Book details
Sam McBratney - Author
Anita Jeram - Author
Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare try to describe how much they love one another, discovering that love is not easy to measure. This illustrated story centres on affection between a parent and child, with hares and a bedtime setting.
Welcome the family classic with an elegant, refreshed cover — the quintessential picture book, just waiting to be shared. Sometimes, when you love someone very, very much, you want to find a way of describing how much you treasure them. But, as Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare discover, love is not an easy thing to measure! For two decades, Sam McBratney’s timelessly endearing story, beautifully rendered in Anita Jeram’s exquisite watercolors, has captured the deep and tender bond between parent and child. Guess How Much I Love You is one of the world’s best-loved picture books.
Book Analysis
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Sign in for personalised guidanceHow the book presents it: The relationship is presented as a tender bond, with affection as the story's central concern.
Talk about: What ways of expressing love seem meaningful to each character?
Its simple central idea offers a gentle way to talk about how people express affection, including whether love can be measured or needs words at all.
The story focuses on loving feelings within a parent-child relationship; it may suit a shared read when you want to talk about expressing affection.
What are some ways the hares try to show or describe their love, and do you think words can capture a feeling completely?
Read it together and pause to notice how the characters communicate affection. Invite your child to share their own ways of showing care, without expecting a particular answer.
Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.
Guess how Much I Love You - Sam McBratney - Google Books
Limited information
Checked: 1 October 2026.
Relevant to: Showing love
Guess how much I love you by Sam McBratney | Open Library
Limited information
Checked: 1 October 2026.
Relevant to: Showing love
Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.
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