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Love You Forever (Gift Edition)
 

Love You Forever (Gift Edition)

by Robert N. Munsch

The mother sings to her sleeping baby: "I'll love you forever / I'll love you for always / As long as I'm living / My baby you'll be." She still sings the same song when her baby has turned into a fractious 2-year-old, a slovenly 9-year-old, and then a raucous teen. So far so ordinary--but this is one persistent lady. When her son grows up and leaves home, she takes to driving across... (read more)

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

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Liked It

Pandahh
  • Rated 5 stars

“the first time I'd ever seen this book was on the episode of Friends when Joey reads it for Emma's first birthday because he didn't buy a gift. I loved it. I bought it for my son and he loves hearing it. Great book!”

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Didn’t Like It

2 of 2 members found this review helpful.
Alicia
  • Rated 1 stars

“I do not like this book! I didn't care for the art nor the sloppy, overly sentimental story. If I have been able to give it a half star, then I would have. The way the parent follows the child around as he grows up, oh please!!! Yuck, yuck, yuck!”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.542593 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.125 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Barbara M

    barbara m said:

    “I was introduced to this book at a meeting of children's librarians in Western Massachusetts, we were planning the summer reading program. I was completely taken by the story. I had 2 young sons at the time. I purchased one copy for the library and 2 copies for myself. Although I read aloud to my children all the time, I didn't read this one to them. When one of my sons had his own sons (I'm a grandmother of two boys now) I gave it to him. My other son is a bachelor but I may never have grandchildren from him so I gave it to him anyway. It is not a book you can read without tears in your eyes! I also think it is probably more a message for adults than for children.”

    posted Wednesday, May 14 2008
  • Sonblazer

    sonblazer said:

    “My mother and brother acted this out while I read it a few Mother's Day's ago. It has been a special book for us.

    cjChristi
    o”

    posted Saturday, May 10 2008
  • FarmWife

    farmwife said:

    “My mom read this book to my brother when he was a kid. I've always loved it & thought the old mom climbing in the window was kind of funny. It still makes me cry.”

    posted Friday, April 25 2008
  • benjap

    benjap said:

    “This is one of the best children's books I know of. I can't read it without getting misty, but I still read it to all three of my babies.”

    posted Sunday, March 16 2008
  • Rena M

    rena m said:

    “Awww now that is really sweet!”

    posted Friday, February 22 2008
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