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celebrate valentine's day with this angelina ballerina book with pull-tab valentines that recreate the fun of getting cards in the mail. it's valentine's day in chipping cheddar. angelina ballerina sends valentine's day cards to all of her friends and family. readers can pull the tabs to read the valentines. at the end, angelina has a valentine's day card for readers, too, and gets a sweet surprise of her own! ©2021 helen craig ltd. and katharine holabird. the angelina ballerina name and character and the dancing angelina logo are trademarks of hit entertainment limited, katharine holabird and helen craig.

a child describes the fun of making, giving, and receiving valentines.

clayton and desmond are back in this companion to the bestselling book the biggest pumpkin ever! a sheet of colorful foil stickers is bound into the book for extra valentine fun!when mrs. mousely asks her class to make valentines, clayton and desmond decide to make one together and give it to their teacher as a surprise. but things don't go as planned. first clayton puts too much glitter on the card. then desmond puts on too many hearts. soon the friends are arguing and they rip the card in half. "i'm going to make my own valentine!" they both say and go home in a huff. but then desmond and clayton realize that by working together they can make the biggest, best valentine ever! kids can use the colorful foil stickers to make their own valentines!

join duck, hippo, and their friends as they uncover their secret valentines! it's valentine's day, and something curious is going on. as the birds tweet their love songs, hippo and his friends elephant, pig, and turtle each receive mysterious, unsigned valentine's day cards. hippo wonders if his is from duck; elephant and turtle think theirs are from pig; and pig dreams that hers is from turtle. the cards tell the friends to come to the park at four o'clock to meet their valentines--so they'll find out soon enough! as the clock ticks away, the friends wonder--and dream--about their valentines and make special preparations. but when they arrive...surprise! this valentine's day might not go exactly the way they expected, but one thing is certain: being friends with duck and hippo is always a special treat!

"it's valentine's day, a day for romance, candy, and the school dance."--from source other than the library of congress

a re-illustrated collection of lighthearted valentine poems includes such works as "i made my dog a valentine" and "i love you more than applesauce."

when junie b. jones receives a mushy gushy "valentime" on valentine's day, she tries to find out who in her kindergarten class is her secret admirer.

beloved storyteller anna dewdney shows young children sweet ways to express their love on valentine's day and all year round inllama llama i love you! with short and simple rhyming text, the llama llama board books introduce llama llama to babies and toddlers before they're ready for longer full-length stories. and their small size and durable pages are perfect for little hands. in llama llama i love you, little llama shows his friends and family how much he loves them with heart-shaped cards and lots of hugs. what could be sweeter than llama llama on valentine's day?

acclaimed creator of the word collector, happy dreamer, say something, and be you, #1 new york times bestseller peter h. reynolds breaks new ground in this ultimate gift book format perfect for readers of every age. a poetic, universal, and joyful celebration of how we feel about the most beloved people in our lives -- we love them by heart! i love every smile, every blink, i love you by heart. i love your toes, your head, your nose, i love you by heart. celebrated, bestselling creator peter h. reynolds brings to life this ode to unconditional love with a delightful and poetic tribute to the rare and beautiful love that binds us together. from the intimate and unbridled love parents and caregivers have for their little ones, to the tremendous love of a lifelong friendship, and the boundless love of a grandparent -- this is a heartfelt message to share with the people we cherish; like a song we have known all our lives, we love them by heart. peter h. reynold's whimsical and charming art conveys this deep expression of love with humor, tenderness, and heart. love you by heart is the perfect gift for valentine's day and any day of the year and will become a bookshelf staple. just right for new and expectant parents, baby showers, birthdays, graduations, and anytime you want to share a most heartfelt message of l-o-v-e!

on valentine's day, gilbert brings a tin of homemade cookies and his original nice or nasty poems to school.

harry and his sister emily want to make an original valentine for their parents but cannot seem to find the right idea, until a surprise snowstorm inspires them.

the fifth book in a unicorn named sparkle series is about finding out there's no perfect way to say "i love you." lucy and a unicorn named sparkle are back for another funny and sweet adventure. valentine's day is when you tell the people in your life how much you love them. there's no one sparkle loves more than lucy. he decides to make her the perfect valentine. except, instead of hands, sparkle has hooves. he can't write and he can't cut. so how is he going to show lucy that he loves her best of all?

geronimo sends valentines to all his friends but seems destined to spend the day alone.

lively, rhyming, and educational, this fun valentine's book asks "i spy" questions to help engage kids further into the story for an interactive experience. practice early learning concepts such as counting, colors, and matching in every picture activity.  engaging questions and new vocabulary words found on every page, designed to help build conversation skills and support language development.