Put Me In the Story: I Love You More Personalized Book

Gabriella, I Love You More Made Special For

Made Special By

G a b r i e lla

M om a nd D ad

Written by Laura Duksta Illustrated by Karen Keesler

A flip-sided book... like love it never ends

Gabriella, I Love You More M ade S pecial F o r

M a d e S p e c ia l B y

Gabriella

M om a nd D ad

Written by Laura Duksta Illustrated by Karen Keesler

Copyright © 2007 Laura Duksta Cover and internal illustrations © Karen Keesler Cover and internal design © 2007 by Sourcebooks, Inc. Sourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks, Inc. Put Me In the Story is a trademark of Sourcebooks, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems—except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews—without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc. The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious or are used fictitiously. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not intended by the author.

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Gabriella, You will always be our little girl no matter how much you grow.

We will always love you more.

Mom and Dad

Walking outdoors one day Gabriella turned to mother and asked, “Mommy, just how much do you love me?”

Surprised at the question but with no delay, she replied with a smile…

Gabriella, I love you higher than the highest bird ever flew.

I love you taller than the tallest tree ever grew.

I love you longer than the longest path ever wound.

I love you prettier than the prettiest flower ever found.

I love you deeper than the deepest fish ever swam.

I love you stronger than the strongest big river dam.

I love you mightier than the mightiest wind ever blew.

I love you fuller than the fullest moon you ever knew.

I love you brighter than the brightest star ever shone.

Gabriella, I love you more, so much more than you’ve ever known.

Then mommy wrapped her

arms around with all the love that she had and Gabriella

felt it all surround when gently whispered, “know what mommy?...�

I love you more !

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wrapped arms around mommy with all the love that had and mommy felt it all surround her when she gently whispered, “know what Gabriella?...�

I love you more !

Mommy, I love you more, so much more than you’ve ever known.

I love you taller than the tallest giraffe ever grown.

I love you louder than the loudest rocket ship ever blasted.

I love you longer than the longest lollipop ever lasted.

I love you sweeter than the sweetest song ever sung.

I love you higher than the highest swing ever swung.

I love you freer than the freest kite ever flown.

I love you bigger than the biggest bubble ever blown.

I love you further than the furthest frog ever leaped.

Mommy, I love you quieter than the quietest caterpillar ever creeped.

Walking along a path one day, mommy turned to Gabriella and asked, “So, just how much do you love me?�

Ready for the question, Gabriella took her hand and began...

I love you more !

Gabriella, I Love You More

A flip-sided book... like love it never ends