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Top Baby Books:
Guess How Much I Love You
Author:
Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram
Why It's Loved:
Guess How Much I Love You is the ultimate hormonally-releasing, post-partum, teary-eye mom's book. It captures the essence of a mother's love
and willingness to sacrifice for her "little nutbrown hare". (Actually, it's gender-neutral, since it's written as "Big Nutbrown Hare" and "Little
Nutbrown Hare".)
A beautiful before-bedtime story, the act of reading the story with your infant in your arms only makes it sweeter. Read the book, cuddle and kiss,
and then rock your baby into blissful happiness!
An Excerpt:
"I love you all the way down the lane as far as
the river."
cried Little Nutbrown Hare.
On the Other Hand...
There is an element of competition introduced in this book that some parents have found distasteful ("I love you more!"). There are some indications
that no matter what Little Nutbrown Hare can do, "I love you as high as I can hop!", Big Nutbrown Hare can do it better (hopping "so high his ears
touched the branches above".)
Some children can get stressed with that level of competition, while others (like my Lauren) take it as an opportunity
to "out-love" and thrive on it. You'll need to decide whether this book is good a choice for your family.
Another complaint against the book is that it doesn't have the same pleasant rhythm of most top baby books. The dialog can sound rather choppy when
reading aloud.
Where To Buy
Amazon.com
What Do You Think of
Guess How Much I Love You?
Now it's your turn. Share your thoughts on this classic book. Make it easy on yourself by cutting and pasting these questions directly into your review.
Don't Forget Your Bonus Entries!
Remember that you not only will this review give you an entry into the baby reading contest, you can receive bonus entries by...
- Uploading a picture of your baby and Guess How Much I Love You.
- Signing up for email notification on my blog.
- Subscribing to The Merry Mother monthly newsletter.
- Simply above-and-beyond awesome reviews will be granted a bonus entry (my discretion). So be as thorough and helpful as possible!
- Promoting the contest on your Facebook page, Twitter, or blog. (Here are some banners.)
You get one bonus entry every week per website!
Naturally, I'll have to verify your subscriptions and promotions in order to grant your bonus entries. Simply email me here via an online form
or directly at heather@the-essential-infant-resource-for-moms.com.
Contest MUSTS:
- You MUST make your review helpful. Not helpful? No entry. The best way to do this is to copy the questions listed in the entry
form and answer them one at a time. Here's a great example of a helpful review (add a photo for a bonus entry!).
- You MUST include your email address in your entry. Otherwise, how can I contact you when you win?
Questions to Answer In Your Review
- What do you really like (or dislike) about this book?
- Share a memory you have of this book (either from your childhood, or with your baby) that makes it special to you.
- What do you think of the illustrations?
- What is your baby's favorite part?
- If you had only 5 books on your baby's book shelf, would this be one of them? What would be the other 4?
Copy and paste the questions into your entry, then answer them. It's that easy!
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