There is a certain type of picture book that can be best described as a Love It or Loathe It title. These are books that some people adore with their whole heart without irony. And there are books that some people loathe deep down to their very souls without apology. It had been a long time since Betsy had handed Kate a Giving Tree or Rainbow Fish. So how would she react to this particular old chestnut? Published in 1994 in Great Britain and 1995 in the States, few would contest that this book became an instant hit when it debuted and hasn't lost love of the public since. We delve real deep into the deep psychological compunctions of male nutbrown hares including their latent daddy issues.

Show Notes:

Here's the pop-up book, which actually worked remarkably well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtLYG-axzDs

You can find the text from Bad British Accent Reader's Theater here: http://www.guesshowmuchiloveyou.com/the-story

If you've big feelings to get out after seeing this cover, perhaps the piece Can You Guess How Much I Want to Punch You in the Crotch Right Now Big Nutbrown Hare? from Medium can bring you some peace: https://medium.com/the-hit-job/can-you-guess-how-much-i-want-to-punch-you-in-the-crotch-right-now-big-nutbrown-hare-7fc59a1e0b29

The podcasts Betsy recommends are:

This Is Love - https://thisislovepodcast.com/

Ologies - https://www.alieward.com/ologies

Completely Arbortrary - https://www.completelyarbortrary.com/

For the full Show Notes please visit: http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2021/01/18/fuse-8-n-kate-guess-how-much-i-love-you-by-sam-mcbratney-ill-anita-jeram/