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Overview

A young woman holds her newborn son And looks at him lovingly.


Softly she sings to him:

"I'll love you forever

I'll like you for always

As long as I'm living

My baby you'll be."

So begins the story that has touched the hearts of millions worldwide. Since publication in l986, Love You Forever has sold more than 15 million copies in paperback and the regular hardcover edition (as well as hundreds of thousands of copies in Spanish and French).

Firefly Books is proud to offer this sentimental favorite in a variety of editions and sizes:

We offer a trade paper and laminated hardcover edition in a 8" x 8" size.

In gift editions we carry:

a slipcased edition (8 1/2" x 8 1/4"), with a laminated box and a cloth binding on the book

and a 10" x 10" laminated hardcover with jacket.

And a Big Book Edition, 16" x 16" with a trade paper binding.

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"I'll love you forever / I'll like you for always / As long as I'm living / My baby you'll be." Since Love You Forever was first published in 1986, millions of parents have lulled their children to sleep with these affectionate words. This picture book will widen the influence of this soothing message.
David Maloof
The one book that has the most meaning to me.
—Boston Globe
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Baltimore's Child
There are certain books about a parent's unconditional love for a child that are timeless--and this is one of them.
Bookpage
Best-selling classic of a parent's enduring love is available in a gift edition.
BookPage
Robert Munsch's beloved tale is gentle affirmation of the love a parent feels for her child -- forever.
Boston Globe
The one book that has the most meaning to me.
— David Maloof
Bridgewater Courier News
Sentimental story that has long been a favorite gift at baby showers.
— Karen T.Bilton
café libri
Should definitely be apart of your child's book collection.
Calgary Herald
The best of Munsch's many storybooks.
— Leanne Dohy
community.cafelibri.com
Should definitely be a part of your child's book collection.
Forbes
One of my all-time favorites... I dare anyone to read this story and not shed at least one tear.
— Dana Lenetz
Globe and Mail
A humorous, sentimental page-turner that rarely - let's say never -- leaves a reader with a dry eye.
— Gayle MacDonald
Instructor
#5 on Instructor's 'Teachers Pick the Top 50 Kids Books Ever', chosen by 200 teachers, authors, and children's literature experts.
Louisville Courier-Journal
My children and I enjoyed it, night after night, for years... A charmer. The simple story touches the heart.
— Jeith L. Runyon
Madera Tribune
No one can read this without the tears falling.
— Sharon Owen
National Post
There is a powerful, age-old resonance to the story, centered on that intangible, steadfast bond between mother and child.
— Shelley Fralic
Outlook Magazine
The starting point for a first-rate library for your grandchildren... a tender ode to the life cycle of a family.
— John Lownsbrough
www.café libri
Should definitely be apart of your child's book collection.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780920668375
  • Publisher: Firefly Books, Limited
  • Publication date: 9/1/1995
  • Pages: 32
  • Sales rank: 220
  • Age range: Up to 2 years
  • Lexile: AD780L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 6.98 (w) x 7.84 (h) x 0.12 (d)

Meet the Author

Robert Munsch is the author of more than 25 books for children including The Paper Bag Princess and Stephanie's Ponytail. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.

Sheila McGraw has illustrated six children's books, including the best-selling I Promise I'll Find You and has written children's and adult craft books Papier Mâché for Kids and Painting and Decorating Furniture.

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  • Posted January 15, 2010

    Any mother's true feelings revealed

    I love this book. I was too old for it when it was first published, but I remember my mother reading it to my baby sister. It's a sweet story and now that I have children I understand it more. The people who claim it is creepy obviously missed the point and I pity them for their lack of insight. It is meant to be a SYMBOLIC journey of a mother's love for her child. No matter how old your child gets or what they accomplish in life, they are always your "baby". My daughter is two now and I sometimes wish I could rock her as an infant again for just a few minutes. I'll probably have the same feeling when she is twelve, twenty, or sixty-two. This book illustrates that longing in a way that is both heartfelt and whimsical.

    11 out of 13 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 4, 2002

    Disappointed Mommy

    I've read so many good things about this book and when I finally got my own copy and read it with my daughter for the first time, the book is so silly! I just don't see what's so precious about a mother sneaking into her grown son's house and then rocking him on her lap while he's sleeping. Am I the only one that thinks that's a little strange? Well, I guess it's a children's book and children might not think that's so strange.

    5 out of 28 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 31, 2010

    A great book-

    I often give this book when I attend baby showers. This is a touching book of a mother's love. It is so sweet and a book that you can relate to no matter how old your baby is. The story of a mother who holds her son at night and chants to him. The sing song rhythm will get you to chant along and your child will enjoy chanting along too. You may need to keep tissues close when you read this book, a touching story of a mother's love. I highly recommend this story!

    4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 20, 2010

    Love you forever is a treasure.

    I bought this book to add to my collection. Every time I read it, I cry. I know someday I will read it to my son and struggle getting through it with out tearing up. I think that makes for a great book.

    4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 6, 2010

    Grandchild's favorite

    The message is love is enduring.... is wonderful read for armed services personnel to share with children before leaving them for several weeks. Reassuring. Will be re-read for years.

    4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted October 15, 2009

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    Creepy!

    I was given this book as a shower gift for my first baby. Looked cute on the cover, but when I read through it I was thoroughly disturbed! In fact, I'm disturbed that SO many people seem to love this book! This book in NO way represents a healthy parent/child relationship. What parent crawls (literally) into her teenage son's room at night to rock him in his sleep? Worse yet, the mother later drives to her grown son's home with a ladder, breaks in, and rocks him again. Twisted! I am very close to my parents and have a wonderful, healthy relationship with them, but, thankfully, they allowed me to grow up into an independent adult without this type of clinging. The parent/child interactions in this book are in no way normal or admirable. The general theme of unconditional love is, of course, a wonderful one, but there are so many great children's books out there that address that topic in a more successful (and at least not truly disturbing!) manner. Pass this one by!

    4 out of 16 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted October 25, 2008

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    Wonderful beyond Compare

    This is actually one of my most favorite books since I was a little girl. My mom introduced it to me when I was only 5 years old. Love you forever tells of how a mother's love lasts till the day she dies. I love how the illustration and story really comprehend what it means to be an infant that grows and grows till he/she is ready to leave home. No matter what, they will always love their mother, and know how they took care of them ever since day one.

    4 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 5, 2009

    Creepy

    This book was given to us as a shower gift. I love to read to my son, and the title made me excited to share this story with him. I read it to him once and then threw the book away. The story made me uncomfortable. The relationship portrayed between this mother and son crosses the line between a normal, loving relationship and an unhealthy, strange one. I do not recommend this book.

    3 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 15, 2008

    save your money

    This book is creepy and does not convey the love a parent or guardian should have for their child. The actions of the mother in the story fosters the child to never grow up and is scary if you think about the message. I recommend "Guess how much I love you" instead.

    3 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 4, 2006

    A very twisted tale

    Now I'm all about a mom's love for their children. I am a mother myself.... however there is a point in every mom's life that she needs to let her children fly... the point that the mom takes a ladder crawls in the BEDROOM window of her son and his wife sleeping .... all I can say is CUT THE CORD!!! It is so freaky - mom's love gone too far. And the end is really morbid - when the son holding his dead mother in his arms .... how do you explain this to a child??? This book is just AWEFUL... there are lots of other books about a mother's love that are much more appropriate !!

    3 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 23, 2005

    A little disturbing

    A mother of 3 I met in a bookstore suggested this to me since I have a son. I read it aloud to him and my husband, which made me cry and cringe all at once. A previous comment mentioned the aged woman visiting her son and cradling him when he moved across town. Does anyone notice that she came through the window via a wooden ladder? My suggestion for this book would be that the mom loves her boy like a baby, but finds more age appropriate ways to express it. Doesn't his wife mind the break-ins?

    3 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 10, 2004

    Warped

    Just creeped me out. Singing/rocking a baby, always loving them = sweet. Driving with a ladder, breaking into grown son's house = psycho. This just seemed to illustrate an unhealthy attachment. Just wretched.

    3 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 7, 2009

    A very special classic!

    Great way to reinforce love that is passed down through the generations! Awesome reminder to parent AND kid how special these relationships are (even though trying at times)! When my kids were young I read it many, many times to them - sometimes I had a hard time getting through it without choking up. Now I'm purchasing it for the next generation!

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 23, 2007

    Too odd for me

    My mother in law bought this for my daughter since she read it to her son when he was little. I started reading it to her and felt very uncomfortable reading it. It starts out sweet and turns a bit creepy and morbid for me. To read about the mother driving in the middle of the night to her grown sons house with a LADDER on the car is a bit obsessive.

    2 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 23, 2007

    This Book Gave Me The Creeps!

    When I started reading this book I thought it was really sweet with the lullaby and how as the child grows the mother looks over him. It got really weird when the little boy grows up. The mother sneaks into his house and tucks her grown son into bed and sings him a song. It is truly a bizzare ending. I think the author had a good idea, but took it too far. Stalking your child is not healthy! I think that those who liked this book are overlooking the creap factor. I reccomend the following lovely books about love without the stalking!

    2 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 23, 2007

    ARGHHH!!!

    It's really one of the most appalling books ever written! The pictures are creepy and the mother is a stalker. She really cannot let that little bird go! It would make a really great horror story though! :P

    2 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 27, 2006

    A little too wierd for me.

    I read this book to my family, and though my 3 and 5 year old boys enjoyed it, my husband and I were rather disturbed by the mother's non-age-appropriate relationship with her son. It was in fact rather creepy. Sweet premise, but creepy.

    2 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 14, 2006

    Just another perspective...

    Some of my friends have shown me this book, as they have given it to new mothers. While I like the part of 'I love you forever I like you for always,' this does not seem to be what this book is about. I found it very weird. As I was reading it, I found myself asking, 'What about the husband? What about the wife?' Sure. Any parent would hope that their child would take care of them in their old age, but this was distorted. Did this author also write a book about the daughter and father relationship like this? This book really gives a sick message about the mother-son relationship and makes one wonder about women who do not have a good relationship with their husbands. Also, what about the mother-dauther relationship? I am very glad that none of my friends have spent money buying this book for me. And, I seriously hope the authors used some of their earnings on therapy before writing another book.

    2 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 24, 2004

    This book is creepy and disturbing

    Singing to your baby is sweet. Driving across town and breaking into your adult son's house to sing to him while he sleeps is indicative of some serious emotional and/or mental problems. Seriously, who thinks that is normal behavior?

    2 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 22, 2002

    After You Dry Your Tears...Stop and Think!

    Like most of the people who have reviewed this book here, my first response is to weep happy tears, feeling confirmed in the unending nature of mother-love. But my second response is more mixed. I feel a bit manipulated by Mr. Munsch, who I suspect has aimed his book more at the hearts (and pocketbooks) of parents than at those of kids. However, my 2 year-old son loves to have me read him this book, and I sing him the song before he goes to sleep, so clearly he is getting some reassurance from it. I often try to skip over the pages where the mother goes to visit her grown son 'on dark nights' and climbs a ladder into his bedroom to hold his sleeping form in her lap. (Or else I'll just say to my son,'This part is really silly.') The ladder-into-the-bedroom scene strikes me as verging on the perverted, and certainly fits into the smother-mother-love syndrome. What's a guy got to do to get a little privacy around here? Anyway, why wait till they're asleep to tell your children, grown or not, that you love them? Wouldn't it be better for the mother to tell her son she loves him when he's awake and being his sometimes annoying self, rather than only when he has reverted to the passive, quiescent, infantile-dependent state of sleep? This mother is too much like the mother in Margaret Wise Brown's The Runaway Bunny. Poor thing, the little bunny tries and tries but just cannot get away from her. She's almost sinister in her determination to 'blow him where she wants him to go'. He's powerless and he finally admits it, in a tone of resignation ('Shucks, I may as well stay where I am and be your little bunny'). I hope we mothers of the 21st century can do a better job of loving our children while also knowing when to let go!!

    2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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