Irish 'love you to the moon and back' author, Sam McBratney, dies

Sam McBratney was born in Belfast and graduated from Trinity College Dublin. Guess How Much I Love You has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and is considered a children’s book classic.

Sam McBratney, the Irish author of Guess How Much I Love You, has passed away

The author of Guess How Much I Love You, Sam McBratney, passed away on Friday at age 77.

McBratney wrote more than 50 books but is best known for the 1994 publication of Guess How Much I Love You, a tender bedtime competition between two nutbrown hares — featuring the now-iconic illustrations of Anita Jeram.