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Guess How Much
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Storytime Event Kit

Hello Readers!
The children who first treasured Guess How Much I Love You TM
are now passing their favourite read-aloud story to their own

little ones. As a whole new generation shares the tale of Little
Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare, who love each other
“right up to the moon and back,” a cherished picture book
becomes a true family classic. What better story to inspire an
event that celebrates togetherness?
Host a Guess How Much I Love You Family Event TM
Invite Little Nutbrown Hares and Big Nutbrown Hares to hop in for a Guess How Much I Love
You family event. If possible, clear an area beforehand that will allow the little hares space to
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move around and demonstrate how much they love the big hares in their families. For
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atmosphere, create a shiny moon by covering a crescent shape in tin foil and suspend it, along
with some shiny stars, from your ceiling. Once your attendees are assembled, read the book
aloud, then launch into the creative activities involving active movement, activity sheets, and
declarations of love all around. Get ready for heaps of love to rise up and surround you!
Event kit prepared by Toni Buzzeo, school librarian and author of picture books for children as well as professional books for librarians and educators.
Guess How Much I Love You Storytime Event Kit

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Do you love someone right up
to the moon? And back?
Come and celebrate at . . .
The
Guess how much
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Date:
Time:
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Sing-Along
Materials: Online audio and lyric files of “A Bushel and a Peck”.
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The perfect song to accompany a reading of Guess How Much I Love You is “A Bushel and a Peck” written by
Frank Loesser for the musical Guys and Dolls (1950) and made famous by Doris Day. Lyrics and audio files are
readily available online, so you can listen and learn the first verse and the chorus before your event. The
catchy tune makes it easy to learn, and this short excerpt is lots of fun for kids to sing. Read the lyrics aloud
first, or distribute copies of the lyrics for adults to go over with their children. Then play the song and invite
everyone to sing along!
Move Like a Nutbrown Hare

Materials: Hare-ear headbands for children (and parents, if desired) from this kit. Moon shape suspended
from the ceiling or attached to a high bookshelf.
Preassemble the hare-ear headbands for attendees or invite adults to help cut and assemble them for
themselves and their children. Once all attendees are wearing their ears, gather everyone in a circle and
encourage them to reenact the story as you read the following lines:
Children: I love you this much. [Stretch arms out wide.]

Adults: But I love you this much. [Stretch arms out wider.]
Children: I love you as high as I can reach. [Stretch arms up high.]

Adults: I love you as high as I can reach. [Stretch arms up higher.]
Children: I love you all the way up to my toes! [Touch toes.]

Adults: And I love you all the way up to your toes. [Touch toes.]
Children: I love you as high as I can hop! [Hop in a circle.]

Adults: But I love you as high as I can hop. [Hop one big hop.]
Children: I love you all the way down the lane as far as the river. [Point across the room.]
Adults: I love you across the river and over the hills. [Point and turn in a circle to indicate a wider range.]
Children: I love you right up to the moon. [Point up at the moon suspended from the ceiling.]
Adults (sitting in chair): Oh, that’s far. That is very, very far. [Lift child into lap.]
Adults (whispering): I love you right up to the moon—and back.
What Happened Next?

Materials: Sequencing activity from this kit with the scenes cut into six pieces.
Spread out the six sequencing shapes on the floor in a scrambled order. Ask
six volunteer children to choose one shape each, then challenge the children to
remember which of the six scenes occurred first, second, and so on by standing
in a line to reflect the sequence of the story. Then, if time allows, reread the
story and ask each child to come forward when his or her scene is read.

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Make Your Own Nutbrown Hare Ears

Make enough copies of the headband pattern so that each child (and adult, if desired) has one pair of ears. Cut additional strips
of paper to complete the headband, then tape the ends of the headband together so they form a loop that fits around the head.
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Maze
Oh no! Little Nutbrown Hare has hopped so many times that he can’t see
Big Nutbrown Hare any longer. Can you help him ﬁnd his way back to Big Nutbrown Hare?

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Join the Dots

Little Nutbrown Hare does many tricks to show how much he loves Big Nutbrown Hare.
Finish the picture to ﬁnd out which trick he is doing here.
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Word Scramble
Unscramble the words to read a secret message from
Big Nutbrown Hare to Little Nutbrown Hare.

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Colouring Sheet
Guess How Much

I Love You
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Colouring Sheet
“I love you as much as . . .”


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Matching Game
Draw a line from Little Nutbrown Hare in column 1
to the matching image in column 2.
Column 1 Column 2
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Storytime Event Kit

are now passing their favourite read-aloud story to their own

Host a Guess How Much I Love You Family Event TM

Guess How Much I Love You Storytime Event Kit

Guess How Much I Love You Storytime Event Kit

Move Like a Nutbrown Hare

Children: I love you this much. [Stretch arms out wide.]

Children: I love you as high as I can reach. [Stretch arms up high.]

Children: I love you all the way up to my toes! [Touch toes.]

Children: I love you as high as I can hop! [Hop in a circle.]

Adults (whispering): I love you right up to the moon—and back.

What Happened Next?

Guess How Much I Love You Storytime Event Kit

What Happened Next?

Guess How Much I Love You Storytime Event Kit

What Happened Next?

m. All rights reserved.

Guess How Much I Love You Storytime Event Kit TM

Make Your Own Nutbrown Hare Ears

Guess How Much I Love YouTM

Guess How Much I Love You Storytime Event Kit

Join the Dots

Guess How Much I Love You Storytime Event Kit

Guess How Much I Love You Storytime Event Kit

Guess How Much

Guess How Much I Love You Storytime Event Kit

“I love you as much as . . .”

Guess How Much I Love You Storytime Event Kit

Guess How Much I Love You Storytime Event Kit

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