Module 1

Module 1: Love You Forever

Summary:

This story is about the unconditional love of a mother for her son and how it can cross over to future generations. Even after her newborn son grows in to a young adult and then an adult she wants him to understand that she will always love him and he will always be hers.

Citation:

Munsch, R.. (1986). Love you forever. Scarborough, Ont.: Firefly.

Impressions:

I have never cared for this book very much. I always found it a bit odd to see an old woman carrying her adult son. I understood the meaning behind it, of course. The author is trying to convey the message of a parent’s unconditional love for their children.

Reviews:

Amazon.com Review

The mother sings to her sleeping baby: "I'll love you forever / I'll love you for always / As long as I'm living / My baby you'll be." She still sings the same song when her baby has turned into a fractious 2-year-old, a slovenly 9-year-old, and then a raucous teen. So far so ordinary--but this is one persistent lady. When her son grows up and leaves home, she takes to driving across town with a ladder on the car roof, climbing through her grown son's window, and rocking the sleeping man in the same way. Then, inevitably, the day comes when she's too old and sick to hold him, and the roles are at last reversed. Each stage is illustrated by one of Sheila McGraw's comic and yet poignant pastels. (Ages 4 to 8) –Richard Farr (Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0920668372/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books)

Suggestion:

I think this would be a good book to read for a mother’s day storytime program. I can just picture all of the mothers in tears near the end. To be honest, I see the children enjoying it for its repetition and the finding the pictures a bit comical. I would imagine it would hard for them to picture their teenage selves in the arms of their mothers as they slept.