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

Emma,

I Love You So...

Made Special For

Made Special By

Emma

Mom and Dad

by Marianne Richmond

Emma,

I Love You So...

Made Special For

Emma

by Marianne Richmond

Made Special By

Mom and Dad

Emma, How much do we love you?

Way, way more than you know...

Mom and Dad

I love you, Emma.

“How much?”

SO much.

“How much is ‘SO’?”

Way, way more than you know…

Emma, I love you as bright as each sparkling star, and as way out as space, I love you that far.

Emma, I love you as BIG as a great lion’s roar, and as deep as the ocean, I love you much more.

Don’t feed the lions

Emma, I love you as loud as a thundery sky, and as tall as the mountains, I love you that hi g h .

Emma, I love you as silly as a puppy dog’s kiss, and as quiet as midnight, I love you like this.

“Do you love me every day?” you ask with surprise.

“Or does love come and go like passing butterflies?”

Emma, I love you as steady as the moon and the sun, though some of our days are not full of fun.

Emma’s

Emma

“Like when you feel mad?” you ask with distress, “’cause I’ve broken the rules or made a big mess?”

Emma, I love you when you’re nice, and when you’re cranky, too.

I love you without liking the naughty things you do.

Emma, my ‘love you’ doesn’t change like the weather of the days.

It’s a certain kind of thing in many different ways.

You’re my sweetie, my dear, my smile and my giggle.

You’re my playmate for always, my hug and my wiggle.

Hanging out with you is where I want to be, eating ice cream sundaes or watching the TV.

Emma, under your umbrella, behind you on a bike, by you and beside you is what I really like.

Emma

Emma, I can’t imagine life before you came along.

You are the music to my dance and my song.

I am meant for you, and you are meant for me, the one I love forevermore.

Undeniably.

I love you, Emma.

“How much?”

SO much.

“How much is ‘SO’?”

Way, way more than you know…

Dedicated to Cole James, Adam Jon, Julia Rose, and Will David, who fill my heart with gigantic love. — MR

Cover and internal illustrations © 2005 by Marianne Richmond Studios, Inc. Cover and internal design © 2011 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.

Published by Put Me In the Story, a publication of Sourcebooks, Inc. P.O. Box 4410, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410 (630) 961-3900 Fax: (630) 961-2168 First published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is on file with the publisher.

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“I love you.”

“How much?”

“SO much.”

“How much is SO?” “Way, WAY more than you know.”

I Love You So… puts into words the often indescribable quality of boundless, steady, and unconditional love.

This comforting story embraces the reader like a warm hug and gently reassures a child that love is for always—despite grouchy moods or physical separation.

I Love You So... is the perfect pause in a hectic day, offering the gift of love to a treasured child.