 Cover of the original book | |
| Author | Sam McBratney |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Kevin Whately (on the audiobooks) |
| Illustrator | Anita Jeram |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | UK: Walker Books US: Candlewick Press |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 32 |
| Followed by | When I'm Big: A Guess How Much I Love You Storybook |
| Website | Official Website |
Guess How Much I Love You is a British children's book written by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram, published in 1994, in the United Kingdom by Walker Books and in 1995, in the United States by its subsidiary Candlewick Press. The book was a 1996 ALA Notable Children's Book.[1] According to its publishers, in addition to the ALA award and numerous other awards, it has sold more than 43 million copies worldwide and been published in 57 languages.[2]
Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association in the U.S. listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."[3] Guess How Much I Love You has been published in several different formats, suitable for children from age 1½ to 8.[4] Then, in 2011, the book was adapted as a television cartoon show in the U.S.
- ^ American Library Association Archived 2011-01-17 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ "'Guess How Much I Love You' Celebrates a Quarter Century". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ National Education Association (2007). "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ "Walker Books - Walker Books - Search". Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2011-09-11.