We could each relate to that scene in our own way.īecause children are horrible. My 10 year old daughter says AThe next page is the kid dumping shit in the toilet, and making a general mess while his mother says, This kid is driving me CRAZY! My 7 year old girl is now snuggling in for what she thinks will be a good story. So the story opens with this mom rocking her baby and singing this little song.

Which makes what's inside so fucking freaktastic! The room was practically buzzing with anticipation (<-not even a little bit). You can imagine their excitement when I pulled out a baby book titled Love You Forever. Would have loved to get the 15 year old's opinion, but he was busy sleeping off the previous night's video game marathon. So, I gathered 3 of my kids (ages 7, 10, & 12) around last night, and told them I wanted to get their opinion on a book. Licha, thank you so much for introducing this little gem to me. You have to read this creepy little book! He has recovered enough that he is able to perform live, but has put his writing career on hold until he is fully recovered. In August 2008, Munsch suffered a stroke that affected his ability to speak in normal sentences. Munsch has obsessive-compulsive disorder and has also suffered from manic depression. The Munsches have since become adoptive parents of Julie, Andrew and Tyya (see them all in Something Good!) This book was listed fourth on the 2001 Publishers Weekly All-Time Best selling Children's Books list for paperbacks at 6,970,000 copies (not including the 1,049,000 hardcover copies). Out of the tragedy, he produced one of his best-known books, Love You Forever. Munsch's wife delivered two stillborn babies in 19. In Guelph he was encouraged to publish the many stories he made up for the children he worked with. He also taught in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Guelph as a lecturer and as an assistant professor. In 1975 he moved to Canada to work at the preschool at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. In 1973, he received a Master of Education in Child Studies from Tufts University. He studied to become a Jesuit priest, but decided he would rather work with children after jobs at orphanages and daycare centers. He graduated from Fordham University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and from Boston University in 1971 with a Master of Arts degree in anthropology. McGraw's soft and colorful pastels perfectly complement the sentiment of the book-one that will be read repeatedly for years.Robert Munsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About the Book First published in 1986, this classic book by Munsch is a gentle affirmation of the love a parent feels for their his or her child-forever.

Love you forever by robert munsch