I Will Love You Forever (Tyrannosaurus Series)

My grandson loves it and wants to be read over and over

'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 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 this 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.

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.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.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.

A heartwarming story about adoption and loving.

My 7 years old son is a big fan of Miyanishi books . The story is sweet yet a little bitter, the book is an extraordinary story.

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.