I Will Love you Forever, is a title similar to one we all know, as such I am immediately a bit perplexed by that choice. Maybe it's a parody? The art style uses a minimalist color pallet which is really nice for children who tend to be overwhelmed easily or have sensory concerns. Both of my children are adopted and I was happy to see this touch on that topic. Unfortunately this story was not one for our family. My children found the ending a bit confusing.

This series of books is a winner with students in my classroom and younger family members. The art style is fantastic and each story in this series is heartwarming. This is absolutely amazing little story and I would definitely suggest it.

I loved this story but I have to say I am absolutely devastated by the ending. This is the first in the series that I have read and I would like to read the others to see what messages they share.

A story of loving in spite of differences, this is a touching and sweet story.

Tenderly she held her own egg and the egg that she had found.

“Hatch soon and be healthy,” she whispered.

I originally came across this series in Japan, where it is very popular. When I was teaching in the international school where I worked, I led the early years bilingual (English-Japanese) programme. Despite speaking Japanese to a fairly-high level, I often found reading children’s books quite tricky because of the language used (e.g. Have you ever heard someone call a fire engine a nee naw? etc). This series was one I read with the children and was one of the most popular in our library. I think the main appeal for children was the fact that the characters are dinosaurs (and who doesn’t think dinosaurs are cool?!) and the brightly-coloured illustrations which the children liked to imitate.

This is a series which I feel may not translate particularly well, due to the melancholy nature of some of the story lines.

In this particular book, a herbivorous Maiasaurus (fictional dinosaur) raises a Tyrannosaurus egg that she finds. When the child has grown up a little and discovers that he is not a Maiasaurus he leaves, but his mother promises to love him forever.

While this story might be enjoyed by most children, some caution might need to be urged if reading it with a child who has been adopted or fostered. The Tyrannsaurus parent insists that nature overcomes nurture so Heart is destined to be a Tyrannosaurus, despite his upbringing. While the discussion of this could be valuable, I would urge parents and educators to know their children before reading this.

Saying that, as a reader of other books in the series in the original Japanese, I would encourage other readers to read this book in the context of the others. In another book, the father Tyrannosaurus ends up adopting a baby dinosaur who is different to himself, in another dinosaurs who would normally be predator and prey become friends. The author himself has said that the main theme of his books is love and how it often takes forms we don’t expect.

Heart’s mother held him close.

With tears in his eyes Heart asked, “Mom, am I…am I a Tyrannosaurus? Am I you child?”

His mother hugged Heart as tight as she could.

“You are my dear child, Heart. You are my treasure.”



What I liked: The bold-coloured illustrations, the dinosaur characters, the portrayal of the unconditional love of a parent

Even better if: Needs to be read in context of the series, not just as a stand-alone, so would like to see more of these books published in English.

How you could use it in your classroom: Judge your pupils when using books from this series as this particular book could raise some issues for children who have been adopted, but try to draw out the universal themes of love and acceptance

(Thank you to Netgalley and Museyon Inc. for my review copy)

I liked how this story started, with its message of acceptance and love despite our differences; but I felt like the ending let me down with that message? I actually really thought it was cute until the very end when it came off like Heart was forced to pick between the family that raised him, and the one that birthed him. I don’t know, I just didn’t feel like the message ended up being very positive, like it was probably supposed to be.

I received a copy of this story from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

A bit confusing and the illustrations were a little scary for my kids.

Though the concept of the book about adopting is good, it was a little confusing towards the end.

I received a digital copy of this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I Will Love You Forever is a picture book in Tatsuya Miyanishi’s Tyrannosaurus series. My girls have enjoyed reading the other books in this series, so I was looking forward to sharing it with them.

The story begins with a female Maiasaura finding an egg in the forest. She brings it home to her own egg, and sits on both eggs until they hatch. She is a little alarmed when the egg she found hatches into a Tyrannosaur, but she is determined to raise both babies as her own. She calls the baby Maiasaura “Light” and she calls the baby Tyrannosaur “Heart”.

The crux of the story is Heart discovering what he really is, and the subsequent fallout from his revelation. This is the story of a mother’s love, and a son’s devotion to his mother. Throw in a healthy dose of nature vs. nurture, and you have an emotionally charged picture book about dinosaurs.

The illustrations are bright and colorful. Miyanishi prefers a more subdued color scheme, which makes sense when dealing with the rustic world of dinosaurs. Figures are rendered in a fairly primitive style, much like a child might draw. I have to admit, this is one of my favorite artistic styles when it comes to picture books.

My girls are venturing into the middle years of elementary school, and they prefer novels for personal reading nowadays. That said, they do appreciate a good picture book, and they love these dinosaur stories. They enjoyed this book, but they said it was very sad. They actually got a little misty-eyed at the end!

I would recommend I Will Love You Forever. This book will hold special appeal to fans of dinosaurs, but the layered story will broaden the appeal to a general audience. I would caution parents that this book might be a bit much for sensitive children. This book would probably be best for older preschoolers and children in the early years of elementary school.

This book didn't work too much for me. Firstly, the illustrations (except the ankylosaurus) just didn't look like the dinosaurs that they were meant to be, they looked more like C shaped lizards. I think it would be tough for most dinosaur fans in Preschool to get around that. Secondly, while I understood the simple plot and the idea of unconditional love, the end just seemed to fall flat. There's no mention of "Light" and how he might react to losing a brother he was raised with. It just left me with a very "up in the air" feeling. I kept thinking that it was going to change into some kind of adoption story or have resonance that way, but it just never got there.

I love these t-rex books for an older elementary audience. I think I'd even discuss them with middle schoolers. They subvert what we typically expect from a picture book. Yes, love and right triumph. The good guy wins. But that comes at a cost. Love is the ultimate good even though it provides the characters pain. Heart defies his nature, rejects his ties to the tyrannosaurs, his natural family, in favor of the kindness he has bee taught. THis is a noble lesson. TO do so costs him, presumably, his life. This is a hard but true lesson. Beautifully heart breaking.

'I Will Love You Forever' by Tatsuya Miyanishi is a book I chose to review not knowing what to expect. With it's cover featuring a frightening looking dinosaur, I suspected it might be a parody. I was pleasantly surprised by a sweet story that had a confusing ending.

A female Maiasaura finds an unusual and abandoned egg. She takes it to look after. When it hatches, a baby Tyrannosaurus is born. The Maiasaura are herbivore, but the new baby is definitely a carnivore. The mother names him Heart. Can Heart learn to be different than his species? What happens when another Tyrannosaurus comes along?

The drawings are interesting and done mostly in green and yellow. The story seems to be telling a message about adoption, but the ending is kind of sad and confusing.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Museyon Inc. and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

I love this series and was excited when I saw a new one coming out. This is the 4th book translated into English of the popular Japanese Tyrannosaurus series. It is a picture book with delightful art which definitely has a unique style. The dinosaurs are ugly but in a cute way. This doesn't appear to be about the TRex from the other books, but I'm wondering if this is his origin story and he is the baby found in the forest by an herbivorous dinosaur mother. The themes are pretty strong and the ending is bitterly sweet. Main topics are adoption, being different and not being defined by your looks or your birth parent's bad deeds. I hope the publisher continues to translate Japanese picture books as I've loved everything I've read from them.

When a female Maiasaura finds an abandoned egg in the forest while picking berries, she brings it home to hatch with hers. When the baby is a Tyrannosaurus, she holds it close and names it Heart. She loves him even if he is different.

Museyon and Net Galley allowed me to read this book for review (thank you). It will be published June 1st.

One day while out hunting berries, the little Tyrannosaurus runs into the adult who lost the egg. He tells it he's a Maiasura and the T-Rex tells him he's not. The little one runs away home and his mother assures him she loves him and he's her heart. The next time he goes to pick berries, he doesn't come back. But she finds a big pile of berries where she had found the egg. Love changes but it doesn't die when you really love someone.

I Will Love you Forever is a picturebook by Tatsuya Miyanishi, which is currently scheduled for release on June 1 2017. A female Maiasaura finds a lost egg in the forest and decides to look after it with her own egg. Surprisingly, a baby Tyrannosaurus hatches from the egg. The greathearted mother accepts and raises him as her own son, Heart. One day, Heart goes to pick berries and comes across another Tyrannosaurus. The foster son of the Maiasaura discovers his real identity. The fourth title in this acclaimed Tyrannosaurus series, I Will Love You Forever delivers a heartwarming story about adoption with vivid, brightly colored illustrations and endearingly drawn characters.

I Will Love you Forever is a book that left me with mixed feelings. I was not fond of the art style, it seems a bit harsh- but the story came across as a little off to me as well. Perhaps something was lost in the translation from the original Japanese? It starts off fine, a dinosaur mom adopting an egg she finds and raising the Tyrannosaurus that hatches from it as her own, teaching him to be kind. Fine so far, but the disparaging of his species and the grieving mother that lost said egg, and the confusion and trauma all around by the end of the book shook me more than a little. I cannot imagine that anyone taking part in adoption (in any capacity) would find this book anything but painful.

I some how missed the fact that I Will Love you Forever is part of a series. I am not a fan of the art or writing style- although some of that could be because of translation problems or cultural differences. While some might enjoy the read, I just was not one of them

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.

I found this book very odd. It started off as a book about acceptance regardless of one's appearance but by the end I felt the story had taken a turn and was about not fitting in so running away... it also has quite an abrupt ending which I found strange.

Thanks to Netgalley and Museyon Inc.

A female maiasaura dinosaur find a tyrannosaurus egg while she is gathering berries one day and takes it home. She raises the baby she calls Heart as her own. While I thought this book was going to have a deep and meaningful message for adopted children, I ended up feeling the exact opposite. I’m honestly really not sure what message the story had and I feel like children will end up being confused. If they are young enough and just want to read the book because of the dinosaurs, I think it would be a fine enough read for them but if your child is old enough to take messages away from the book, I’m not sure they would love it or understand it.

A very pertinent picture book about stereotyping and acceptance that would lead to great classroom discussions. I will definitely be purchasing this for my library and recommending to the teachers as a read aloud to share with their class.

I cannot get this to download no mater what I try. It tells !w its is sent but I cannot find it anywhere. I tried multiple times.

A wonderful story filled with bright and colourful illustrations. I would enjoy reading this to my son.

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I absolutely love this series and it often makes me cry. This book was no exception. To be perfectly honest, I almost felt devastated at the end of the book- but at the same time I absolutely loved it. I desperately want to know what exactly happened to Heart, but it seems like you are supposed to wonder so you consider all the possibilities.