Valentine's Day Reading List

Valentine's Day is a terrific time to get into a good book. From funny, to fuzzy, whether you love Valentine's Day or loath it, you will find a perfect book for the season. Check out these selections:

Reading List: Baby — Preschool

• Ballad of Valentine - by Alison Jackson, Tricia Tusa (Illustrator)
• Be My Valentine Peter Rabbit - by Beatrix Potter
• Biscuit's Valentine's Day - by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories (Illustrator)
• Clifford's First Valentine's Day - Norman Bridwell
• Corduroy's Valentine's Day - by Lisa McCue
• Counting Kisses A Kiss & Read Book - by Karen Katz
• Elmo's Valentine (A Chunky Book® Board book)
• Froggy's First Kiss - by Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator)
• Guess Who Loves Blue! (Blue's Clues) - by Deborah Reber
• Hugs and Kisses (Dora the Explorer) - by Christine Ricci, Dave Aikins (Illustrator)
• Little Mouse's Big Valentine - by Thacher Hurd (Illustrator)
• The Love Library: Guess How Much I Love You, Hug, Love and Kisses - (Guess How Much I Love You, by Sam McBratney) - (Hug, by Jez Alboroughand) - (Love and Kisses, by Sarah Wilson)
• Love (Sparkle N Shimmer) - by Michelle Knudsen
• My First Valentine's Day Book - by Editors of Kingfisher
• Valentine Mice!
• Where Is Baby's Valentine?: A Lift-the-Flap Book - by Karen Katz

Reading List: Children Ages 4 — 8

• All New Crafts For Valentines - by Kathy Ross
• Arthur's Valentine - by Marc Tolon Brown
• Arthur's Great Big Valentine - by Lillian Hoban
• A Sweetheart for Valentine - by Lorna Balian
• The Ballad of Valentine - by Alison Jackson, Tricia Tusa (Illustrator)
• Be My Valentine - by Megan E. Bryant
• Be My Valentine, Amelia Bedelia - by Herman Parish, Lynn Sweat (Illustrator)
• The Best Thing About Valentines - by Eleanor Hudson, Mary Melcher (Illustrator)
• The Berenstain Bears' Funny Valentine
• The Biggest Valentine Ever - by Steven Kroll, Jeni Bassett (Illustrator)
• The Bookstore Valentine (Dutton Easy Reader) - Barbara Maitland
• Clifford's Valentines - by Norman Bridwell
• Consider Love (Mini Edition): Its Moods and Many Ways - by Sandra Boynton
• The Day It Rained Hearts - by Felicia Bond
• Happy Valentine's Day, Dolores - by Barbara Samuels
• Happy Valentine's Day Gus! - by Jacklyn Williams, Doug Cushman (Illustrator)
• Hooray! It's Valentine's Day: A Valentine Book and Activity Kit - Pauline Siewert
• If You'll Be My Valentine - by Cynthia Rylant, Fumi Kosaka (Illustrator)
• Jigsaw Jones #03: Case Of The Secret Valentine, The - by James Preller
• Junie B. & The Mushy Gushy Valentine by Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illustrator)
• Let's Get Ready for Valentine's Day - by Lloyd G. Douglas
• Little Critter: Happy Valentine's Day, Little Critter! - by Mercer Mayer
• Louanne Pig in the Mysterious Valentine - by Nancy L. Carlson
• Love and Kisses Eloise - Kay Thompson
• Love Bugs: A Pop-Up Book - by David A. Carter
• Love Is - by Wendy Anderson Halperin
• Love, Ruby Valentine - by Laurie B. Friedman, Lynne Woodcock Cravath (Illustrator)
• Maisy's Valentine Sticker Book - by Lucy Cousins
• Mouse's First Valentine - Lauren Thompson
• My Fuzzy Valentine (Board book) - by Naomi Kleinberg, Louis Womble (Illustrator)
• My Happy Heart - by Melody Carlson, Jim Osborn (Illustrator)
• My Happy Heart: A Book About Love - by Patricia Jennings
• The Night Before Valentine's Day
• Pooh's Valentine (Step into Reading) - by RH Disney
• Queen of Hearts - by Mary Engelbreit
• Recipe for Valentine's Day: A Rebus Lift-the Flap Story - by Marion Dane Bauer
• Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink - by Diane deGroat
• Rotten Ralph's Rotten Romance - by Jack Gantos, Nicole Rubel (Illustrator)
• Rugrats Stupid Cupid - by Nancy Krulik
• Snow Valentines - Karen Gray Ruelle
• Strawberry Shortcake: Be My Valentine - by Megan E. Bryant
• Sweet Hearts - by Jan Carr, Dorothy Donohue (Illustrator)
• Valentine - by Carol Carrick
• The Valentine Bears - by Eve Bunting, Jan Brett (Illustrator)
• The Valentine Express - Mary Elizabeth Wallace
• Valentine Hearts: Holiday poetry - by Lee Bennett Hopkins, JoAnn Adinolfi (Illustrator)
• Valentine Mice! (Carry Along Book & Cassette Favorites) - by Bethany Roberts, Doug Cushman (Illustrator)
• Valentine's Day Dognapping (Scooby-Doo Reader, 10) - by Gail Herman, Duendes Del Sur (Illustrator)
• Valentine's Day (Wonder Books) - by Cynthia Fitterer Klingel, Robert B. Noyed
• Valentines for Everyone! - by Chris Gifford, Christine Ricci, Steven Savitsky (Illustrator)
• The Very Special Valentine - by Maggie Kneen
• Wild Thornberrys the Best Valentine - by Adam Beechen
• Yoko & Friends School Days: Be My Valentine - Book #5 - by Rosemary Wells

Flowers by the Millions

Watch this facinating video from Hands-On-Math about Valentine's Day Flowers.

Reading List: Children Ages 9 — 12

• 175 Easy-To-Do Valentine Crafts - by Sharon Dunn Umnik
• Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid - by Jim Benton
• A Book of Hugs - by Dave Ross
• Don't Be My Valentine: A Classroom Mystery - by Joan M. Lexau, Syd Hoff (Illustrator) [ages 4-8]
• Hearts, Cupids, and Red Roses: The Story of the Valentine Symbols - by Edna Barth, Ursula Arndt (Illustrator)
• Love, Pooh - by A. A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard (Illustrator)
• My Funny Valentine - by Karen McCombie
• My Funny Valentine - by Michelle Medlock Adams, Meredith Johnson (Illustrator)
• The Powerpuff Girls Save Valentine's Day - by Laura Dower, Don Bishop (Illustrator)
• The Silver Locket (Angelina Ballerina) - by Katharine Holabird, Helen Craig (Illustrator)
• The Valentine's Day Mystery - by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator)
• Willimena Rules: 23 Ways to Mess Up Valentine's Day - Book #5 - by Valerie Wilson Wesley, Maryn Roos (Illustrator)
• You Stink! I Love You - by Stuart Hample

Reading List: Teen — Young Adult

• The Anti-Valentine's Handbook - by J. More
• Cam Jansen and the Valentine Baby Mystery - by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator)
• I Wouldn't Thank You for a Valentine: Poems for Young Feminists - by Carol Ann Duffy, Trisha Rafferty (Illustrator)
• Little Love Notes - by Sourcebooks
• The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII: Princess on the Brink - by Meg Cabot
• The Unsigned Valentine: And Other Events in the Life of Emma Meade - by Johanna Hurwitz, Mary Azarian (Illustrator)
• Valentine Princess: A Princess Diaries Book - by Meg Cabot
• Vegan Virgin Valentine - by Carolyn Mackler

Fiction Reading List

• Be My Valentine: My Funny Valentine\My Hero - by Debbie Macomber
• Celebrate Love: Heartwarming Stories, Inspirational Sayings, and Loving Expressions for Couples - by White Stone Books
• The Last Valentine - James Michael Pratt
• Hugs for the Heart: A Story Collection That Touches the Heart as Only a Hug Can Do - by Howard Books
• Love, Lola - by Rosabella Garcia
• The Trouble With Valentine's Day (Avon Romance) - by Rachel Gibson

Nonfiction Reading List

• Valentine Boxes . . . What Do I Do? - by Wilhelminia Ripple [any age]
• Coupons From The Heart - Liz Tapanes
• Flirting 101: How to Charm Your Way to Love, Friendship, and Success - by Michelle Lia Lewis, Andrew Bryant
• Greetings With Love: The Book of Valentines (Architecture) - by Michele Karl
• How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships - by Leil Lowndes
• One Hundred Years of Valentines - by Katherine Kreider
• The St. Valentine's Day Massacre: The Untold Story of the Gangland Bloodbath That Brought Down Al Capone - by William J. Helmer, Arthur J. Bilek
• Valentine Boxes . . . What Do I Do? - by Wilhelminia Ripple, Heather Anderson (Illustrator)
• Valentine Coupons from the Heart - by Liz Tapanes, Sherry Barnett
• Valentine Treasury: A Century of Valentine Cards - by Robert Brenner
• Valentines With Values: With Values - by Katherine Kreider

Valentine's Day Fun!

• Valentine's Day Makes Learning Fun! - Preschool
• A Valentine's Day Chocolate Curriculum - All ages
• Homefires February Learning Calendar
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Updated February 10, 2007