aaareading 's review for:

Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

3.0

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First, and most importantly-if you hated this book please still try other Munsch books. This one is not at all like his usual genre of silly, wacky, and delightful for children. I feel that this book is more for the parents/older generation who have seen more of the aging process and can relate to all the emotions of the passing of time. I do think it can be a learning tool for children to see how life passes in cycles and stages, and that as the older generation ages a new generation comes about. I think it’s important for children to get glimpses of this process and the idea of growing up, moving out, sickness and death before it hits them as a real life, first hand experience. Of course the message of a parents unconditional, timeless love is sweet for those that it resonates with. I personally wouldn’t recommend reading or giving this book to just anyone though because many people have complex parental relationships that even people close to them don’t realize. I understand that a literal reading of it can come across as creepy, strange, or scary, but I prefer to read it with the intended metaphorical meaning which I dint think is too hard to see. Overall, I appreciate Munsch sharing with the world what came from a deeply personal and emotional experience of his because it clearly has touched many hearts.