I Love You to the Moon and Back: questions to ask and activities to try
Big Bear and Little Bear show how much they love each other, all day long, from sunrise to the moon. A gentle bedtime book for little ones.
What age is I Love You to the Moon and Back for?
I Love You to the Moon and Back is best for ages 1–4.
I Love You to the Moon and Back (Amelia Hepworth and Tim Warnes)
- Age
- 1-4
- Best for
- A cosy bedtime book about love
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Read it slowly at bedtime and snuggle up. Ask your child how they show love, and tell them one thing you love about them.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 1–4 (nursery)
- What they'll enjoy
- Big Bear and Little Bear show how much they love each other, all day long, from sunrise to the moon. A gentle bedtime book for little ones.
- Helps with
- A cosy bedtime book about love
- 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
- Feeling loved and secure
- Bedtime routines
- Talking about love
- Family closeness
Comprehension and discussion questions for I Love You to the Moon and Back
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.
- “What did Big Bear and Little Bear do together?”
- “How did they show they loved each other?”
- “How far is to the moon and back?”
- “How do you show someone you love them?”
- “What’s your favourite thing to do with someone you love?”
- “Who do you love to the moon and back?”
For the full list of questions and more, download the PDF below.
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5-minute activities to try together
Love map
Draw a big moon and write or draw the names of people your child loves all around it.
Hug measure
Show how much you love each other with your arms: this much, this much, all the way to the moon!
I Love You to the Moon and Back 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 I Love You to the Moon and Back, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about feeling loved and secure.
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: Read it slowly at bedtime and snuggle up. Ask your child how they show love, and tell them one thing you love about them.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “What did Big Bear and Little Bear do together?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do Love map. Draw a big moon and write or draw the names of people your child loves all around it. Children who finish early can try Hug measure.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The I Love You to the Moon and Back 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: 29 October 2026
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