Books like Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!
By Laura Numeroff
For toddlers just learning that a card can say something true and kind about someone they love, this is a gentle first look at Valentine's Day. Warm, cozy, and sweetly celebratory.
A little llama celebrates Valentine's Day by handing out heart-shaped cards and hugs, reminding everyone around him just how much he loves them.
A Japanese girl moving into a new house spots an American girl playing in the snow outside, and though neither speaks the other's language, they team up to build a snow creature together.
In the rhythm of a classic bedtime poem, kids busy themselves making valentines and treats the night before the holiday, then head to school for a day full of parties and games.
Three children and their pets meet up, becoming fast friends who play, squabble, laugh, and make up again, the way real friendships actually go.
A friendly little truck beeps his way around the farm delivering Valentine's Day cards to all his animal friends, quietly wondering if any card will come back to him.
A lonely, unsociable man receives a mysterious valentine with no name attached — and the simple idea that somebody loves him transforms how he moves through his whole neighborhood.
A friendly zookeeper who's always on time oversleeps and misses his bus, putting a surprise he planned for his animal friends in jeopardy — so they set out to help him.
A girl spends her best friend's last day in the neighborhood playing among moving boxes, watching the truck swallow up furniture and memories before saying a hard goodbye.
A stray cat named Debbie starts visiting Mrs. Ainsworth's house, welcomed despite the three Basset hounds already living there, and gives the household an unexpected Christmas gift.
A gentle dog in a circus family of daredevils and acrobats tries to be strong, graceful, and brave like the others — but none of it feels like her, and she wonders if she belongs at all.
The most beautiful fish in the ocean has shimmering silver scales but no friends, until he learns to share what makes him special.
A curious little penguin finds a lost pinecone in the snow and becomes fast friends, until Grandpa explains that pinecones belong in the warm forest, far from home.
