And it has given so many other parents a voice to share the feelings of love they couldn’t put into words for their own children. It gave him a way to tell his babies in Heaven how much he loved them. While the story is very personal to the writer, he is happy that it’s become so important to others and that it has touched so many hearts. Then one day it hit him that he should turn his song into one of his children’s stories and share its powerful message. He would recite the poem to himself as a way to cope when he felt his grief overtaking him.

The story actually started out as a song.” Robert shared, “I had written it as a memorial for two stillborn babies we had in 19. They then learned they would never be able to conceive. Robert and his wife, Ann Beeler, had suffered a great loss when she gave birth to two stillborn children in a short window of time. He has revealed that the four-line poem was a lullaby he used to sing silently to himself on repeat after a tragedy. Author Robert Munsch, who had briefly studied to be a Jesuit priest, suffered from depression. WATCH: Dramatic Reading Of ‘Love You Forever’ On TV Show ‘Friends’īut the real story behind the book has its roots in the author’s grief. He brought the entire room to tears with his dramatic reading of the beloved book. The character Joey from the hit TV show “Friends” famously read the story to Ross and Rachel’s child, Emma, at her first birthday party. Love You Forever is a great gift for anyone with a child, or even for your own parents.” The message is so simple yet so profound. It says so much about the circle of life, youth, parenting, and our responsibility for our parents as we grow older. “I have yet to read this book through without crying. Maria Shriver has shared that the book always brings her to tears.

RELATED: ‘Please Use My Son's Story' Heartbroken Mom Amanda Poole Krueger Begs After Tragic DeathĪt the end of the book, it is the son’s turn to cradle his aging mother and sing the same heartbreakingly beautiful words to her as their roles reversed and he cares for her. Dimensions: 8.00in - 8.00in - 0.13in - 0.In the book, a mother repeatedly shares these words with her son over the course of his life:.We offer a trade paper and laminated hardcover edition in a 8 x 8 size.Ī slipcased edition (8 1/2 x 8 1/4), with a laminated box and a cloth binding on the bookĪnd a 10 x 10 laminated hardcover with jacket.Īnd a Big Book Edition, 16 x 16 with a trade paper binding. Since publication in l986, Love You Forever has sold more than 36 million copies in paperback and the regular hardcover edition (as well as hundreds of thousands of copies in Spanish and French).įirefly Books is proud to offer this sentimental favorite in a variety of editions and sizes:

So begins the story that has touched the hearts of millions worldwide.

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