 reviews

Guess How Much I Love You: Pop-Up 150 copies, 1 review

I'll Always Be Your Friend 143 copies, 2 reviews

Guess How Much I Love You All Year Round 80 copies, 1 review

When I'm Big: A Guess How Much I Love You Storybook 70 copies, 1 review

The Ghosts of Hungryhouse Lane 68 copies

Colors Everywhere: A Guess How Much I Love You Storybook 64 copies, 1 review

Guess How Much I Love You in the Winter 55 copies, 1 review

Guess How Much I Love You: Baby Book 53 copies

There, There 49 copies, 2 reviews

Let's Play in the Snow: A Guess How Much I Love You Storybook 43 copies, 4 reviews

I'm Not Your Friend 42 copies

Guess How Much I Love You in the Summer 39 copies

The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare (Guess How Much I Love You) 39 copies, 5 reviews

One Voice, Please 37 copies, 2 reviews

Will You Be My Friend? 36 copies, 1 review

A Surprise For The Nutbrown Hares 36 copies, 1 review

Celtic Myths 35 copies, 2 reviews

Guess How Much I Love You in the Autumn 34 copies

Guess How Much I Love You in the Spring 31 copies

Tell Me a Story Before I Go to Bed 30 copies

Stranger from Somewhere in Time (Yellow Bananas) 23 copies

Guess How Much I Love You: One More Tickle!: A Puppet Book 22 copies

Guess How Much I Love You: Colors 20 copies

Art, You're Magic! (Sprinters) 17 copies

Mindi and the Goose No One Else Could See 15 copies, 7 reviews

Look What I Can Do: A First Concepts Book (Guess How Much I Love You) 15 copies

Guess How Much I Love You Here, There and Everywhere 15 copies

Jimmy Zest 14 copies

The Chieftain's Daughter 13 copies, 1 review

In the Light of the Moon and Other Bedtime Stories 12 copies

Francis Fry Private Eye (Colour Jets) 12 copies

The Lough Neagh Monster 12 copies

Once There Was a Hoodie 11 copies, 1 review

Jimmy Zest, Super Pest 11 copies

Little Red Riding Hood 10 copies, 1 review

Guess How Much I Love You: Little Library (Boxed Set) 10 copies

The Ghastly Gerty Swindle With the Ghosts of Hungryhouse Lane: With the… 10 copies

Here I Am!: A Finger Puppet Book: A Guess How Much I Love You Book 9 copies

Something Big (Banana Books) 7 copies

Zesty 7 copies

Red Storybooks: The Firetail Cat 7 copies

Oliver Sundew, Tooth Fairy (Sprinters) 7 copies

Jimmy Zest is Best! 6 copies

Guess How Much I Love You Board Book and Guess How Much I Love You Little… 6 copies

Bugs! 5 copies

Funny, How the Magic Starts (Contents) 5 copies

Francis Fry and the O.T.G. (Colour Jets) 5 copies

In Crack Willow Wood (Walker storybooks) 4 copies

All Aboard: Pattern and Rhyme Traditional Tale Stage 5 4 copies

Flash Eddie and the Big Bad Wolf (Racers) 4 copies

Henry Seamouse New Readers Fiction 2 (LONGMAN BOOK PROJECT) 4 copies

A Nutbrown Hare Storybook Pair 4 copies

Comets Pb 4 copies

The Most-Loved Bear 3 copies

Up the Wooden Hill 3 copies

Guess How Much I Love You (Snugglebook) 3 copies

Weißt du eigentlich, wie lieb ich dich hab? Wenn die Blumen… 2 copies

Weißt du eigentlich, wie lieb ich Dich hab? Da und dort und ganz… 2 copies

Guess How Much I Love You: Counting 2 copies

You Just Don't Listen (Contents) 2 copies

Say Me LEMONO P (Share-A-Story) 2 copies

One Grand Sweet Song (Contents) 2 copies

All aboard Stage 5 Traditional Tales: English Tale: Stars 2 copies

Kristel Dimond, Timecop (Sprinters) 2 copies

Guess How Much I Love You in the Winter / Guess How Much I love You in the… 2 copies

Un sourire pour maman (French Edition) 2 copies

Weibt Du Eientlich Wie Lieb Ich Dich Hab: und andere Geschichten vom… 2 copies

Voce quer ser meu amigo (Em Portugues do Brasil) 1 copy

Guess How Much I Love You: A Book of Valentines 1 copy

Zullen we vriendjes zijn? 1 copy

Advinha quanto eu te amo 1 copy

GuessHow Mjuch I love you 1 copy

Longman Book Project: Fiction: Band 8: Henry Seamouse: Pack of 6 (Longman… 1 copy

Guess How Much I Love You: After the Storm 1 copy

Guess How Much I Love You Coloring Book 1 copy

A Guess How Much I Love You Storybook - (A Surprise For The Nutbrown… 1 copy

A Case of Blue Murder (Superchamp Books) 1 copy

Weißt du eigentlich, wie lieb ich dich hab? Hier bin ich! 1 copy

Endevina com t'estimo amb peluix (Catalan Edition) 1 copy

Vols jugar? (Catalan Edition) 1 copy

Guess How Much I Love You: Snow Magic 1 copy

From the Thorenson Dykes 1 copy

The Final Correction 1 copy

Finn MacCool 1 copy

Jimmy Zest All-Stars 1 copy

Guess How Much I Love You (Photo Frame Cards) 1 copy

Discovery Books: People Set 6 1 copy

Colvin and the Snake Basket (A Magnet book) 1 copy

Speedy's Day Out 1 copy

The Kingfisher Mini Treasury of Bedtime Stories (Kingfisher Mini… 1 copy

Guess How Much I Love You LittleTouch Library LeapPad 1 copy

Hurray for Monty Ray (Yellow storybooks) 1 copy

Green Kids (Racers) 1 copy

Lagan Valley Details: Short Stories 1 copy

Fishy Business for Francis Fry (Colour Jets) 1 copy

Guess How Much I Love You? Pixie : Ten Picture Mini-Frame 1 copy

Sharp-eye: Creatures - Theme Bks.Group Pack Level 2 1 copy

Noah Sorts the Animals 1 copy

Sam McBratney Guess How Much I Love You 5 Books Set Collection 1 copy

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The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to… (Author) 1,381 copies, 14 reviews

Guess How Much I Love You: A Baby's First Year Calendar 1 copy

PZG4 - Guess How Much I Love You Puzzles 1 copy

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Nov

Lesung eXtra: Saskia de Coster „Wir und ich“

Wist - Der Literaturladen, Monday, November 14, 2016 at 7pm

Saskia de Coster liest aus ihrem Roman Wir und ich. (Tinuvia)

May

Guess How Much I Love You Story Hour with the Nut Brown Hare!

Water Street Bookstore, Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 10am

We're so excited to be welcoming the Nut Brown Hare from everyone's favorite children's book, Guess How Much I Love You, to our story hour! We'll be doing a reading from the book, an activity and craft, and having a snack! Don't miss it!

Location: Street: 125 Water Street City: Exeter, Province: New Hampshire Postal Code: 03833-2456 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

May

I Love It When You Smile

Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Valley Forge, Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 11am

I Love It When You Smile by Sam McBratney, Charles Fuge

Storytime Little Roo wakes up grumpy and will not smile for his mother. Can this story get everyone smiling in time for Mother's Day tomorrow? (added from Barnes & Noble)

Feb

Join Mr. Ed: I Love It When You Smile by Sam McBratney

Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Burlington, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 10:30am

I Love It When You Smile by Sam McBratney, Charles Fuge

Storytime Join Mr. Ed as he reads this delightful story of Little Roo who wakes up grumpy and no matter what his mother tries he won't smile. So how will a deep, wide, muddy-at-the-bottom hole make Little Roo smile? (added from Barnes & Noble)

Feb

How Much Do Love You?

Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Rockford, Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10am

Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram (Illustrator)

Storytime Guess How Much I Love You? by Sam McBratney, is a book that tries to measure love. Little Nutbrown Hare tries to express how much love he has for Big Nutbrown Hare. This is all that orbits the moon filled with love. Making Valentine cards today! (added from Barnes & Noble)

Jan

PJ Storytime: A Perfect Smile!

Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Rockford, Friday, January 25, 2013 at 7pm

A Perfect Day by Carin Berger
I Love It When You Smile by Sam McBratney, Charles Fuge

Storytime From Sam McBratney, the author of Guess How Much I Love You, comes I Love It When You Smile. See how Little Roo's mom makes him smile when he feels "grumpy." We'll also read A Perfect Day by Carin Berger, as it snows and snows and snows! (added from Barnes & Noble)… (more)

Mar

Hippity Hop, Little Nut Brown Hare Happily Hides at The Twig!

The Twig Book Shop, Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 10:30pm

Sam McBratney , Guess How Much I Love You.

Gather you little bunnies and come on over for a Easter Egg Hunt at The
Twig@Pearl. Saturday, March 27th @10:30 AM. After our Little Nut Brown Hare
story our sweet little chocolate bunny will hid and seek with your TWIGLETS,
share Easter treats, create a decorated egg, and pose for the cutest Bunny
shot you have even seen! All ages welcome. (booksense)… (more)

Mar

Hippity Hop, Little Nut Brown Hare Happily Hides at The Twig!

The Twig Book Shop, Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 10:30am