Guess How Much I Love You
by Sam McBratney
★ Most-read book of 1994 · #1 on Best Books of 1994
Sam McBratney's 1994 picture book follows Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare as they try to describe how much they love each other. Love turns out to be hard to measure in this tender story of parent and child.
Best for: Parents and children who want a picture book to share together
Guess How Much I Love You is #1 on BookWard's Best Books of 1994, out of 42 1994 books that cleared our data bar.
What Guess How Much I Love You is about
Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare try to put into words how much they love each other. It sounds simple, but the hares find that love is not an easy thing to measure. The story captures the bond between parent and child, and the watercolor illustrations by Anita Jeram give it a soft, tender feel.
A picture book described as a family classic and one of the world's best-loved picture books, whose story has captured the bond between parent and child for two decades. It has been reissued with a refreshed cover. It makes a natural bedtime read for a parent and small child to share.
Guess How Much I Love You on the Best Books of 1994
Guess How Much I Love You came out in 1994. Of the 42 books first published in 1994 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #1 on our Best Books of 1994 list.
Why it made the list: 1,477 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (91 ratings); 88 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Most-read of 1994 and reader favorite and being read right now.
Nearby on the 1994 list
- Artificial Intelligence Stuart J. Russell, #2
- The Six Pillars of Self-esteem Nathaniel Branden, #3
See all Best Books of 1994 Best books by year
More years: Best Books of 1993 Best Books of 1995.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 1,186 want to read it, 88 are reading it now and 203 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 91 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 98 | 55% |
| Reader love | 98 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 98 | 20% |
Questions about Guess How Much I Love You
When was Guess How Much I Love You published?
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney was first published in 1994.
Was Guess How Much I Love You one of the best books of 1994?
Guess How Much I Love You is #1 on BookWard's Best Books of 1994, out of 42 1994 books that cleared our data bar. 1,477 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (91 ratings); 88 are reading it right now.
Why is Guess How Much I Love You on the Best Books of 1994 list?
1,477 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (91 ratings); 88 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 1994
- Artificial Intelligence Stuart J. Russell, #2
- The Six Pillars of Self-esteem Nathaniel Branden, #3
- Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela, #4
- Mercury and Me Jim Hutton, #5
- Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus John Gray, #6
- Insomnia Stephen King, #7
See the full Best Books of 1994, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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