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Sam McBratney

Irish children's author (1943-2020) · Ireland · On the map · Writers · Died at 77

Samuel McBratney was a writer from Northern Ireland. He wrote more than fifty books for children and young adults, and is best known as the author of the best-selling children's book Guess How Much I Love You, which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, and been translated into 53 languages.

Sam McBratney is read about 26 times a day, in 7 languages.

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