"Love You Forever"

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Book Title:

Love You Forever

Author:

Robert Munsch

Illustrator:

Sheila McGraw

Type of Book:

Picture Book

Age Level:

4-8

My Star Rating:

****

Summary

• This book shows the truest love, the love of a mother, and how it remains over the years. The mother spends every night singing a lullaby to her son, regardless of his age, until one day when she is too old to do so.

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My Thoughts

• I love this book. I love using this book in the classroom, because I made up a melody to the lullaby the mother sings to her son, and I invite the class to sing it with me, while rocking back and forth. Singing and reading together really helps to start the day off in community and in trust. I also love, inviting the kids into the story, so they feel personally apart of the group reading process.

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How to Use in the Classroom

• I would bring this book into the classroom to show how song and performance can be incorporated into reading and how using your creativity can bring excitement into everyday tasks. We as a class, could make up our own songs, or, find a new book to create our own tune for as we read. This could also help ignite the imaginations and creative patterns of the students in my classroom, while also helping those who struggle with reading, to find alternate ways of connecting with literature.

More Resources

• For more information about Robert Munsch, click here.
• For more information about Sheila McGraw, click here.