This book was one of my favorite stories to read for Valentine’s Day when I was an elementary librarian. In deGroat’s story, a class of assorted animals are assigned to write Valentine poems for all of their classmates. One student, who had been picked on by some of his classmates, uses the Valentine card-exchange to send rude messages to the bullies. Ultimately, the classmates apologize and rewrite their poems, reminding readers of the value of kind expression.
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“Gossie” by Olivier Dunrea
This a wonderful story about a sweet little gossling and her favorite red boots. The images are simple and yet filled with rich detail; the text is rhythmic and engaging. You and your little one will enjoy following Gossie on her adventures as she shares with you all the ways she loves to wear her red boots until one day she can’t find them. Gossie’s experiences with her boots will help teach your toddler about the notions of backward, forward, uphill, downhill, etc. As if that isn’t enough, this little gem ends with the a terrific example of sharing and friendship when she finds them on her friend Gertie. My almost two-year old daughter loves it and I love it as well.
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“I Love You This Much“ by Lynn Hodges
This story between parent and child is about how the parent loves the child through out the day. The same way God loves his children through out the day. The lullaby tells just how much the parent loves the child and makes me cry every time I read the book to my girls.
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“Gossie” seems like a cool book that my little ones will very much enjoy.
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just found your blog today!! Wow! I am so inspired! Thanks for all the wonderful ideas, songs and crafts. I am so excited to try it all!
You just recieved an award! Come over to my blog and pick it up!
Thank you for “flashing” my book, “Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink.” A Google Alert brought me to your site. It’s always a surprise to see where I end up! Note that there are Valentine’s Day downloadables for kids on my website. Click on “Fun Stuff.”
Happy reading!
Diane – thanks for coming by to check us out!
Thanks, Allie, for putting together this great list. Going to have to make a stop at the library tomorrow.
Diane – so cool to see the author of one of the books here!
We love I Love You This Much! I’ll look for the others at our library…thanks for posting this list.
Yes, so fun to see Diane deGroat here!!
I can’t wait to try the Valentine hug as well as the tissue paper heart ideas with my kids. I have just the reason for the valentine hug…my daughter’s namesake is turning 90 this weekend – need to do that one for her.