Guess How Much I Love You: One More Tickle!: A Puppet Book

by Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram (Illustrator)

From the creators of Guess How Much I Love You comes a brand-new, lovable, huggable novelty book featuring a soft plush puppet.

Little Nutbrown Hare wants to know if Big Nutbrown Hare is ticklish. "Can I tickle your ears? Is your nose tickly, too?" Tickle, tickle, tickle! Little ones can join in too, tickling the soft and snuggly puppet that pops through each page, or — just maybe — being tickled themselves by Little Nutbrown Hare! A sweet interactive book-and-toy combination makes storytime even more fun — and tickly.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Kids, Fiction

14 pages, Board Book

First published February 9, 2016

About the author

The 1943 born Northern Ireland native started writing children's books when he was a teacher in his thirties, with the aim of helping out students who had trouble reading. But he continued writing for a more-personal reason: "the act of imagining simply makes me feel good," he says. The fifty-seventh book of Sam McBratney's career, and his first book with Candlewick Press, was the much-loved GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU, which has sold an astonishing 15 million copies worldwide, and is available in 37 languages. "This is not the sort of thing you expect when most of your books have been remaindered," the author admits. "But, as the frog trapped in the milk discovered, if you keep going, sometimes you find yourself walking on cream cheese."

Where does Sam McBratney get his inspiration? "I told my children stories when they were young," he says, "so when I write I try to think of what they would have liked." But there may be another source guiding his writing as well. The author's father--who worked as a type compositor with the BELFAST TELEGRAPH, and whose favorite books were westerns--is the person Sam McBratney credits for giving him his love of the English language. "Most of my picture books--GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU, THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS, JUST ONE!, and JUST YOU AND ME--explore the relationship between a big one and a wee one," the author notes. "The big one is not called the father in the stories, but that's what he is. Although my dad died before I became a writer, the father in my stories has a voice and a presence that he would have recognized and understood."

In addition to authoring many books for children, Sam McBratney wrote radio plays for adults and a prize-winning collection of short stories. He received a degree in history and political science from Trinity College, Dublin, and worked for many years as a teacher.

Reviews

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my cuteness! First, I love the Nutbrown Hare duo. I even have my own toy at home to remind me every day that I am loved. So to make one of them (I'm not sure which, I guess it could go either way) into a puppet connected to a board book (which I love those)? Steals my heart. Just unfortunate that it can't be a library book. (yuck--just imagine) So now we have to figure out what we're going to do with these 2 new copies....and I am coveting. Because it isn't just cute! It is interactive. It teaches/works with identifying various body parts like nose and toes. And the tickle factor alone--what child would not love this?!

If we put one of these in our ST collection, would love to use it in Toddler or Special Needs. Particularly if we have a smaller crowd.

2/6/17 Grabbed this to try in Movement storytime. Perfect. The kids automatically started to tickle themselves, or have their parent/guardian tickle them. Then at the end, I took the book around and let them all tickle the bunny. I read it as the puppet being Big Nutbrown Hare. Could still read it with puppet as Little Nutbrown Hare.

[Nikki Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great one for interacting and having a giggle with your little ones - a cute story thats prompts you to tickle your little one with the attached Hare hand puppet - lots of fun. I do wish the puppet was a little bit longer, as I did have to put the whole book all up in my daughter’s face 😅 but she thought it was funny regardless.

[Moodles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moo LOVES this book and we read it a couple of times a week. He loves being tickled by little nutbrown hare, he loves to tickle little nutbrown hare, and he thinks its hysterical when nutbrown hair tickles mammy! Perfect little story :)

[Castor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a big fan of the original story "Guess How Much I Love You", but this puppet book was very fun! The reader can be very creative with the large, soft puppet and interact with babies and toddlers in many ways. It's also a good book for introducing body parts.

[Shahd Bensaoud · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely little book! Very interactive! I’m pretty sure my little one will love it!

[Hazel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Geinige variant op raad eens hoeveel ik van je houd, maar werd ook een beetje saai. Misschien niet meer leuk voor bijna vijfjarigen.

[Therese Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

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And yet another puppet/book hybrid.

This time, it’s a full hand puppet of a rabbit. Not just any rabbit. It’s the nut brown hare from Guess How Much I Love You.

Now, that is a super sweet book. However this book is specifically about tickling. I hate to be so suspicious, but I am uncomfortable with the tickling. I know, overly paranoid, but I spent years teaching personal body safety to children.

Parker, on the other hand was fascinated with the rabbit puppet. It’s much larger than the tiny puppets from his other hybrid books. He threw his arms right around it and gave it a big kiss, well, possibly chomp on its head several times. He loved peeking through the giant hole of each page of the book, which is the perfect size for his little face.

So, a big hit with my little guy, not so much with me. It’s a shame I’m so distrustful.

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[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

a parent and child rabbit discover what makes one ticklish before bedtime. Soft and easy baby toddler age appropriate with a puppet of a rabbit sticking out of the book.

[Samantha Banks]

Love how interactive this book is at bedtime