false 310259 16 The mother sings to her sleeping baby: "I'll love you forever / I'll love you for always / As long as I'm living / My baby you'll be." She still sings the same song when her baby has turned into a fractious 2-year-old, a slovenly 9-year-old, and then a raucous teen. So far so ordinary--but this is one persistent lady. When her son grows up and leaves home, she takes to driving across town with a ladder on the car roof, climbing through her grown son's window, and rocking the sleeping man in the same way. Then, inevitably, the day comes when she's too old and sick to hold him, and the roles are at last reversed. Each stage is illustrated by one of Sheila McGraw's comic and yet poignant pastels. (Ages 4 to 8) <I>--Richard Farr</I> 277308 1986 Love You Forever total:7096|5:4201|4:1435|3:768|2:328|1:364| 7096 30069 7685 900 1 16 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 12 12:34:33 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 16:48:01 -0800 2007
Where do I even begin? How about the cover? The cover makes it look like it's some sort of book about potty training or something. Awful choice.

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It's basically the literary equivalent of that Psycho pr...more...]]> 2 5 false false Tue Apr 15 20:59:28 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 21:17:28 -0700 2008
1) It starts out ok . . . but about the time the kid gets ...more...]]> 0 3 false false Fri Oct 02 17:28:25 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 17:42:58 -0700 2009
I stumbled upon a review of this...more...]]> 1 4 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Jul 09 10:19:03 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 10:24:46 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 5 false false Sat Feb 23 12:48:32 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 12:48:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 3 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Feb 21 13:30:45 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 13:42:41 -0800 2008 i broke this out last night to read to my son (who is now almost 3) and while the story is still touching, it's a little creepy when the mom drives across town - in the middle of...more...]]> 5 6 false false Sat Jun 21 11:49:17 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 10:06:16 -0700 2008 My earliest memory of this book is my mom reading this aloud to my two year old self, and crying as she finished the last few pages. Now im the one who starts crying whenever i pull the book out and stare at the waterworn pages.
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I tried twice to respond, but for some reason it wouldn't appear after I'd submitted it. I am un-daunted, though, so I'll try this way.
...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jun 12 17:40:18 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 09:10:46 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Thu Sep 06 04:58:48 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 05:01:47 -0700 2007 I still get misty eyed everytime I read it. Especially when the grown son carries his mother upstairs and rocks her to sleep.
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If you want a book about undying love and generations pas...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Apr 27 19:29:06 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 08:23:38 -0700 2008 Now, whenever my kids feel they need some cuddles, they bring the book to me, along with a kleenex...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 20 23:54:45 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 00:09:23 -0800 2009 more...]]>