Love You Forever

Hey there! My name is Taylor Davis and I am a rising senior majoring in Elementary Education! For as long as I can remember, I have loved reading. I started reading around the age of 3 and since then, whenever I find a good book, it becomes very hard to put down. My old Sunday School teacher used to say that I loved to read so much that I would take over and teach the class just so I could read (So I guess here I was practicing my teaching and reading skills! Double whammy!!) 

When I think about a childhood book that had an impact on my life, I think it would have to be the book Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch. My mom gave me this book when I was born and wrote a note on the front cover, which gave it more of a special meaning to me. One of the repeating stanzas in this book is:

"I’ll love you forever,

I’ll like you for always,

as long as I’m living

my baby you’ll be."

My mom used to read this book to me before going to sleep at night and then when I was able to read, I would read with her, if not, to her. The moral behind this book is that no matter how old the child may get, the mother says that the son will always be her baby. In the end, it's the son who ends up singing this stanza to his mother, so the roles have reversed. To me, this book holds a special place in my heart because for one, my mom to this day still calls me her baby, and second, because of the bond that my mom and I have.