When you`ll be proudly presented with a handmade gift or a card why not give them a book in return.Here`s a hand picked list of picture books to celebrate with your little ones on this Valentine`s day.
Bearcub and Mama By : Sharon Jennings Publisher : Kids Can Press (2007) A beautiful, heartwarming and a comforting story about the bond between a mother and a child.Little bear follows his mama everywhere she goes and he learns his life. He is taught how to catch fish and to find honey.As he grows he starts to be on his own,explore the country sometimes, and on one such occasion a storm blows in...little bear is frightened but what will he do... and The book won many awards. |
Love Me Love You by : Susan O`Keefe & Robin Spowart Publisher : Boyds Mills Press(2001) Snuggle up and follow the rabbit mom and her little bunny throughout the day while they eat,play hug and cuddle. With rhyming text and soft pastel shades spreading warmth and love, a lovely book to celebrate love between a mother and her little ones! |
Ballad of Valentine ( Ages 4+ ) By : Alison Jackson & Tricia Tusa Publisher : Dutton Juvenile (2002) A hilarious romping rhyming tale, to the tune of well known folk song "My darling Clementine". A gentleman sends his love letters to a girl named Valentine but they never get delivered. This amazing lyrical tale starts with the lines "In a cabin/In a canyon/Near a mountain laced with pine/Lived a girl who was my sweetheart/And her name was Valentine" From handing his notes to a mailman "To a mailman / To deliver rain or shine" to a homing pigeon which flies to Madagascar instead of to Valentine and skywriting "But the wind erased three letters / And now you are my _al_n_ine" However finally as the feelings are mutual it`s Valentine who delivers her token of love to her beau. |
I Love You Already ( Ages 3+) By : Jory John & Benji Davies Publisher : HaperCollins ( 2015) This book comes from the same author illustrator pair of the celebrated book "Goodnight Already!" The hilarious tale of two good chums, bear and the duck, where the duck wants to have some fun and play while the lazy bear wants to do exactly the opposite.And the duck assumes that the bear doesn't like him,bear explains that he does of course. A lovely book to tell kids that sometimes friends may have different interests but they do love their friends! "I like you already but I need my quiet time" |
Roses are Pink,Your Feet really Stink. ( Ages 4+) By : Diane deGrot Publisher : HarperCollins (1997) Little Gilbert is supposed to write Valentines cards to all his classmates. Without trouble he wrote some nice rhymes to many of his friends." Your name is Frank / It isn't Hank/You lent me your mitt/So you I thank /Gilbert." But he couldn't think of anything nice about Lews who tweaked his nose or Margarat who teases him about his glasses.So he wrote " Roses are Red/You wet your bed/I think that you have rocks in your head." to one and a similar one to the other. But as the teacher found out about his notes he had to correct his faults and so did his pesky classmates. 
Wherever You are My Love will Find You By : Nancy Tillman Publisher : Feiwel & Friends (2012) A book to celebrate love with your loved ones no matter how old they are.With captivating images of a little boy in different landscapes joined by different animals from elephants to pandas coupled with heart warming lines "So I sent love to follow wherever you go./ It`s high as you wish it. It`s quick as an elf./ You`ll never outgrow it...It stretches itself./ So climb any mountain.. climb up to the sky!.." Almost all of Nancy Tillman books are a collective celebration of parental love and qualifies as wonderful gift books by parents and bedtime reads. |
Thank you and Good night ( Ages 2+) By : Patrick McDonnell Publisher : Little Brown Books for Young Readers ( 2015) Such a delightful book that praises the spirit of friendship and childhood innocence.Three friends, a rabbit(Clement) a bear ( Alan) and an elephant(Jean ) get together for a pajama party. They have fun:bouncing on the bed,playing hide and seek, making silly faces and dancing together but eventually as everyone gets sleepy,it`s time for bed but not before taking time to say thank you for the day,night and for good friends. This lovely book with it`s amazing artwork comes from a Caldecott Honor recipient author Patrick McDonnell. 
Ollie`s Valentine ( Ages 2+) By : Olivier Dunrea Publisher : HMH Books for Young Readers ( 2015) A lovely book for the Valentines day from Gossie & Friends series, Where Gossie,Gertie,Peedie and BooBoo all have Valentines but not Ollie and he wants one too. Who Ollie`s valentine is a surprise for him and for the readers as well.With Olivie`s lovely duckling images and the whole book decorated in shiny foil hearts this would be an ideal gift! 
Guess How Much I Love You( 1+ ) By : Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram Publisher : Candlewick ( 2008)-first published in 1994 This timeless picture book read to and by almost two generations of children is another celebration of parental love. The little Nut Brown Hare and the big Nut Brown Hare wants to explain just how much they love each other " The Little Nut Brown Hare who was going to bed,held on tight to big Nut Brown Hare`s very long ears" and starts to declare his love,the big Nut Brown Hare replies expressing his love to the little one. And in the end the " Little Nut Brown Hare and Big Nut Brown Hare discover that love is not an easy thing to measure" |
