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- Sam McBratney was born on March 1, 1943 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Sam was a writer, known for Guess How Much I Love You: Friendship Adventures (2010) and Guess How Much I Love You: The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare (2012). Sam was married to Maralyn. Sam died on September 18, 2020 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
- SpouseMaralyn(1964 - September 18, 2020) (his death, 3 children)
- During WWII, his family had to evacuate their home near Belfast's shipyards after a heavy bombardment by German planes. They settled in nearby Lisburn, where his father worked at the local newspaper.
- He graduated from Trinity College in Dublin. He was a history teacher for 20 years before becoming a full-time writer.
- Author of the children's classic book "Guess How Much I Love You", which memorably ends with "I love you right up to the moon -- and back". It has been translated into 57 languages. He wrote dozens of other children's books as well.
- Worked as a primary and secondary school teacher from 1970 until 1990 before taking an early retirement to focus on writing full time.
- His first novel, Mark Time, was written in 1969. The book was ultimately published by Abelard-Schuman in 1976.
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