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|title=Guess How Much I Love You
|author=Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram
|reviewer=Rachael Spencer
|genre=For Sharing
|rating=5
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|isbn=9781406347180
|pages=32
|publisher=Walker Books
|date=September 2014
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|summary=A fabulous 20th anniversary edition of the book which will, rightfully, remain a classic for many years to come. I love it even higher than I can reach.
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I’m not an overly sentimental person on the whole, I tend to lean towards fanciful tales and humorous romps rather than mushy, squishy books. 'Guess How Much I Love You' has been very much an exception to that for a long time, and I only have to turn the first page to quickly become a sentimental wreck. This 20th anniversary edition is a wonderful addition to the collection, with a very touching little introduction from both the author, Sam McBratney, and illustrator, Anita Jeram.

This book is a real classic, and with very good reason. It has wonderful, yet simple, language which details the relationship between Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare with tenderness, joy and a truthfulness which I think a lot of readers will easily relate to. I think we can all only hope that our children, and parents, will love us all the way to the moon and back. 

The illustrations have always struck me as particularly beautiful, because they are delicate and pretty, but they also have a sense of humour which underpins them, as well as the relationship between the two hares. Little Nutbrown Hare’s mannerisms mimic those of young children really well, which somehow only works to make the entire book all the more poignant.

If you have small children and you don’t own a copy of this book yet, then I would really consider getting this one. It’s an example of just how well picture books can connect with readers' emotions in order to make story time with your little ones just that bit more magical.

Another book with a similarly wonderful relationship at its centre is [[Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? by Martin Waddell and Barbara Firth]].

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