I'll Love You Forever By Robert Munsch

This book has sentimental value in my life because it was actually the first book I ever owned. I bought it at a book fair when I was in pre school. Almost every night for a year or so I would crawl in my mother's lap before bed time and read it to her. Sometimes she would read it to me. Now whenever we sign letters or cards to each other we always sign off with the song from the book:

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living
My mommy/baby you'll be.

This is the type of book that is great for all ages. It especially relates to parent/child relationships. It begins with a mother rocking her new born baby and singing the previous song. It then goes through and shows the growth of the child and how the mother continues to sing the song as her child grows. The book then takes us to a point in time where the child is now a grown man and the mother is an elderly woman and the situation reverses. The mother is unable to finish the song so the son holds his mother and sings the song to her. That same night the son goes to his own baby and sings the song to her. For such a simple book it has such a powerful effect on its readers. It's just so surreal and shows the passing from one generation to another and how families tend to pass many things onto their children and they pass it on to their children and they pass it on to their children and so on. To some this song may just seem silly but I think when a parent shares this with their child it shows the child love and comfort. These are two things that they can pass down to their children too. It shows the child that their parents will love them no matter the situation and as long as they're alive. I believe it is a story of love and hope.