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Lovable Reads
10 New Valentine’s Day
Books for Kids
BY WF STAFF
Celebrate the holiday of love as a family by
enjoying one of these heartfelt Valentine’s
Day-themed books with your little ones!
“My Fuzzy Valentine
Deluxe Edition”
by Naomi Kleinberg
Ages: Baby-3. Celebrate Valentine’s Day
with Elmo and find out which of his Ses-
ame Street friends sent him a beautiful
Valentine’s Day card. Full of super-fuzzy,
fun-to-touch pages, little ones will love
leafing through the pages visiting with
Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster, Baby Bear,
Bert and Ernie.

“Who Loves Boo?”
by Salina Yoon
Ages: Baby-3. Celebrate Valentine’s Day
with Boo the cat! “Who Loves Boo?”’
is a guessing game in board book form.

Search for Boo’s heart among heartfelt
gifts and find something unexpected
instead. Each page offers a hint of the
heart, but it isn’t until the last page that
readers will see the valentine given to
Boo by his loving friends.

“Love Makes a Family”
by Sophie Beer
Ages: Baby-3. This fun, inclusive board
book celebrates the one thing that makes
every family a family: Love! Love is bak-
ing a special cake. Love is lending a help-
ing hand. Love is reading one more book.

In this book, many different families are
shown in happy activities, from an ear-
ly-morning wake-up to a kiss before bed.

Whether a child has two moms, two dads,
one parent, or one of each, this book
demonstrates that what’s most important
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in each family’s life is the love the family
members share.

“I Love You, Little Pookie”
by Sandra Boynton
Ages: 2-4. This is a sweet and simple board
book that offers a declaration of unwav-
ering love from Mom to her wonderful
child. It’s an affectionate and heartfelt
celebration for Valentine’s Day and every
day. Read along as Pookie’s Mom shares
that the best way to say, “I love you” is
simply to say it.

“The Itsy Bitsy
Sweetheart” by Jeffrey Burton
Ages: 2-4. This book is an adorable Valen-
tine’s Day twist on the popular nursery
rhyme, “The Itsy Bitsy Spider!” The itsy
bitsy sweetheart spreads holiday cheer as
she makes Valentine’s Day cards for her
family and friends! Little ones will love
this sweet and catchy read-along.

“Love” by Stacy McAnulty
Ages: 2-4. What is love? Can you only
express it in fancy meals, greeting cards
and heart-shaped chocolates? Kids will
find love everywhere in this delight-
ful book. It can be found in everyday
moments such as baking cookies with
grandma, notes from Mom in your lunch-
box or a family singing together on a car
trip. And, this book proves it isn’t always
what you expect!