How Do I Love Thee?
Sale price
$1597
Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1845

How Do I Love Thee?

By Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Mati McDonough (Illustrator)

Book #2 in the Picture Book Poem Series series

A father and son explore love on a fishing trip.

4.0/5 Goodreads · 398 ratings
32 pages
$16.95Save 6%

In stock. Also at Amazon or Bookshop.

Bookroo's summary

Join a father and son on a heartfelt fishing trip, where each cast and catch echoes the timeless emotions of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's cherished sonnet. As they navigate the waters, their bond deepens, revealing the countless ways love can be expressed. Will their journey bring them closer, or will the depths of their emotions remain uncharted? Discover the beauty of love through the eyes of a child and the wisdom of a parent in this poetic adventure.

From the publisher

Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s 43rd sonnet from Sonnets from the Portuguese, published in 1850, famously begins, “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” The second title in our picture book poem series,How Do I Love Thee? illustrated by Mati Rose McDonough, who illustratedI Carry Your Heart With Me, by E.E. Cummings, follows a father and a son on a fishing trip and captures all of the emotions of Browning’s beloved poem.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about loveBooks about dadsBooks about culture
For readers who can't stop at one

The next favorite is already out there.

Age-appropriate books selected to help their love of reading grow, delivered right to their door.

Find their book club
Bookroo club box with books for growing readers
The author

More from Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Explore Elizabeth's bookshelf
I Carry Your Heart with Me
Sale price
$895

I Carry Your Heart with Me

Ages 1–5 · 2014
Your next read

Books that feel like this one

See all similar books

My Daddy Rules the World

Ages 4–7 · 2017

The Queen and the First Christmas Tree

Ages 4–8 · 2018
Pride and Prejudice
Series
Sale price
$1299

Pride and Prejudice

Ages 3–7 · 2017

Appalachia

Ages 4–7 · 1991

Jabberwocky

Ages 5–9 · 1872

Away With Words

Ages 6–10 · 2019

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Ages 4–8 · 1923

Love's a Sweet

Ages 4–8 · 1998
The fine print

Book details

Publication
Published
May 10, 2016
First published
January 1, 1845
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781937359836

Surprise a reader with their next favorite book.

Spotted a mistake or something missing? Improve this page.

Are you the author or illustrator? Claim your book.

Bookroo

Book Clubs

Follow Bookroo