Author
Sam McBratney
Author of Guess How Much I Love You, over 50 million copies sold worldwide
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Sam McBratney, author of one of the world's bestselling and most adored picture books, Guess How Much I Love You, won the Bass Ireland Arts Prize and the Bisto Award, twice. He also wrote the bestselling You're All My Favourites, Will You Be My Friend? and many other books for children.
Now considered a children’s book classic, Guess How Much I Love You has sold more than 60 million copies worldwide and been translated into 57 languages. The phrase “I love you to the moon and back” has itself taken on iconic stature, and the book is considered an essential title for any nursery, preschool, or library bookshelf.
Born1943 · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Notable works
Guess How Much I Love YouYou're All My FavouritesWill You Be My Friend?
I love you right up to the moon — and back.— Guess How Much I Love You
