Big Love

How can you describe how big a parent’s love is for their child? Is it as big as a house, as big as a city, as big as the world? This uplifting picture book helps young readers in finding an answer.

This is the house. It’s very big! But it’s not as big as my love for you.

No matter how different our families may be, the one thing we all have in common is love. The evocative text and vibrant artwork explore the boundless love of a parent, comparing the scope of the familiar and the great unknown to the love they have for their child.

“This is the first picture book for YA author and screenwriter Megan Jacobson, and her descriptions are richly evocative: volcanoes burp, galaxies sparkle like spilled glitter and treetops tickle the roof. In the midst of this glorious wildness, the simple repeated refrain of 'it's not as big as my love for you' serves as a reassuring anchor. Stylish illustrations from Beck Feiner accompany the text and provide charming details that will add to the pleasure of reading together.”

This sweet picture book debut draws an immediate comparison with children's bookshelf classic Guess How Much I Love You. As the borders of Big Love's world unspool, from house to entire universe, the lyrical narration addresses a small listener directly to reassure them that none of these things are as big as the way they are loved. Modern Australian classic Under the Love Umbrella is another natural comparison and, like that book, Big Love will appeal to parents living within the hazy spell of a newborn, as well as being an ideal read-aloud for anxious toddlers and preschoolers. Can you spot a snorkel in the bath? The bird sitting on the window cleaner's head? The inclusion of a diversity of parents and families also adds to the book's appeal. Bronte Coates is a freelance reviewer.

Megan Jacobson is an award-winning YA author and TV scriptwriter. She grew up in Darwin and the far north coast of NSW and lives in Sydney where she works in TV news production at the ABC. Her first novel, Yellow, was shortlisted in the Book of the Year: Older Readers category of the 2017 CBCA Awards. It was also shortlisted for the 2018 REAL Children’s Choice awards: Fiction for years 7-9; as well as for the 2017 Davitt Awards: Young Adult category.Her second novel, The Build-Up Season, won the 2018 Australian Family Therapists’ Award for Children’s Literature; was shortlisted for the 2018 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards – Ethel Turner’s Prize for Young People’s Literature; and was shortlisted for the 2019 REAL Children’s Choice Awards: Fiction for Years 7-9. Big Love is Megan's first picture book.


Beck Feiner is an illustrator, designer and author living in Sydney. She says her creative style has evolved from her years working as a graphic designer and art-director in the advertising industry in Sydney and overseas. After becoming a mother of two children, Beck decided to focus on her true passion: illustration. She then created the original "Mum’s Milestones" cards plus the first ever Yiddish Emojis. In 2017 she was approached by Harper Collins to turn a project Aussie Legends Alphabet into a book. This turned into a 4 book deal, with her husband Robin Feiner as writer/co creator. Their second book is If I was Prime Minister. Big Love is Beck's first picture book for Walker Books Australia.

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