The story behind a children's literary classic - Jill Stanek

The story behind a children’s literary classic

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I made that up after my wife and I had two babies born dead. The song was my song to my dead babies. For a long time I had it in my head and I couldn’t even sing it because every time I tried to sing it I cried. It was very strange having a song in my head that I couldn’t sing.

For a long time it was just a song but one day, while telling stories at a big theatre at the University of Guelph, it occurred to me that I might be able to make a story around the song.

Out popped Love You Forever, pretty much the way it is in the book.

~ Children’s author Robert Munsch sharing the story behind the classic story Love You Forever, via POP Sugar, December 20

Tags: anti-abortion, anti-choice, anti-life, Jill Stanek, literary classic, Love You Forever, Pop Sugar, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, Robert Munsch, stillborn, University of Guelph

Dec.24, 2014 6:00 am | Miscarriage |

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One Comment on “The story behind a children’s literary classic”

Carla

December 29th, 2014 at 8:54 am

Please Robert Munsch,

I pray that you name your children.

To forever refer to them as “my dead babies” speaks to your need for healing.

This is one of my favorite books of all time. I love it even more now.

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