{"title":"Books by Carl Merrison","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"how-big-is-love","title":"How Big is Love?","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe love between two family members takes us on a journey from their small backyard, across Country, to the end of time - because sometimes we need to hear all the ways we are loved. A heartfelt story from the award-winning creators of \u003ci\u003eBlack Cockatoo\u003c\/i\u003e, with illustrator Jade Goodwin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'My love stretches back to Creation and forward to the end of time. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI loved you then, I love you now, I'll love you always.\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young child and a loving family member sit on the porch at sunset watching a storm roll in. The adult whispers, 'I love you,' but the child needs reassurance: 'How much?' 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