I was looking for a good book to read to my daughter Kelsea and found from The Book Depository a book entitled Love You Forever by Robert Munsch. I heard from co-n@wies that this one's an all-time favorite. A nice book to read to your kids before going to sleep. I couldn't find it in National Book Store or in Powerbooks. If you're lucky, you'll find it in Booksale.
From the point of view of a mother who loves her son from the day he was born until he grew-up and be a man, this is very touching. Although she dislikes her son's actions and new interests as years passed by, she makes it a point every night when she's sure her son is asleep to sing a song to him:
I love you forever
I like you for always
As long as I'm living
My baby you'll be.
The mother grew old and when she was very sick, it was her son's turn to sing that lovely song to his mom, changing the "baby" to "mommy". Her son must have familiarize the song her mother sings to him. And surprisingly at the end of the story, the son who is now a grown-up man, sings the song to his baby daughter. Isn't it touching?
Now that I have this book, I always read it to Kelsea and sing the song to her. And I'm glad she loves to hear the story and the song. She even sings it with me :) What I love about more about this book is it's simplicity. It teaches us to love unconditionally and pass on to our love ones the special love and care given to us.
You can listen to the story of Love You Forever here.
By the way, I bought the book in paperback for only $5.53. That's less than Php250! And free shipping :) Check out The Book Depository and you might find a book you've been looking for and have it delivered to your doorstep for free.
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