Love You ForeverWritten by Robert Munsch

Originally Illustrated by Sheila McGrawRe-Illustrated by Chelsea Bingaman

Love You ForeverWritten by Robert Munsch

Originally Illustrated by Sheila McGrawRe-Illustrated by Chelsea Bingaman

Firefly Books

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Text copyright 1986 by Robert Munsch Text copyright 1987 by Bob Munsch Enterprises, Ltd.

Illustration copyright Sheila McGraw Toronto Inc.

92nd printing, 2013

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Cataloguing in Publication Data

Munsch, Robert N., 1945 - Love you forever

ISBN-10: 0-920668-36-4 (bound). - ISBN-10: 0-920668-37-2 (pbk.) ISBN-13: 978-0-920668-36-8 - ISBN-13: 978-0-920668-37-5

ISBN-10: 1-895565-66-9 (special slipcased edition) ISBN-13: 978-1-895565-66-9

I. McGraw, Sheila. II. Title.

PS8576.U58L68 1986 jC8138.54 C86-094624-X PZ7.M86Lo 1986

Published in Canada by Firefly Books Ltd.

50 Staples Avenue, Unit 1 Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 0A7

Published in the United States by Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc.

P.O. Box 1338, Ellicott Station Buffalo, New York, USA 14205

Design: Klaus Uhlig Designgroup Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

To: Ann Munschand

Andrew, Julie, Tyya, Sam, and Gilly Munsch, and to my Mom and Dad, Thomas John Munsch 1912 - 2005

Margaret McKeon Munsch 19-14 - 2006

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: Ill love you forever, Ill like you for always, As long as Im living my baby youll be.

The baby grew. He grew and he grewand he grew. He grew until hewas two years old, and he ran all aroundthe house. He pulled all the books off theshelves. He pulled all the foodout of the refrigerator and he took hismother's watch and flushed it down the toilet. Sometimes his mother would say,"This kid is driving me CRAZY!"

But at night time, when that two-year-oldwas quiet, she opened the doorto his room, crawled across the floor,looked up over the side of his bed;and if he was really asleep she pickedhim up and rocked him back and forth,back and forth, back and forth.While she rocked him, she sang: Ill love you forever, Ill like you for always, As long as Im living my baby youll be.

The little boy grew. He grew and he grewand he grew. He grew until he was nine yearsold. And he never wanted to come in fordinner, he nev er wanted to take a bath,and when grandma visited he alwayssaid bad words. Sometimes his motherwanted to sell him to the zoo!

But at night time, when he wasasleep, the mother quietly opened the doorto his room, crawled across the floor andlooked up over the side of the bed.If he was really asleep,she picked up that nine-year-old boyand rocked him back and forth,back and forth, back and forth.While she rocked him, she sang: Ill love you forever, Ill like you for always, As long as Im living my baby youll be

The boy grew. He grew and hegrew and he grew. He grew until he wasa teenager. He had strange friendsand he wore strange clothes and helistened to strange music.Sometimes his mother felt like shewas in zoo!

Robert Munsch Robert Munsch is one of North Americas best-selling childrens authors. His book

are staples of any childs library. All together they have sold over 30 million copies, and have been translated into over a dozen languages. Every year Munsch receives thousands of letters from young fans. He likes to meet the children who send him mail, which sometimes leads to another story. Of his touring schedule, he says

simply I love it! One of the nicest things about my job is traveling across North America and meeting all kinds of people. See www.robertmunsch.com

Sheila McGraw is an expat Canadian living in Texas. She is the mother of three grown sons. McGraw is the author and illustrator of the books Pussycats Everywhere! and

Papier-Mache for Kids (winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award) and Painting and Decorating Furniture. Her art can be viewed at www.shielaMcGraw.com.

Books by Sheila McGraw: oThis Old New House oPapier-Mache Today

Papier-Mache For Kids oSoft Toys to Sew oGifts Kids Can Make oI Promise I'l Find You (illustrator) oDolls Kids Can Make

oPainting and Decorating Furniture oPussycats EverywhereBooks by Robert Munsch:

oSomething Good oAngela's Airplane oThe fire Station oPigs oA Promis Is a Promise oMoira's Birthday oI Have to Go!

o50 Below Zero oThe Boy in the Drawer oMurmel Murmel Murmel oMud Puddle oThe Paper Bag Princess Mortimer oTomas' Snowsuit

oDavid's Father oJonathan Cleaned Up oMillicent and the Wind oThe Dark oWhere Is Gah-Ning? oWait and See

oPurple, Green and Yellow oShow and Tell oStephanie's Ponytail oFrom Far Away (all published by Annick Press)

Love You ForeverA young woman holds her newborn son and looks at him lovingly. Softly she sings to him: Ill love you forever, Ill like you for always, As long as Im living my baby youll be.

This is the story of how that little boy goes through the stages of childhood and becomes a man.It is also about the enduring nature of parents love and how it crosses generations.Love You Forever is a book that both children and adults will enjoy -- over and over again.

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