Monday 7 September 2009

book sharing monday.

Love You Forever, written by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Sheila McGraw.
This is a gorgeous story of a new born baby boy going through the stages of childhood and becoming a man. It's also about the enduring nature of parents love and how it crosses generations. I just LOVE this beautiful book and charlie loves the repetition of the ''love you forever'' verse.
A mother held her new baby and very slowly rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she held him, she sang: I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.

Then he went into the room where his new baby daughter was sleeping. He picked her up in his arms and very slowly rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while he rocked her he sang: I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.


5 comments:

Erin said...

This is one of my all time favourite children's books. I used to read it to Nicholas when he was just a bumb nicknamed Splunge and it's still one of his favourites as well. =)

sunnymama said...

Excellent choice! We picked Love You Forever for Book Sharing Monday this week too. Here's a link to the Robert Munsch Virtual Story Room you might enjoy :)

sue said...

Thanks for the brill link sunnymama, wow great minds do think alike lol :)
x

Jacqui said...

I love that story too - it always makes me cry.
Sad news about TM indeed :0 I hopped straight over to the e group after I read your comment on my blog and got quite a shock. xxx

Elsie Button said...

this sounds like a wonderful book - i am def off to buy it. it almost brought me to tears! it makes me just want to have more and more babies! lovely pics too - i love your header photo - really striking!