A few weeks ago I received some copies of a book called I Love You More, written by Laura Duksta and illustrated by Karen Keesler. Alex and I had actually seen the book in Barnes & Noble the week before, and the cover illustration was so charming that I immediately knew I wanted to read it.
And can I just say? This book is delightful.
I Love You More is the story of a mama and her son (everybody say it with me: “AWWWWW”) who take turns explaining how much they love each other. Half of the book is told from the mama’s perspective, and the other half is from the son’s perspective. What Alex loves the most is that when we finish reading the mama’s story we get to FLIP THE BOOK UPSIDE DOWN to read the little boy’s story, and OH, MY CHILD’S JOY KNOWS NO BOUNDS.
Honestly, it’s hard to read this book to your child without getting a little weepy, but that is okay because your child will be snuggled so tightly next to you as you’re reading that it will make you feel all warm and fuzzy as you cry. So it will be a tender time.
I have three copies to give away, and if you’d like to put your name in the hat just leave a comment and tell me so. I’ll close comments this Friday, November 30, and then I’ll pick the winners using – you guessed it – the trusty random number generator.
This is a good ‘un, y’all, and I think you’ll enjoy it a whole bunch!
November 26th, 2007 at 10:13 pm
I have two little boys so I would love this. Thanks for the chance!
November 26th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Teachers can never have too many books!! Thanks :)
~ Betsy
November 26th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
I would love a copy of this book! Thanks!
November 26th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
Me? Me? Now that I have two of those lil boys and all. :)
November 26th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
I want to snuggle up with my 3 little monkeys and read this. Count me in…oh, random winner chooser…pick me, pick me!!!
November 26th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
This sounds like a sweet little story for TJ and I to share…hope we are randomly selected to win! Thanks!
November 26th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
We LOVE books in our house – send our daughter for one book and she will bring back at least three and smile happily/hopefully up at you.
We would love a new book for our repertoire!
November 26th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Awww, I’d love to win! My son will be 4 weeks old on Wednesday and I think he would love to have this book read to him ;).
November 26th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
way down on the list, but worth the chance to win a copy for one of the little boys! Thanks!
November 26th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
i love this for me and my boys!
November 26th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
put me in the hat please!
November 26th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
If I don’t win it, I’ll certainly look for it at the library! Thanks!
November 26th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Please pick me! Thank you!!
November 26th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Pretty please? Please, please?
November 26th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Oh, I’m a big ole cornball; I need this.
November 26th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
Count me in please! :)
November 26th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
OOOH, I gotta win! Just this week I was looking for our copy of “I’ll Love You Forever” (another tear-jerker) and I can’t find it! I have “Guess How Much I Love You” for DD but the other one was DS’s. Ah, I still gotta find that for him, it HAS to be around her somewhere!
November 26th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
I have a little one learning to read who loves his Mama! This would be perfect!
November 26th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
Sounds like a sweet one…
November 26th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
Pick me! Pick me!
Please???
November 27th, 2007 at 12:12 am
I have heard form several sources that this is a great little book. I would love to have it for my 2 year old daughter.
November 27th, 2007 at 12:12 am
my 3 boys would love it I am sure! what a great give away!
November 27th, 2007 at 12:14 am
I want it!! Me me me!!!!!!
November 27th, 2007 at 12:29 am
My little guy would love it!! Sounds like a great bedtime story!
November 27th, 2007 at 12:33 am
Oh!! I just got back from two hours of browsing in Barnes & Noble. I’m on a children’s book HIGH, I tell ya’! And, the chance that I could quite possibly get a copy of this book–for FREE…it just excites me to no end. :)
Thanks for doing this!
November 27th, 2007 at 12:37 am
Go DAWGS! Another MS. State Fan! Robin
November 27th, 2007 at 12:40 am
Sounds like I need this!
November 27th, 2007 at 1:23 am
I am feelin’ lucky tonight…
November 27th, 2007 at 1:38 am
Looks like a sweet book….I’d love to add it to our book collection!
November 27th, 2007 at 1:47 am
Aww I want!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Leslie
November 27th, 2007 at 1:58 am
Please enter me…I have one pitiful little fella that needs to know his mama loves him- MORE!
He’s mourning the loss of his beloved Carolina Gamecocks to my Clemson Tigers! Oh the horror!
November 27th, 2007 at 2:39 am
I would love to win this book for my son! Please include me in the drawing!
November 27th, 2007 at 2:57 am
the perfect gift for my little guy!
November 27th, 2007 at 3:43 am
I’d love it!
November 27th, 2007 at 4:00 am
please, please… thats a phrase repeated a lot in our home like its a contest or something!
November 27th, 2007 at 5:49 am
I think I hear “No, I love you more!” at least 20 times a day in my house. I have a 5 year old that is determined to find ways to show that she “loves me more”. And that’s just fine with me! I would love this book!
November 27th, 2007 at 5:54 am
Great! Count me in!
November 27th, 2007 at 5:55 am
yes…please let me win!!
November 27th, 2007 at 6:22 am
Hooray – I love books!
November 27th, 2007 at 6:26 am
Count me in…it sounds great for my three sons :)
November 27th, 2007 at 6:30 am
Totally in.
November 27th, 2007 at 6:36 am
With a new baby boy on the way and two more alreaady in the family, this would be the perfect book for us! Please count me in!
November 27th, 2007 at 6:37 am
Please enter me. Thanks!!
November 27th, 2007 at 6:48 am
oohhh, my boys and I would love to read this!
November 27th, 2007 at 6:49 am
Please enter me! Thank you!
November 27th, 2007 at 7:05 am
A book about a mama and her son…I’m in!
November 27th, 2007 at 7:05 am
Please enter me!
November 27th, 2007 at 7:07 am
We would love to add this book to our bookshelf!
November 27th, 2007 at 7:09 am
Oh, I’ve wanted this book! Thanks for entering me!!!
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November 27th, 2007 at 7:11 am
You can’t ever have enough books!