Guess How Much I Love You: questions to ask and activities to try
Little Nutbrown Hare tries to show Big Nutbrown Hare just how much he loves him, as wide as his arms can stretch. A gentle bedtime classic about love and finding ways to say it.
What age is Guess How Much I Love You for?
Guess How Much I Love You is best for ages 1–4.
Guess How Much I Love You (Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram)
- Age
- 1-4
- Best for
- Showing love, and finding words for big feelings
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Act out the stretches and hops as you read. Then take turns saying how much you love each other in your own ways.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 1–4 (nursery)
- What they'll enjoy
- Little Nutbrown Hare tries to show Big Nutbrown Hare just how much he loves him, as wide as his arms can stretch. A gentle bedtime classic about love and finding ways to say it.
- Helps with
- Showing love, and finding words for big feelings
- Buy or borrow?
- Borrow it from the library first if you can. If your child asks for it again and again, it’s one worth owning, and the questions and activities on this page work best with the book open next to you.
What it helps with
- Saying and showing love
- Feeling safe at bedtime
- Words for big feelings
- Closeness between child and grown-up
Comprehension and discussion questions for Guess How Much I Love You
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “How did Little Nutbrown Hare show how much he loved Big Nutbrown Hare?”
- “Who could reach higher?”
- “How far was it to the moon?”
- “How do you show someone you love them?”
- “Who do you love all the way to the moon?”
- “How do you feel at the end of the story?”
For the full list of questions and more, download the PDF below.
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5-minute activities to try together
Stretch and hop
Take turns showing love with your bodies: arms wide, reaching high, hopping far. Who can reach the furthest?
Love moon
Draw a big moon and fill it with pictures of people your child loves.
Guess How Much I Love You activity sheet: printable worksheet and questions
All the questions and activities above on a ready-to-print activity sheet: questions tagged by reading skill with space to answer, a drawing and writing page with a self-check, and notes for the adult with curriculum links and a 20-minute session plan. Pay by card, PayPal or Payhip and download straight away.
- Page 1, talk about it: questions about the story, each tagged with the reading skill it practises, with space to answer or tick
- Page 2, my favourite part: a drawing box, a sentence starter and a “how did I do?” self-check
- Page 3, notes for the adult: curriculum links, a 20-minute session plan, extension activities, and support and challenge ideas
- Read it togetherEnjoy the story first.
- Ask 2 or 3 questionsFrom the list above, while everyone is calm.
- Print the activity sheetAn activity sheet with questions, a drawing page and notes for you.
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Use it as a lesson plan
Children can listen to Guess How Much I Love You, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about saying and showing love.
A 20-minute session for ages 1–4 (nursery), for a class, a small group or one child at home.
- Warm up (2 minutes). Show the cover and read the title. Ask: “What do you think this story will be about?”
- Read aloud (6 minutes). Read it all the way through. Tip: Act out the stretches and hops as you read. Then take turns saying how much you love each other in your own ways.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “How did Little Nutbrown Hare show how much he loved Big Nutbrown Hare?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do Stretch and hop. Take turns showing love with your bodies: arms wide, reaching high, hopping far. Who can reach the furthest? Children who finish early can try Love moon.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The Guess How Much I Love You activity sheet has these questions with space to answer, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the adult.
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 25 October 2026
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