Sam McBratney

Sam McBratney
Born(1943-03-01)1 March 1943
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died18 September 2020(2020-09-18) (aged 77)
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
OccupationAuthor
SpouseMaralyn McBratney (married 1964-his death)[1]

Samuel McBratney (1 March 1943[2] – 18 September 2020[3]) was a writer from Northern Ireland. He wrote more than fifty books for children and young adults, and is best known as the author of the best-selling children's book Guess How Much I Love You, which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, and been translated into 53 languages.[4]

  1. ^ "Sam McBratney." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Literature Resource Center. Web. 23 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Mc Bratney, Samuel, (Born 1 March 1943), writer, since 1976". Who's Who. 2015. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U284264. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
  3. ^ Something About The Author, vol. 164, ed. Lisa Kumar, Cengage Gale, 2006, p. 150
  4. ^ "Sam McBratney guesses why his Guess How Much I Love You has sold 30 million copies". The Irish Times.