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I Love You More : An Engaging Flip Story About What Love Looks Like From the Parent's Perspective and the Child's Perspective
A New York Times bestseller! Experience the bestseller that has sparked the conversation of love around the world. Perfect for Valentine's Day, or as a special keepsake for your family library. Perfect for the youngest readers who need to know that they are loved more than anything else in the world! I love you mightier than the mightiest wind ever blew. I love you fuller than the fullest moon you ever knew. I love you brighter than the brightest star ever shown. I love you more, so much more than you've ever known. This cleverly conceived flip story, which ends in the middle and starts from either side, will show you what love looks like from both a child and a parent's perspective. With a simple, touching story, rhyme and rhythm, and vibrant childlike illustrations, this book is a timeless gift you will share again and again.
34 pages, Hardcover
First published December 1, 2001
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August 22, 2024
We love you more. 🩷
November 25, 2023
Wonderful little book. We always say love ❤️ you more than and so this book was perfect. Jasmine read it on repeat.
October 25, 2017
This is a great book. However, it does not provide a plot. Although it is simple, it provides a clear setting, characters, imagery scenes, and an answer to a question. While the little boy and his mom were walking outside, he has a question. His question is how much do you love me? His mother answered with the farthest, largest, strongest, tallest of descriptions in nature. Even the way the book is set up relates to love; after the story ends, the pages continue just like love. This relates to my text set because it demonstrates the experience of some females who will become mothers or are mothers and how they will provide never-ending love for their children.
February 22, 2017
This book is the sweetest little story! I would read this both to my classroom and to my kids. The book tells the story of the immense love a mother and son feel for each other, both conjoined by the world. This signifies that, no matter what, their love is greater than anything in the world. The book would be sweet to read around mother or father's day, where the kids could make their own books about how much they love their guardians!
March 24, 2024
This is the cutest book. The illustrations are simple but children will love them. When my Granddaughter was younger she we always had the I love you. I love you more sayings. She is 14 now and we still do it. I like the simplicity of this book and that it is from a 2 person point of view. This is a son and Mom but can be told as daughter and Mom. This book is sure to delght young children and can be passed down through generations.
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June 17, 2019This picture book offers a mother and child a shared experience of expressing their love. Keep reading to finish reading the review.
March 22, 2022
I really loved this book. I could relate to it. I’m the type of person to ask people how much they love me and I remember when I was younger my parents would always give a list of how much they loved me.
March 29, 2022
This is a heartfelt book that shows the love between a mother and son. It has a very interesting concept. When you flip the book upside down, there is a whole different story. It is told from both the mother and son's perspectives.
May 28, 2018
Great book on how to tell someone you love them!!
July 5, 2018
This book is so sweet! It is a conversation between a mother and child and the book flips over so you can read each perspective.
April 11, 2022
My 8 year old son and I read this together. Melted my heart!
January 24, 2023
Sweet rhyme, just started reading to my 1Y9M old baby girl.
January 13, 2026
Heavy cheese, but cute.
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March 14, 2017This book was a mother and son talking about how much they loved each other.
April 19, 2022
This book was really beautiful, forward and backward. It's about a great love between a mother and her child. You're able to read both perspectives (the mother and the child's) and its such a sweet story
February 2, 2012
It doesn't matter how sentimental the book is, most parents are suckers for the "I love you" books. It seems they are almost a subgenre to themselves filled with a parent (usually a mom)-child patter about how they love each other.
Sometimes the child questions whether the parent would continue to love them no matter how they behaved (such as in the Mama, Do You Love Me book), sometimes the characters engage in a competition about who loves each other the most. No matter how sentimental these books are, there is still something about them which appeals and makes them irresistible to any parent.
Perhaps this is because the intensity of the love for a child is so unexpected that we struggle for words to express it. No amount of poetry, music, or art can ever adequately express this nearly indefinable, all-encompassing emotion. So we turn to books that will give us some small piece of what we feel.
Laura Duksta's I Love You More fits firmly into this genre. A mother and son are walking when the boy asks, "Mommy, just how much do you love me?"
She proceeds to tell him with a series of metaphors, saying that she loves him more than the most in a variety of ways—"higher than the highest bird ever flew," "stronger than the strongest big river dam," etc. After she goes through his whole list, he puts his arms around her and tells her that he loves her more.
What makes this book different from others in the subgenre is what Duksta does next. In order to read the rest of the book, you have to flip it over and begin again. Whereas the front cover shows a mother's face and the back of the head of the boy giving her a hug, the back cover shows the back of the mother's head with the smiling face and bare feet of the boy looking forward.
This time the tale begins again, following the same format, but with the mother asking the boy how much he loves her. His answers follow the same "more than the most" pattern. He even uses the same adverbs. However, his examples come from his world as a child: "bigger than the biggest bubble ever blown," "higher than the highest swing ever swung."
When his recitation ends the same way—with his mother assuring him that she loves him more, the book then ends in the middle with a big circle that can be read from either direction. A globe crosses the centerfold with words circling it saying "I love you more than anything in the whole wide world."
It's a lovely concept that provides a physical representation of a love between parent and child that never ends. It's also a pretty book with beautiful illustrations by Karen Keesler. The color charcoal drawings are predominately pastels providing a softened feel with fuzzy edges instead of harsh lines. It's a style that encourages the warm, fuzzy feelings.
Yes, I Love You More is a sentimental book, but it is one that makes a perfect read-aloud, promoting all those wonderful loving feelings expressed in a variety of ways between a parent and child. It even encourages both adult and child readers to come up with their own comparisons. It's also a book that would make a beautiful gift for either a child or for parents-to-be.
Sometimes the child questions whether the parent would continue to love them no matter how they behaved (such as in the Mama, Do You Love Me book), sometimes the characters engage in a competition about who loves each other the most. No matter how sentimental these books are, there is still something about them which appeals and makes them irresistible to any parent.
Perhaps this is because the intensity of the love for a child is so unexpected that we struggle for words to express it. No amount of poetry, music, or art can ever adequately express this nearly indefinable, all-encompassing emotion. So we turn to books that will give us some small piece of what we feel.
Laura Duksta's I Love You More fits firmly into this genre. A mother and son are walking when the boy asks, "Mommy, just how much do you love me?"
She proceeds to tell him with a series of metaphors, saying that she loves him more than the most in a variety of ways—"higher than the highest bird ever flew," "stronger than the strongest big river dam," etc. After she goes through his whole list, he puts his arms around her and tells her that he loves her more.
What makes this book different from others in the subgenre is what Duksta does next. In order to read the rest of the book, you have to flip it over and begin again. Whereas the front cover shows a mother's face and the back of the head of the boy giving her a hug, the back cover shows the back of the mother's head with the smiling face and bare feet of the boy looking forward.
This time the tale begins again, following the same format, but with the mother asking the boy how much he loves her. His answers follow the same "more than the most" pattern. He even uses the same adverbs. However, his examples come from his world as a child: "bigger than the biggest bubble ever blown," "higher than the highest swing ever swung."
When his recitation ends the same way—with his mother assuring him that she loves him more, the book then ends in the middle with a big circle that can be read from either direction. A globe crosses the centerfold with words circling it saying "I love you more than anything in the whole wide world."
It's a lovely concept that provides a physical representation of a love between parent and child that never ends. It's also a pretty book with beautiful illustrations by Karen Keesler. The color charcoal drawings are predominately pastels providing a softened feel with fuzzy edges instead of harsh lines. It's a style that encourages the warm, fuzzy feelings.
Yes, I Love You More is a sentimental book, but it is one that makes a perfect read-aloud, promoting all those wonderful loving feelings expressed in a variety of ways between a parent and child. It even encourages both adult and child readers to come up with their own comparisons. It's also a book that would make a beautiful gift for either a child or for parents-to-be.
January 24, 2013
Synopsis: "Were you ever told, "You know I love you?" Or have you ever felt that you did not tell someone you loved them enough? Reach out and embrace I Love You More, a timeless gift you will share again and again.
Too often love is assumed and not spoken. Love should be seen, heard, felt, sensed, shown, expressed, talked about-and more! Reading I Love You More will become a game, a conversation of love, that people, especially parents and
children, can share for years.
This cleverly conceived flip story, which ends in the middle and starts from either side, will show you what love looks like from both a child and a parent's perspective. With a
simple, touching story, rhyme and rhythm, and vibrant child-like illustrations, this book will be treasured by anyone who has ever said "I love you" and heard the best response in the world: "I LOVE YOU MORE.""
My Review: This is a cute book, a good way to show your love and for your little one to show their love back. The illustrations caught Munchkin's eye and kept his attention. The issue I had was that it flips over, and when you are trying to read a story and get the little ones to go bed, it is a repeating story so it could go on and on and on. Kind of hard to say the end when it doesn't really have an ending.
Too often love is assumed and not spoken. Love should be seen, heard, felt, sensed, shown, expressed, talked about-and more! Reading I Love You More will become a game, a conversation of love, that people, especially parents and
children, can share for years.
This cleverly conceived flip story, which ends in the middle and starts from either side, will show you what love looks like from both a child and a parent's perspective. With a
simple, touching story, rhyme and rhythm, and vibrant child-like illustrations, this book will be treasured by anyone who has ever said "I love you" and heard the best response in the world: "I LOVE YOU MORE.""
My Review: This is a cute book, a good way to show your love and for your little one to show their love back. The illustrations caught Munchkin's eye and kept his attention. The issue I had was that it flips over, and when you are trying to read a story and get the little ones to go bed, it is a repeating story so it could go on and on and on. Kind of hard to say the end when it doesn't really have an ending.
December 18, 2008
Our family has a little tag we always add to our "I love you" exchanges: the first person says, "I love you", and the other person says," But I love you MORE!". I don't know when or how we started the fun tradition, but we still do it today and, as silly as it sounds, it always brings a smile and the "warm fuzzies"....which is exactly what you and your little ones will experience when you read this new book by Laura Duksta, I Love You More.
The words are sweet and lilting (I think some creative mama's would want to sing the words to their little ones). The illustrations are fun, captivating, and while bright, there is a softness to them as well (Karen Keesler is the illustrator) that makes them perfect for bedtime tuck-ins.
BUT...there is something else that makes this picture book double the fun...it's a flip book! One half is the Mommy's side of the "I Love You More" conversation. Flip the book over and you get the little one's version.
I want to thank Tony of Source Books, Inc. for the privilege of reviewing this book.
You can buy I Love You More at Amazon.com.
The words are sweet and lilting (I think some creative mama's would want to sing the words to their little ones). The illustrations are fun, captivating, and while bright, there is a softness to them as well (Karen Keesler is the illustrator) that makes them perfect for bedtime tuck-ins.
BUT...there is something else that makes this picture book double the fun...it's a flip book! One half is the Mommy's side of the "I Love You More" conversation. Flip the book over and you get the little one's version.
I want to thank Tony of Source Books, Inc. for the privilege of reviewing this book.
You can buy I Love You More at Amazon.com.
December 8, 2015
An adorable book that goes both backwards and forwards. It may be for parents to read to their very little children, but I don't think a child is ever too old to read or write about loving their parents. I would have children read this and then think of the person they love most in this world. Then they have to find a creative way to say "I love You" to that person. It could be a picture, poem, story, comparison, or anything they wanted as long as it was sincere and creative.
This activity could be done on mothers day for student's moms, or Thanksgiving and you could switch "I love you more than" to "I'm more thankful for_ than _."
This activity would be good for lots of things and could be paired with a lesson about family trees even. Students could make their family tree as far back as they know, and then choose the person they love or admire the most out of the family tree. Then they can write a letter to that person explaining why. This shows students what a family tree is and would be a good lesson in letter writing.
This activity could be done on mothers day for student's moms, or Thanksgiving and you could switch "I love you more than" to "I'm more thankful for_ than _."
This activity would be good for lots of things and could be paired with a lesson about family trees even. Students could make their family tree as far back as they know, and then choose the person they love or admire the most out of the family tree. Then they can write a letter to that person explaining why. This shows students what a family tree is and would be a good lesson in letter writing.
March 9, 2016
Originally published on my blog,
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This book features a pretty cool and inventive structure. One side reads as the mother’s response to her son’s question: “How much do you love me?” Flip it over and read the son’s response to his mother when she asks the same question. The middle page bridges the two responses. The text itself is pretty… gooey. Especially on the mother’s side it sounds like that old country song: “deeper than the holler, stronger than the rivers, higher the pine trees”: “I love you higher than the highest bird ever flew. I love you taller than the tallest tree ever grew.” The son’s response is a bit more inventive and includes all the things that boys stereotypically like best: “I love you further than the furthest frog ever leaped. […] I love you louder than the loudest rocket ship ever blasted.” If you’re looking for an ooey-gooey, I-love-you-so-much-book this is a great option.
This book features a pretty cool and inventive structure. One side reads as the mother’s response to her son’s question: “How much do you love me?” Flip it over and read the son’s response to his mother when she asks the same question. The middle page bridges the two responses. The text itself is pretty… gooey. Especially on the mother’s side it sounds like that old country song: “deeper than the holler, stronger than the rivers, higher the pine trees”: “I love you higher than the highest bird ever flew. I love you taller than the tallest tree ever grew.” The son’s response is a bit more inventive and includes all the things that boys stereotypically like best: “I love you further than the furthest frog ever leaped. […] I love you louder than the loudest rocket ship ever blasted.” If you’re looking for an ooey-gooey, I-love-you-so-much-book this is a great option.
May 9, 2025
This Flip book tells basically the same story from both the Mom and the child's points of view. When a child asks his mom how much she loves him, she responds with a series of superlative comparisons. If you flip the book over you find out how much the child loves their mother. Except for the cover, which is a flip side view of the same pose, the illustrations of the two family members are the same in both books. This adorable book is a great way to show kids that Mom loves them as much as they love her. It is a great book for any toddler or preschooler to own. It would also be fantastic for storytime on Mother's Day or Valentine's Day ( Mom is a child's first Valentine after all.) I gave this book to my grandson when he was two and just pulled it off the shelf thread some Mom books before Mother's Day. He still loves it.
September 7, 2010
This is one really neat board book and AppleBlossom loves to flip through the pages. One of the cool thing about this little book is that is opens and starts from both the front cover and the back cover and practically never ends. If you have not been able to catch yourself a copy of this book watch the video to see what's it about. Each page and phrase is one more explanation to quantify your love between a mama and her child. This book is a treasure and I plan on reading it over and over again as much as she wants.
*Thanks to Danielle Jackson of Sourcebooks, Inc for providing a copy for review.*
*Thanks to Danielle Jackson of Sourcebooks, Inc for providing a copy for review.*
November 16, 2012
I Love You More is a very sweet book of a mother and son. It is a flip book with the mother’s reasons for loving her son in one direction and the son’s reasons the other direction. They both relate their love in terms of nature and creation. Each side displays their love in appropriate ways.
I would probably use this one as a take home read with parents’ book. It could also be used to show how writers do things differently as the set-up of the book is very different than traditional books. It would also be fun to create a classroom flip book.
I would probably use this one as a take home read with parents’ book. It could also be used to show how writers do things differently as the set-up of the book is very different than traditional books. It would also be fun to create a classroom flip book.
December 28, 2007
too much like the classic "guess how much i love you" or is that just me? sort of sweet due to the illustrations. not sure it has to be a flip book...wish they would've just done it all as one upright book.
May 20, 2016
Two-sided book - one from the mother's perspective, one from the child's perspective.
Heart warming, perfect. Much better than all the rest....better than Guess How Much I Love You and Love You Forever, which is a little creepy.
Heart warming, perfect. Much better than all the rest....better than Guess How Much I Love You and Love You Forever, which is a little creepy.
November 5, 2007
My five year old and I enjoyed reading this flip-sided book from both directions - from the point of view of both the mother and the child.
January 17, 2008
Got this as a review copy. Pretty cute. A little wordy for Miriam, but the sentiment is good.
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February 25, 2008Ages 4-8
March 8, 2009
i love the way the mom and boy tell how much they love eachother in their own special way.
January 25, 2010
flip sided book
great rhymes
great rhymes
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