• Age: 4 to 18
• Grade: p to 12

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 1986, Love You Forever has sold more than 38 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

El reconocido narrador ROBERT MUNSCH ha escrito decenas de libros para niños, entre ellos: Paper Bag Princess y Mortimer. Él vive con su familia en Guelph, Ontario.

Robert Munsch's profile page

Sheila McGraw is author of Painting and Decorating Furniture, Papier Mâché Today, Papier Mâché for Kids, Dolls Kids Can Make, and Soft Toys to Sew. She is the illustrator of the best-selling children's books Love You Forever, and Lightning Bug Thunder as well as author/illustrator of Pussycats Everywhere.

Sheila McGraw's profile page

This best-selling classic of a parent's enduring love is available in a gift edition: slipcased with a laminated box and a clothbound book

BookPage

The starting point for a first-rate library for your grandchildren a tender ode to the life cycle of a family

Outlook Magazine

Robert Munsch's beloved tale is gentle affirmation of the love a parent feels for her child -- forever Nurtured by the unconditional love of his parent, a boy grows happily through the stages of childhood to become, in turn, a loving adult

BookPage

My children and I enjoyed it, night after night, for years It is a charmer The simple story touches the heart

Louisville Courier-Journal

There is a powerful, age-old resonance to the story, centered on that intangible, steadfast bond between mother and child

National Post

The best of Munsch's many storybooks it'll give you a new song to sing and maybe a bit of perspective down the road

Calgary Herald

No one can read this without the tears falling

Madera Tribune

Sentimental story that has long been a favorite gift at baby showers

Bridgewater Courier News

#5 on Instructor's "Teachers Pick the Top 50 Kids Books Ever", chosen by 200 teachers, authors, and children's literature experts

Instructor

A humorous, sentimental page-turner that rarely -- let's say never -- leaves a reader with a dry eye

Globe and Mail

Our No 1 Favorite, 50 Great Children's Books

OC Family

An extraordinarily different story by Robert Munsch is a gentle affirmation of the love a parent feels for their child--forever Sheila McGraw's soft and colorful pastels perfectly complement the sentiment of the book--one that will be read repeatedly for years

Book Fairies Vancouver

This book is beyond emotional I dare any mother out there, or any child with an aging parent, to read this story and not have a lump in your throat Should definitely be apart of your child's book collection

community cafelibri com

An extraordinarily different story by Robert Munsch is a gentle affirmation of the love a parent feels for their child -- forever Sheila McGraw's soft and colorful pastels perfectly complement the sentiment of the book -- one that will be read repeatedly for years

NutSpace

There's a reason why Love You Forever is still on the bestseller list 24 years after its release

Daily Hive

One of my all-time favorites I cry every time I read it [The book] is a beautiful script about parenthood, a poignant parable about life and death, a testimony to when the roles of child and parent become blurry The story reminds you that no matter how grown up you are, you're always someone's child; that no matter how "adult" you are, you're never too old to be loved by your parents It makes me appreciate even more how my mother still calls me and my brother (despite us being 32- and 22-years-old, respectively) by our childhood nicknames, Pussycat and Tchotchke (Yiddish for "knickknack") Pigeonholing this as a children's book is like saying "Romeo & Juliet" is merely a cautionary tale about drug abuse I dare anyone to read this story and not shed at least one tear by the end It's even more poignant when you learn that Munsch wrote the book as a memorial to two still-born children he and his wife had in 1979 and 1980

Forbes

The one book that has the most meaning to me

Boston Globe

There are certain books about a parent's unconditional love for a child that are timeless--and this is one of them

Baltimore's Child