Valentines Books
Reading holiday stories is a fun thing to add to the celebration. Our library puts the
holiday books out in a special spot, I hope yours does, too.
Baby & Preschool
Barney's Happy Valentines' Day
by Gus davis, June Valentine-Ruppe,
Illustrated by June Valentine, Juan Ruppe
Follow Barney as he wishes all his friends Baby Bop, BJ and more a happy
Valentine's Day. All your favorite characters from the Barney TV show.
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Guess How Much I Love You
by Sam McBratney, Illustrated by Anita Jeram
A father and son hare tell each other how much they love each other... all
the way to the moon...
Valentine Mice!
by Bethany Roberts
In a bouncy, rhymed text, four adorable mice deliver valentines
to woodland animals. The littlest mouse gets lost in the snow, but all ends
well with a cozy valentine hug.
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Ages 4-8
Arthur's Valentine
by Marc Brown
Arthur's wrong guess about the identity of the secret admirer sending him
valentine messages leads to teasing by the other children, but clues in
additional messages allow him to get his due.
Bee My Valentine
by Miriam Cohen, illustrated by Lillian Hoban
It's Valentine's Day in first grade, and some kids are sad because they
didn't get many valentines.
Clifford's First Valentine's Day
by Norman Bridwell
Emily Elizabeth remembers Clifford's first Valentine's Day.
Dinosaur Valentines (Read With Me)
by Liza Donnelly
Rex and Bones have a Valentine's Day party with their dinosaur friends.
Disney's Winnie the Pooh's Valentine
by Bruce Talkington,
Illustrated bt John Kurtz
It's Roo's first Valentines' Day and he asks Pooh and friends to help
him find a perfect way to say I love you to Kanga.
Richard Scarry's Best Holiday Books Ever Be My Valentine!
by Richard Scarry
Hilda learns a very valuable lesson on Valentines Day. Hilda says "It's
not what someone gives you that shows how much he cares...it's what he does
that counts!" Read this fun book to find out how Hilda learns this lesson.
It features all your favorite Richard Scarry characters, Lowly Worm,
Huckle Cat, and Mr. Gronkle.
Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine
by Weinman Marjorie Sharmat
Nate the Great hates mushy stuff. But then there's a valentine taped onto
his dog's doghouse . Who has left his dog a secret valentine?
It's a mystery until Nate finds out his friend Annie is missing a
valentine.... so is the mushy stuff over?
One Very Best Valentine's Day
by Joan Blos, illustrated by Emily McGully
Barbara's favorite heart bracelet breaks and she knows just what to do
with the heart beads.
Heart to Heart
by George Shannon, illustrated by Steve Bjorkman
Squirrel forgot to get a Valentine's Day card for Mole - he ends up
making a special one only he can make.
Happy Valentine's Day, Miss Hildy!
by Lois Grambling
(STEP into Reading
book: Rated for Grades 1-3)
Miss Hildy is a detective...at least she has the cape, the hat, the
magnifying glass, and the little black book. Miss Hildy loves mysteries.
She receives a present from a secret admirer and immediately starts to work
on her new mystery! Can you figure out who is Miss Hildy's secret admirer
before she does?
Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink
by Diane de Groat
My kids love this one about Gilbert, who writes Valentines poems to
his classmates, but
just can't write anything nice to two classmates. They find out and
everyone
learns a good lesson. Cute and funny. I've read it to K thru 4 children.
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch
by Judith Stuller Hannant , Illustrated by Paul Yalowitz
An anonymous valentine changes the life of the unsociable Mr. Hatch, turning
him into a laughing friend who helps and appreciates all his neighbors.
Valentine Cats
by Jean Marzollo, illustrated by Hans Wilhelm
Cats making valentines.
A Valentine for Ms. Vanilla
by Fred Ehrlich, illustrated by Martha
Gradisher
Out of Pring
The kids in Ms. Vanilla's class make valentines for each other and for
Ms. Vanilla.
Valentine Friends
by Ann Schweninger
Out of Pring
Lucy and Buttercup bunny make a party for their families.
My Book of Funny Valentines
by Margo Lundell, illustrated by Nate Evans
Silly valentine poems about inanimate objects. (Younger kids may not
understand, but 5 and up probably will.)
Ages 9-12
Big Brother's in Love Again (Sweet Valley Twins No#104)
by Jamie Suzanne, Francine Pascal
Steve Wackfield can't believe his luck the most popular girl wants to go
out with him. Only trouble is he already has a girlfriend. With
Valentines' Day approaching Steve finds out maybe he has made the wrong
choice.
Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers
by Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thorton Jones
The cafeteria has served special cookies and all the third grade
students have come down with love sickness. Eddie decides to find out if
the cook has been using love potions in the cookies.
We also have a collection of Winter Books and Groundhog Day Books
Book list contributed by Sharon Mehl, Cindy Caldwell, Cathy Spangler, Kevin Milam, Lou Corigliano, Alecia Dixon, and Grace Sylvan
If you'd like to suggest a book, send us an e-mail
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