Happy Valentine's Day! Most people think of today as a day of romance, but there are many other things to love and we want to celebrate them! This year, we asked our youngest patrons to tell us what they love, and we got a wide variety of answers.
Some of our favorites include:
“Franch bull dogs and the Library”,
“My Hool Family”,
“The Titanic”,
and of course,
Here at the library we love our patrons, we love cardigans, and we love these books about Valentine’s Day! Come to the library to check them out and tell us what you love!
For Valentine's Day everyone is making valentines to send to Michiko in Japan. Eveline decorates her card with gold glitter glue. Pablo draws a picture of a happy fish. Jessica writes a poem. The kids in Mrs. Madoff's class remember all the things they liked to do with their friend Michiko, even though she's thousands of miles away now. There are over 200 hearts in this book. See if you can find them all!
In the mood for love? Whose heart has not been won over on February 14--the day reserved for celebrating love in its many forms--around the world. Celebrate Valentine's Day focuses on historical and cultural aspects of this holiday and the international traditions, food, and celebrations associated with it. This celebration of love includes fun facts; a recipe; a map showing the location of all photographs; a resource list of books, videos, and Web sites; and a note from an expert consultant, aimed at parents and teachers, which deepens our understanding of the holiday's importance and meaning. The history of the holiday is shrouded in mystery, but we do know that Valentine's Day wasn't always a time for red roses, candy hearts, and frilly greeting cards.
An ordinary kid becomes Crankenstein on the most lovey-dovey, yuckiest day of the year: Valentine's Day. Cheesy cards, allergy-inducing bouquets, and heart-shaped everything? YECHHHH! It's enough to turn anyone into a monster!
Love is in the air! Mrs. Jenkins asks her class to celebrate Valentine's Day the nice way by making special valentines for everyone. There's plenty of red-hot zingers, Mount Fuji drops, peppermint hearts, and glitter to go around, making this the best Valentine's Day ever.
Will you be mine, Dino-Valentine? Dinos of all shapes and sizes make cards, munch on treats, and find romance at the Valentine Dance! Cheery rhyming text from Lisa Wheeler and delightfully goofy illustrations from Barry Gott invite readers to celebrate Valentine's Day in true dino style. Raptor and Leso decorate card boxes at school, the Ptero twins shop for the perfect box of chocolates, and Maia has crushes on . . . everyone! There's something for everyone to enjoy in this humorous and heartwarming look at the sweetest holiday of the year! Dinosaurs big and small gather to decorate, eat, and even compete in party festivities like only prehistoric carnivores and herbivores would.
Valentine's Day is just a few days away and Arthur can't figure out who his secret admirer is. It might be Fern, but he hopes it's Sue Ellen. Or is it Buster playing pranks? Can you guess?
Chocolate, flowers, poems, gifts--all of these things are readily associated with Valentine's Day, the most romantic holiday of the year. But how did this day devoted to the celebration of love come to be? How have the traditions associated with February 14th changed over the years, and how do people in different countries around the world mark the occasion? Readers of all ages will learn the history of Valentine's Day as well as its past and present traditions in this informative dual-level text. The simple and lively first-layer text is perfect for story time, while the detailed second layer provides in-depth information Includes Valentine Day jokes, fun facts, and two holiday activities.