Consider these 11 lovely books on love the nightcap to your Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.parent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SnoringBeauty-e1516237431403.jpg?resize=300%2C248&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\nSnoring Beauty<\/a><\/h1>\nby Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen<\/em><\/p>\nFractured fairytales are the best. They offer a refreshing twist on a familiar story. It\u2019s what made \u201cThe Wolf Who Cried Boy\u201d and \u201cWicked\u201d and \u201cShrek\u201d sensational hits. It\u2019s also what makes this spin on \u201cSleeping Beauty\u201d so hilarious.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s perfect for reading out loud, and you\u2019ll love Mouse, the main character, who just wants the snoring princess to wake up already so he can get some peace and quiet on the night before his wedding. Prince Max is pretty entertaining, too.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.parent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LoveMonster-e1516237115532.jpg?resize=300%2C248&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\nLove Monster<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rachel Bright<\/em><\/p>\nI dare you to stare into the eyes of the Love Monster and not<\/i> want to knit him on a pillow. The goggle-eyed monster doesn\u2019t mesh with the cuties in Cutesville, so he sets out on a journey to find his own version of love and end his loneliness.<\/p>\n
Think of this one as the kid\u2019s version of \u201cEdward Scissorhands.\u201d In fact, Time Burton should absolutely make a short of it.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.parent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TheVelveteenRabbit-e1516235610618.jpg?resize=300%2C366&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\nThe Velveteen Rabbit<\/a><\/h1>\nby Margery Williams<\/em><\/p>\nWhatever you do, you have to buy the original version of this classic story with the illustrations straight out of 1922. The pictures are just as much a part of the story as the plot itself.<\/p>\n
The forgotten and worn-out Velveteen Rabbit is about to be destroyed with all the other toys. His beloved owner has been whisked off to the seaside in the wake of scarlet fever and his hopes are almost up.<\/p>\n
Then, a fairy appears out of his tears to carry him off to Rabbitland where he finally becomes the real rabbit he\u2019s always dreamed of. It\u2019s the ending you cross your fingers for with every forgotten toy.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.parent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CatchingKisses-e1516237311705.jpg?resize=300%2C248&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\nCatching Kisses<\/a><\/h1>\nby Amy Gibson<\/em><\/p>\nEven when my kids aren\u2019t feeling especially \u201chands-on,\u201d they\u2019ll let me blow them kisses. Kisses in the air are so much more magical in their path from kisser to kissee. You never know where they will land.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what this book is all about \u2013 the path a kiss takes from New York to New Orleans and across the country to the west coast and everywhere in between. It\u2019s like a message in a bottle\u2026in the air.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.parent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PaulBernadette-e1516235916422.jpg?resize=300%2C366&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\nPaul Meets Bernadette<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rosy Lamb<\/em><\/p>\nPaul is a fish who\u2019s suffering the perfect millennial ennui. He\u2019s circled as much as he can circle and flipped as much as he can flip in his bowl. He\u2019s tired of his room with a view. Then Bernadette shows up.<\/p>\n
Bernadette takes Paul on a tour of all the things he\u2019s been missing. She\u2019s the perfect guide to get your own imagination going on a wintery day. You\u2019ll catch yourself reaching out to touch the thick glossy oil paint of Rosy Lamb\u2019s illustrations.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.parent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Loveis2-e1516235833199.jpg?resize=300%2C366&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\nLove Is<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane Adams<\/em><\/p>\nJust go ahead and cue up the tears for this one. A girl and her pet duck learn to take care of each other over the course of a year as they grow up and grow apart. But they never lose the love that knit them together in the first place.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to dig too far into the metaphor to see the parent\/child relationship in duck form.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.parent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/InMyHeart-e1516237584417.jpg?resize=300%2C248&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\nIn My Heart<\/a><\/h1>\nJo Witek<\/em><\/p>\nThis book is the emotional equivalent of the doctor\u2019s smiley face pain scale. It introduces the full spectrum of emotions and shows you how to pin them down. A heart can feel as shiny and bright as a star or as heavy as an elephant, but every feeling deserves to be felt.<\/p>\n
The rainbow heart that spreads from page to page is the perfect visual for the hard-to-name feelings that can be so hard for kids (and adults) to name. Shyness isn\u2019t so bad, and silliness makes sense once you can name it.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.parent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/RosesArePink-e1516235699525.jpg?resize=300%2C366&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\nRoses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane deGroat<\/em><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re sitting at home cutting out hearts with your first-grader and covered in glitter and wishing Pinterest would stop already with the cutesy cards for classmates, this book is for you.<\/p>\n
Gilbert isn\u2019t sure he can write nice cards for the couple of kids who\u2019ve made fun of him in school. So he writes a few not-so-funny Valentines instead. Feelings are hurt and everybody ends up coming clean in this most realistic Valentine\u2019s Day story to date.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.parent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TheValentineBears-e1516237182942.jpg?resize=300%2C248&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\nThe Valentine Bears<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eve Bunting<\/em><\/p>\nTwo things make this book a must-read. Firstly, The the story is told by the epically-talented Eve Bunting, author of over 200 children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Secondly, the illustrations of Mr. and Mrs. Bear celebrating their first ever Valentine\u2019s Day in lieu of hibernation are done by Jan Brett, the infamous illustrator of \u201cThe Mitten,\u201d \u201cThe Hat,\u201d and so many others. Her illustrations make every book a Scandinavian wonderland.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.parent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LoveSplat-e1516237370384.jpg?resize=300%2C248&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\nLove, Splat<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rob Scotton<\/em><\/p>\nIn the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.parent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LOVE-e1516235530931.jpg?resize=300%2C366&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
*This article originally appeared on<\/a> Parent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day is truly the perfect kid holiday. You\u2019re not old enough to be jaded by the \u201cmost romantic day of the year\u201d and you get piles of candy and actual mail. It\u2019s cold out but you don\u2019t care because you\u2019re all sugared up and shuffling through candy like a blackjack dealer. Consider these 11 lovely books on love the nightcap to your Valentine\u2019s Day. Snoring Beauty by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Fractured fairytales are the best. …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,86,23,26],"tags":[39,97,184,46,468,34,209,40,55,136,63,54,110,467,72,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mom-gene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-31-at-12.11.11-PM.png?fit=768%2C588&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8ca5p-19H","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4652,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions\/4652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/div>\nSnoring Beauty<\/a><\/h1>\nby Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen<\/em><\/p>\nFractured fairytales are the best. They offer a refreshing twist on a familiar story. It\u2019s what made \u201cThe Wolf Who Cried Boy\u201d and \u201cWicked\u201d and \u201cShrek\u201d sensational hits. It\u2019s also what makes this spin on \u201cSleeping Beauty\u201d so hilarious.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s perfect for reading out loud, and you\u2019ll love Mouse, the main character, who just wants the snoring princess to wake up already so he can get some peace and quiet on the night before his wedding. Prince Max is pretty entertaining, too.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove Monster<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rachel Bright<\/em><\/p>\nI dare you to stare into the eyes of the Love Monster and not<\/i> want to knit him on a pillow. The goggle-eyed monster doesn\u2019t mesh with the cuties in Cutesville, so he sets out on a journey to find his own version of love and end his loneliness.<\/p>\n
Think of this one as the kid\u2019s version of \u201cEdward Scissorhands.\u201d In fact, Time Burton should absolutely make a short of it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Velveteen Rabbit<\/a><\/h1>\nby Margery Williams<\/em><\/p>\nWhatever you do, you have to buy the original version of this classic story with the illustrations straight out of 1922. The pictures are just as much a part of the story as the plot itself.<\/p>\n
The forgotten and worn-out Velveteen Rabbit is about to be destroyed with all the other toys. His beloved owner has been whisked off to the seaside in the wake of scarlet fever and his hopes are almost up.<\/p>\n
Then, a fairy appears out of his tears to carry him off to Rabbitland where he finally becomes the real rabbit he\u2019s always dreamed of. It\u2019s the ending you cross your fingers for with every forgotten toy.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nCatching Kisses<\/a><\/h1>\nby Amy Gibson<\/em><\/p>\nEven when my kids aren\u2019t feeling especially \u201chands-on,\u201d they\u2019ll let me blow them kisses. Kisses in the air are so much more magical in their path from kisser to kissee. You never know where they will land.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what this book is all about \u2013 the path a kiss takes from New York to New Orleans and across the country to the west coast and everywhere in between. It\u2019s like a message in a bottle\u2026in the air.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nPaul Meets Bernadette<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rosy Lamb<\/em><\/p>\nPaul is a fish who\u2019s suffering the perfect millennial ennui. He\u2019s circled as much as he can circle and flipped as much as he can flip in his bowl. He\u2019s tired of his room with a view. Then Bernadette shows up.<\/p>\n
Bernadette takes Paul on a tour of all the things he\u2019s been missing. She\u2019s the perfect guide to get your own imagination going on a wintery day. You\u2019ll catch yourself reaching out to touch the thick glossy oil paint of Rosy Lamb\u2019s illustrations.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove Is<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane Adams<\/em><\/p>\nJust go ahead and cue up the tears for this one. A girl and her pet duck learn to take care of each other over the course of a year as they grow up and grow apart. But they never lose the love that knit them together in the first place.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to dig too far into the metaphor to see the parent\/child relationship in duck form.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nIn My Heart<\/a><\/h1>\nJo Witek<\/em><\/p>\nThis book is the emotional equivalent of the doctor\u2019s smiley face pain scale. It introduces the full spectrum of emotions and shows you how to pin them down. A heart can feel as shiny and bright as a star or as heavy as an elephant, but every feeling deserves to be felt.<\/p>\n
The rainbow heart that spreads from page to page is the perfect visual for the hard-to-name feelings that can be so hard for kids (and adults) to name. Shyness isn\u2019t so bad, and silliness makes sense once you can name it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nRoses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane deGroat<\/em><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re sitting at home cutting out hearts with your first-grader and covered in glitter and wishing Pinterest would stop already with the cutesy cards for classmates, this book is for you.<\/p>\n
Gilbert isn\u2019t sure he can write nice cards for the couple of kids who\u2019ve made fun of him in school. So he writes a few not-so-funny Valentines instead. Feelings are hurt and everybody ends up coming clean in this most realistic Valentine\u2019s Day story to date.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Valentine Bears<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eve Bunting<\/em><\/p>\nTwo things make this book a must-read. Firstly, The the story is told by the epically-talented Eve Bunting, author of over 200 children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Secondly, the illustrations of Mr. and Mrs. Bear celebrating their first ever Valentine\u2019s Day in lieu of hibernation are done by Jan Brett, the infamous illustrator of \u201cThe Mitten,\u201d \u201cThe Hat,\u201d and so many others. Her illustrations make every book a Scandinavian wonderland.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove, Splat<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rob Scotton<\/em><\/p>\nIn the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
*This article originally appeared on<\/a> Parent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day is truly the perfect kid holiday. You\u2019re not old enough to be jaded by the \u201cmost romantic day of the year\u201d and you get piles of candy and actual mail. It\u2019s cold out but you don\u2019t care because you\u2019re all sugared up and shuffling through candy like a blackjack dealer. Consider these 11 lovely books on love the nightcap to your Valentine\u2019s Day. Snoring Beauty by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Fractured fairytales are the best. …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,86,23,26],"tags":[39,97,184,46,468,34,209,40,55,136,63,54,110,467,72,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mom-gene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-31-at-12.11.11-PM.png?fit=768%2C588&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8ca5p-19H","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4652,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions\/4652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Fractured fairytales are the best. They offer a refreshing twist on a familiar story. It\u2019s what made \u201cThe Wolf Who Cried Boy\u201d and \u201cWicked\u201d and \u201cShrek\u201d sensational hits. It\u2019s also what makes this spin on \u201cSleeping Beauty\u201d so hilarious.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s perfect for reading out loud, and you\u2019ll love Mouse, the main character, who just wants the snoring princess to wake up already so he can get some peace and quiet on the night before his wedding. Prince Max is pretty entertaining, too.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove Monster<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rachel Bright<\/em><\/p>\nI dare you to stare into the eyes of the Love Monster and not<\/i> want to knit him on a pillow. The goggle-eyed monster doesn\u2019t mesh with the cuties in Cutesville, so he sets out on a journey to find his own version of love and end his loneliness.<\/p>\n
Think of this one as the kid\u2019s version of \u201cEdward Scissorhands.\u201d In fact, Time Burton should absolutely make a short of it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Velveteen Rabbit<\/a><\/h1>\nby Margery Williams<\/em><\/p>\nWhatever you do, you have to buy the original version of this classic story with the illustrations straight out of 1922. The pictures are just as much a part of the story as the plot itself.<\/p>\n
The forgotten and worn-out Velveteen Rabbit is about to be destroyed with all the other toys. His beloved owner has been whisked off to the seaside in the wake of scarlet fever and his hopes are almost up.<\/p>\n
Then, a fairy appears out of his tears to carry him off to Rabbitland where he finally becomes the real rabbit he\u2019s always dreamed of. It\u2019s the ending you cross your fingers for with every forgotten toy.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nCatching Kisses<\/a><\/h1>\nby Amy Gibson<\/em><\/p>\nEven when my kids aren\u2019t feeling especially \u201chands-on,\u201d they\u2019ll let me blow them kisses. Kisses in the air are so much more magical in their path from kisser to kissee. You never know where they will land.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what this book is all about \u2013 the path a kiss takes from New York to New Orleans and across the country to the west coast and everywhere in between. It\u2019s like a message in a bottle\u2026in the air.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nPaul Meets Bernadette<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rosy Lamb<\/em><\/p>\nPaul is a fish who\u2019s suffering the perfect millennial ennui. He\u2019s circled as much as he can circle and flipped as much as he can flip in his bowl. He\u2019s tired of his room with a view. Then Bernadette shows up.<\/p>\n
Bernadette takes Paul on a tour of all the things he\u2019s been missing. She\u2019s the perfect guide to get your own imagination going on a wintery day. You\u2019ll catch yourself reaching out to touch the thick glossy oil paint of Rosy Lamb\u2019s illustrations.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove Is<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane Adams<\/em><\/p>\nJust go ahead and cue up the tears for this one. A girl and her pet duck learn to take care of each other over the course of a year as they grow up and grow apart. But they never lose the love that knit them together in the first place.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to dig too far into the metaphor to see the parent\/child relationship in duck form.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nIn My Heart<\/a><\/h1>\nJo Witek<\/em><\/p>\nThis book is the emotional equivalent of the doctor\u2019s smiley face pain scale. It introduces the full spectrum of emotions and shows you how to pin them down. A heart can feel as shiny and bright as a star or as heavy as an elephant, but every feeling deserves to be felt.<\/p>\n
The rainbow heart that spreads from page to page is the perfect visual for the hard-to-name feelings that can be so hard for kids (and adults) to name. Shyness isn\u2019t so bad, and silliness makes sense once you can name it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nRoses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane deGroat<\/em><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re sitting at home cutting out hearts with your first-grader and covered in glitter and wishing Pinterest would stop already with the cutesy cards for classmates, this book is for you.<\/p>\n
Gilbert isn\u2019t sure he can write nice cards for the couple of kids who\u2019ve made fun of him in school. So he writes a few not-so-funny Valentines instead. Feelings are hurt and everybody ends up coming clean in this most realistic Valentine\u2019s Day story to date.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Valentine Bears<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eve Bunting<\/em><\/p>\nTwo things make this book a must-read. Firstly, The the story is told by the epically-talented Eve Bunting, author of over 200 children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Secondly, the illustrations of Mr. and Mrs. Bear celebrating their first ever Valentine\u2019s Day in lieu of hibernation are done by Jan Brett, the infamous illustrator of \u201cThe Mitten,\u201d \u201cThe Hat,\u201d and so many others. Her illustrations make every book a Scandinavian wonderland.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove, Splat<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rob Scotton<\/em><\/p>\nIn the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\nLove Monster<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rachel Bright<\/em><\/p>\nI dare you to stare into the eyes of the Love Monster and not<\/i> want to knit him on a pillow. The goggle-eyed monster doesn\u2019t mesh with the cuties in Cutesville, so he sets out on a journey to find his own version of love and end his loneliness.<\/p>\n
Think of this one as the kid\u2019s version of \u201cEdward Scissorhands.\u201d In fact, Time Burton should absolutely make a short of it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Velveteen Rabbit<\/a><\/h1>\nby Margery Williams<\/em><\/p>\nWhatever you do, you have to buy the original version of this classic story with the illustrations straight out of 1922. The pictures are just as much a part of the story as the plot itself.<\/p>\n
The forgotten and worn-out Velveteen Rabbit is about to be destroyed with all the other toys. His beloved owner has been whisked off to the seaside in the wake of scarlet fever and his hopes are almost up.<\/p>\n
Then, a fairy appears out of his tears to carry him off to Rabbitland where he finally becomes the real rabbit he\u2019s always dreamed of. It\u2019s the ending you cross your fingers for with every forgotten toy.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nCatching Kisses<\/a><\/h1>\nby Amy Gibson<\/em><\/p>\nEven when my kids aren\u2019t feeling especially \u201chands-on,\u201d they\u2019ll let me blow them kisses. Kisses in the air are so much more magical in their path from kisser to kissee. You never know where they will land.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what this book is all about \u2013 the path a kiss takes from New York to New Orleans and across the country to the west coast and everywhere in between. It\u2019s like a message in a bottle\u2026in the air.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nPaul Meets Bernadette<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rosy Lamb<\/em><\/p>\nPaul is a fish who\u2019s suffering the perfect millennial ennui. He\u2019s circled as much as he can circle and flipped as much as he can flip in his bowl. He\u2019s tired of his room with a view. Then Bernadette shows up.<\/p>\n
Bernadette takes Paul on a tour of all the things he\u2019s been missing. She\u2019s the perfect guide to get your own imagination going on a wintery day. You\u2019ll catch yourself reaching out to touch the thick glossy oil paint of Rosy Lamb\u2019s illustrations.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove Is<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane Adams<\/em><\/p>\nJust go ahead and cue up the tears for this one. A girl and her pet duck learn to take care of each other over the course of a year as they grow up and grow apart. But they never lose the love that knit them together in the first place.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to dig too far into the metaphor to see the parent\/child relationship in duck form.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nIn My Heart<\/a><\/h1>\nJo Witek<\/em><\/p>\nThis book is the emotional equivalent of the doctor\u2019s smiley face pain scale. It introduces the full spectrum of emotions and shows you how to pin them down. A heart can feel as shiny and bright as a star or as heavy as an elephant, but every feeling deserves to be felt.<\/p>\n
The rainbow heart that spreads from page to page is the perfect visual for the hard-to-name feelings that can be so hard for kids (and adults) to name. Shyness isn\u2019t so bad, and silliness makes sense once you can name it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nRoses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane deGroat<\/em><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re sitting at home cutting out hearts with your first-grader and covered in glitter and wishing Pinterest would stop already with the cutesy cards for classmates, this book is for you.<\/p>\n
Gilbert isn\u2019t sure he can write nice cards for the couple of kids who\u2019ve made fun of him in school. So he writes a few not-so-funny Valentines instead. Feelings are hurt and everybody ends up coming clean in this most realistic Valentine\u2019s Day story to date.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Valentine Bears<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eve Bunting<\/em><\/p>\nTwo things make this book a must-read. Firstly, The the story is told by the epically-talented Eve Bunting, author of over 200 children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Secondly, the illustrations of Mr. and Mrs. Bear celebrating their first ever Valentine\u2019s Day in lieu of hibernation are done by Jan Brett, the infamous illustrator of \u201cThe Mitten,\u201d \u201cThe Hat,\u201d and so many others. Her illustrations make every book a Scandinavian wonderland.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove, Splat<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rob Scotton<\/em><\/p>\nIn the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
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I dare you to stare into the eyes of the Love Monster and not<\/i> want to knit him on a pillow. The goggle-eyed monster doesn\u2019t mesh with the cuties in Cutesville, so he sets out on a journey to find his own version of love and end his loneliness.<\/p>\n
Think of this one as the kid\u2019s version of \u201cEdward Scissorhands.\u201d In fact, Time Burton should absolutely make a short of it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Velveteen Rabbit<\/a><\/h1>\nby Margery Williams<\/em><\/p>\nWhatever you do, you have to buy the original version of this classic story with the illustrations straight out of 1922. The pictures are just as much a part of the story as the plot itself.<\/p>\n
The forgotten and worn-out Velveteen Rabbit is about to be destroyed with all the other toys. His beloved owner has been whisked off to the seaside in the wake of scarlet fever and his hopes are almost up.<\/p>\n
Then, a fairy appears out of his tears to carry him off to Rabbitland where he finally becomes the real rabbit he\u2019s always dreamed of. It\u2019s the ending you cross your fingers for with every forgotten toy.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nCatching Kisses<\/a><\/h1>\nby Amy Gibson<\/em><\/p>\nEven when my kids aren\u2019t feeling especially \u201chands-on,\u201d they\u2019ll let me blow them kisses. Kisses in the air are so much more magical in their path from kisser to kissee. You never know where they will land.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what this book is all about \u2013 the path a kiss takes from New York to New Orleans and across the country to the west coast and everywhere in between. It\u2019s like a message in a bottle\u2026in the air.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nPaul Meets Bernadette<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rosy Lamb<\/em><\/p>\nPaul is a fish who\u2019s suffering the perfect millennial ennui. He\u2019s circled as much as he can circle and flipped as much as he can flip in his bowl. He\u2019s tired of his room with a view. Then Bernadette shows up.<\/p>\n
Bernadette takes Paul on a tour of all the things he\u2019s been missing. She\u2019s the perfect guide to get your own imagination going on a wintery day. You\u2019ll catch yourself reaching out to touch the thick glossy oil paint of Rosy Lamb\u2019s illustrations.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove Is<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane Adams<\/em><\/p>\nJust go ahead and cue up the tears for this one. A girl and her pet duck learn to take care of each other over the course of a year as they grow up and grow apart. But they never lose the love that knit them together in the first place.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to dig too far into the metaphor to see the parent\/child relationship in duck form.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nIn My Heart<\/a><\/h1>\nJo Witek<\/em><\/p>\nThis book is the emotional equivalent of the doctor\u2019s smiley face pain scale. It introduces the full spectrum of emotions and shows you how to pin them down. A heart can feel as shiny and bright as a star or as heavy as an elephant, but every feeling deserves to be felt.<\/p>\n
The rainbow heart that spreads from page to page is the perfect visual for the hard-to-name feelings that can be so hard for kids (and adults) to name. Shyness isn\u2019t so bad, and silliness makes sense once you can name it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nRoses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane deGroat<\/em><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re sitting at home cutting out hearts with your first-grader and covered in glitter and wishing Pinterest would stop already with the cutesy cards for classmates, this book is for you.<\/p>\n
Gilbert isn\u2019t sure he can write nice cards for the couple of kids who\u2019ve made fun of him in school. So he writes a few not-so-funny Valentines instead. Feelings are hurt and everybody ends up coming clean in this most realistic Valentine\u2019s Day story to date.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Valentine Bears<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eve Bunting<\/em><\/p>\nTwo things make this book a must-read. Firstly, The the story is told by the epically-talented Eve Bunting, author of over 200 children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Secondly, the illustrations of Mr. and Mrs. Bear celebrating their first ever Valentine\u2019s Day in lieu of hibernation are done by Jan Brett, the infamous illustrator of \u201cThe Mitten,\u201d \u201cThe Hat,\u201d and so many others. Her illustrations make every book a Scandinavian wonderland.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove, Splat<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rob Scotton<\/em><\/p>\nIn the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
*This article originally appeared on<\/a> Parent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day is truly the perfect kid holiday. You\u2019re not old enough to be jaded by the \u201cmost romantic day of the year\u201d and you get piles of candy and actual mail. It\u2019s cold out but you don\u2019t care because you\u2019re all sugared up and shuffling through candy like a blackjack dealer. Consider these 11 lovely books on love the nightcap to your Valentine\u2019s Day. Snoring Beauty by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Fractured fairytales are the best. …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,86,23,26],"tags":[39,97,184,46,468,34,209,40,55,136,63,54,110,467,72,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mom-gene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-31-at-12.11.11-PM.png?fit=768%2C588&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8ca5p-19H","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4652,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions\/4652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Whatever you do, you have to buy the original version of this classic story with the illustrations straight out of 1922. The pictures are just as much a part of the story as the plot itself.<\/p>\n
The forgotten and worn-out Velveteen Rabbit is about to be destroyed with all the other toys. His beloved owner has been whisked off to the seaside in the wake of scarlet fever and his hopes are almost up.<\/p>\n
Then, a fairy appears out of his tears to carry him off to Rabbitland where he finally becomes the real rabbit he\u2019s always dreamed of. It\u2019s the ending you cross your fingers for with every forgotten toy.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nCatching Kisses<\/a><\/h1>\nby Amy Gibson<\/em><\/p>\nEven when my kids aren\u2019t feeling especially \u201chands-on,\u201d they\u2019ll let me blow them kisses. Kisses in the air are so much more magical in their path from kisser to kissee. You never know where they will land.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what this book is all about \u2013 the path a kiss takes from New York to New Orleans and across the country to the west coast and everywhere in between. It\u2019s like a message in a bottle\u2026in the air.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nPaul Meets Bernadette<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rosy Lamb<\/em><\/p>\nPaul is a fish who\u2019s suffering the perfect millennial ennui. He\u2019s circled as much as he can circle and flipped as much as he can flip in his bowl. He\u2019s tired of his room with a view. Then Bernadette shows up.<\/p>\n
Bernadette takes Paul on a tour of all the things he\u2019s been missing. She\u2019s the perfect guide to get your own imagination going on a wintery day. You\u2019ll catch yourself reaching out to touch the thick glossy oil paint of Rosy Lamb\u2019s illustrations.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove Is<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane Adams<\/em><\/p>\nJust go ahead and cue up the tears for this one. A girl and her pet duck learn to take care of each other over the course of a year as they grow up and grow apart. But they never lose the love that knit them together in the first place.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to dig too far into the metaphor to see the parent\/child relationship in duck form.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nIn My Heart<\/a><\/h1>\nJo Witek<\/em><\/p>\nThis book is the emotional equivalent of the doctor\u2019s smiley face pain scale. It introduces the full spectrum of emotions and shows you how to pin them down. A heart can feel as shiny and bright as a star or as heavy as an elephant, but every feeling deserves to be felt.<\/p>\n
The rainbow heart that spreads from page to page is the perfect visual for the hard-to-name feelings that can be so hard for kids (and adults) to name. Shyness isn\u2019t so bad, and silliness makes sense once you can name it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nRoses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane deGroat<\/em><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re sitting at home cutting out hearts with your first-grader and covered in glitter and wishing Pinterest would stop already with the cutesy cards for classmates, this book is for you.<\/p>\n
Gilbert isn\u2019t sure he can write nice cards for the couple of kids who\u2019ve made fun of him in school. So he writes a few not-so-funny Valentines instead. Feelings are hurt and everybody ends up coming clean in this most realistic Valentine\u2019s Day story to date.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Valentine Bears<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eve Bunting<\/em><\/p>\nTwo things make this book a must-read. Firstly, The the story is told by the epically-talented Eve Bunting, author of over 200 children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Secondly, the illustrations of Mr. and Mrs. Bear celebrating their first ever Valentine\u2019s Day in lieu of hibernation are done by Jan Brett, the infamous illustrator of \u201cThe Mitten,\u201d \u201cThe Hat,\u201d and so many others. Her illustrations make every book a Scandinavian wonderland.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove, Splat<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rob Scotton<\/em><\/p>\nIn the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
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Even when my kids aren\u2019t feeling especially \u201chands-on,\u201d they\u2019ll let me blow them kisses. Kisses in the air are so much more magical in their path from kisser to kissee. You never know where they will land.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what this book is all about \u2013 the path a kiss takes from New York to New Orleans and across the country to the west coast and everywhere in between. It\u2019s like a message in a bottle\u2026in the air.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nPaul Meets Bernadette<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rosy Lamb<\/em><\/p>\nPaul is a fish who\u2019s suffering the perfect millennial ennui. He\u2019s circled as much as he can circle and flipped as much as he can flip in his bowl. He\u2019s tired of his room with a view. Then Bernadette shows up.<\/p>\n
Bernadette takes Paul on a tour of all the things he\u2019s been missing. She\u2019s the perfect guide to get your own imagination going on a wintery day. You\u2019ll catch yourself reaching out to touch the thick glossy oil paint of Rosy Lamb\u2019s illustrations.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove Is<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane Adams<\/em><\/p>\nJust go ahead and cue up the tears for this one. A girl and her pet duck learn to take care of each other over the course of a year as they grow up and grow apart. But they never lose the love that knit them together in the first place.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to dig too far into the metaphor to see the parent\/child relationship in duck form.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nIn My Heart<\/a><\/h1>\nJo Witek<\/em><\/p>\nThis book is the emotional equivalent of the doctor\u2019s smiley face pain scale. It introduces the full spectrum of emotions and shows you how to pin them down. A heart can feel as shiny and bright as a star or as heavy as an elephant, but every feeling deserves to be felt.<\/p>\n
The rainbow heart that spreads from page to page is the perfect visual for the hard-to-name feelings that can be so hard for kids (and adults) to name. Shyness isn\u2019t so bad, and silliness makes sense once you can name it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nRoses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane deGroat<\/em><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re sitting at home cutting out hearts with your first-grader and covered in glitter and wishing Pinterest would stop already with the cutesy cards for classmates, this book is for you.<\/p>\n
Gilbert isn\u2019t sure he can write nice cards for the couple of kids who\u2019ve made fun of him in school. So he writes a few not-so-funny Valentines instead. Feelings are hurt and everybody ends up coming clean in this most realistic Valentine\u2019s Day story to date.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Valentine Bears<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eve Bunting<\/em><\/p>\nTwo things make this book a must-read. Firstly, The the story is told by the epically-talented Eve Bunting, author of over 200 children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Secondly, the illustrations of Mr. and Mrs. Bear celebrating their first ever Valentine\u2019s Day in lieu of hibernation are done by Jan Brett, the infamous illustrator of \u201cThe Mitten,\u201d \u201cThe Hat,\u201d and so many others. Her illustrations make every book a Scandinavian wonderland.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove, Splat<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rob Scotton<\/em><\/p>\nIn the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
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Paul is a fish who\u2019s suffering the perfect millennial ennui. He\u2019s circled as much as he can circle and flipped as much as he can flip in his bowl. He\u2019s tired of his room with a view. Then Bernadette shows up.<\/p>\n
Bernadette takes Paul on a tour of all the things he\u2019s been missing. She\u2019s the perfect guide to get your own imagination going on a wintery day. You\u2019ll catch yourself reaching out to touch the thick glossy oil paint of Rosy Lamb\u2019s illustrations.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove Is<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane Adams<\/em><\/p>\nJust go ahead and cue up the tears for this one. A girl and her pet duck learn to take care of each other over the course of a year as they grow up and grow apart. But they never lose the love that knit them together in the first place.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to dig too far into the metaphor to see the parent\/child relationship in duck form.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nIn My Heart<\/a><\/h1>\nJo Witek<\/em><\/p>\nThis book is the emotional equivalent of the doctor\u2019s smiley face pain scale. It introduces the full spectrum of emotions and shows you how to pin them down. A heart can feel as shiny and bright as a star or as heavy as an elephant, but every feeling deserves to be felt.<\/p>\n
The rainbow heart that spreads from page to page is the perfect visual for the hard-to-name feelings that can be so hard for kids (and adults) to name. Shyness isn\u2019t so bad, and silliness makes sense once you can name it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nRoses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane deGroat<\/em><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re sitting at home cutting out hearts with your first-grader and covered in glitter and wishing Pinterest would stop already with the cutesy cards for classmates, this book is for you.<\/p>\n
Gilbert isn\u2019t sure he can write nice cards for the couple of kids who\u2019ve made fun of him in school. So he writes a few not-so-funny Valentines instead. Feelings are hurt and everybody ends up coming clean in this most realistic Valentine\u2019s Day story to date.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Valentine Bears<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eve Bunting<\/em><\/p>\nTwo things make this book a must-read. Firstly, The the story is told by the epically-talented Eve Bunting, author of over 200 children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Secondly, the illustrations of Mr. and Mrs. Bear celebrating their first ever Valentine\u2019s Day in lieu of hibernation are done by Jan Brett, the infamous illustrator of \u201cThe Mitten,\u201d \u201cThe Hat,\u201d and so many others. Her illustrations make every book a Scandinavian wonderland.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove, Splat<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rob Scotton<\/em><\/p>\nIn the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
*This article originally appeared on<\/a> Parent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day is truly the perfect kid holiday. You\u2019re not old enough to be jaded by the \u201cmost romantic day of the year\u201d and you get piles of candy and actual mail. It\u2019s cold out but you don\u2019t care because you\u2019re all sugared up and shuffling through candy like a blackjack dealer. Consider these 11 lovely books on love the nightcap to your Valentine\u2019s Day. Snoring Beauty by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Fractured fairytales are the best. …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,86,23,26],"tags":[39,97,184,46,468,34,209,40,55,136,63,54,110,467,72,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mom-gene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-31-at-12.11.11-PM.png?fit=768%2C588&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8ca5p-19H","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4652,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions\/4652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Just go ahead and cue up the tears for this one. A girl and her pet duck learn to take care of each other over the course of a year as they grow up and grow apart. But they never lose the love that knit them together in the first place.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to dig too far into the metaphor to see the parent\/child relationship in duck form.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nIn My Heart<\/a><\/h1>\nJo Witek<\/em><\/p>\nThis book is the emotional equivalent of the doctor\u2019s smiley face pain scale. It introduces the full spectrum of emotions and shows you how to pin them down. A heart can feel as shiny and bright as a star or as heavy as an elephant, but every feeling deserves to be felt.<\/p>\n
The rainbow heart that spreads from page to page is the perfect visual for the hard-to-name feelings that can be so hard for kids (and adults) to name. Shyness isn\u2019t so bad, and silliness makes sense once you can name it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nRoses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane deGroat<\/em><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re sitting at home cutting out hearts with your first-grader and covered in glitter and wishing Pinterest would stop already with the cutesy cards for classmates, this book is for you.<\/p>\n
Gilbert isn\u2019t sure he can write nice cards for the couple of kids who\u2019ve made fun of him in school. So he writes a few not-so-funny Valentines instead. Feelings are hurt and everybody ends up coming clean in this most realistic Valentine\u2019s Day story to date.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Valentine Bears<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eve Bunting<\/em><\/p>\nTwo things make this book a must-read. Firstly, The the story is told by the epically-talented Eve Bunting, author of over 200 children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Secondly, the illustrations of Mr. and Mrs. Bear celebrating their first ever Valentine\u2019s Day in lieu of hibernation are done by Jan Brett, the infamous illustrator of \u201cThe Mitten,\u201d \u201cThe Hat,\u201d and so many others. Her illustrations make every book a Scandinavian wonderland.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove, Splat<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rob Scotton<\/em><\/p>\nIn the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
*This article originally appeared on<\/a> Parent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day is truly the perfect kid holiday. You\u2019re not old enough to be jaded by the \u201cmost romantic day of the year\u201d and you get piles of candy and actual mail. It\u2019s cold out but you don\u2019t care because you\u2019re all sugared up and shuffling through candy like a blackjack dealer. Consider these 11 lovely books on love the nightcap to your Valentine\u2019s Day. Snoring Beauty by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Fractured fairytales are the best. …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,86,23,26],"tags":[39,97,184,46,468,34,209,40,55,136,63,54,110,467,72,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mom-gene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-31-at-12.11.11-PM.png?fit=768%2C588&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8ca5p-19H","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4652,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions\/4652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/div>\nIn My Heart<\/a><\/h1>\nJo Witek<\/em><\/p>\nThis book is the emotional equivalent of the doctor\u2019s smiley face pain scale. It introduces the full spectrum of emotions and shows you how to pin them down. A heart can feel as shiny and bright as a star or as heavy as an elephant, but every feeling deserves to be felt.<\/p>\n
The rainbow heart that spreads from page to page is the perfect visual for the hard-to-name feelings that can be so hard for kids (and adults) to name. Shyness isn\u2019t so bad, and silliness makes sense once you can name it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nRoses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane deGroat<\/em><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re sitting at home cutting out hearts with your first-grader and covered in glitter and wishing Pinterest would stop already with the cutesy cards for classmates, this book is for you.<\/p>\n
Gilbert isn\u2019t sure he can write nice cards for the couple of kids who\u2019ve made fun of him in school. So he writes a few not-so-funny Valentines instead. Feelings are hurt and everybody ends up coming clean in this most realistic Valentine\u2019s Day story to date.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Valentine Bears<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eve Bunting<\/em><\/p>\nTwo things make this book a must-read. Firstly, The the story is told by the epically-talented Eve Bunting, author of over 200 children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Secondly, the illustrations of Mr. and Mrs. Bear celebrating their first ever Valentine\u2019s Day in lieu of hibernation are done by Jan Brett, the infamous illustrator of \u201cThe Mitten,\u201d \u201cThe Hat,\u201d and so many others. Her illustrations make every book a Scandinavian wonderland.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove, Splat<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rob Scotton<\/em><\/p>\nIn the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
*This article originally appeared on<\/a> Parent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day is truly the perfect kid holiday. You\u2019re not old enough to be jaded by the \u201cmost romantic day of the year\u201d and you get piles of candy and actual mail. It\u2019s cold out but you don\u2019t care because you\u2019re all sugared up and shuffling through candy like a blackjack dealer. Consider these 11 lovely books on love the nightcap to your Valentine\u2019s Day. Snoring Beauty by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Fractured fairytales are the best. …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,86,23,26],"tags":[39,97,184,46,468,34,209,40,55,136,63,54,110,467,72,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mom-gene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-31-at-12.11.11-PM.png?fit=768%2C588&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8ca5p-19H","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4652,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions\/4652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
This book is the emotional equivalent of the doctor\u2019s smiley face pain scale. It introduces the full spectrum of emotions and shows you how to pin them down. A heart can feel as shiny and bright as a star or as heavy as an elephant, but every feeling deserves to be felt.<\/p>\n
The rainbow heart that spreads from page to page is the perfect visual for the hard-to-name feelings that can be so hard for kids (and adults) to name. Shyness isn\u2019t so bad, and silliness makes sense once you can name it.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nRoses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink<\/a><\/h1>\nby Diane deGroat<\/em><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re sitting at home cutting out hearts with your first-grader and covered in glitter and wishing Pinterest would stop already with the cutesy cards for classmates, this book is for you.<\/p>\n
Gilbert isn\u2019t sure he can write nice cards for the couple of kids who\u2019ve made fun of him in school. So he writes a few not-so-funny Valentines instead. Feelings are hurt and everybody ends up coming clean in this most realistic Valentine\u2019s Day story to date.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Valentine Bears<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eve Bunting<\/em><\/p>\nTwo things make this book a must-read. Firstly, The the story is told by the epically-talented Eve Bunting, author of over 200 children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Secondly, the illustrations of Mr. and Mrs. Bear celebrating their first ever Valentine\u2019s Day in lieu of hibernation are done by Jan Brett, the infamous illustrator of \u201cThe Mitten,\u201d \u201cThe Hat,\u201d and so many others. Her illustrations make every book a Scandinavian wonderland.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove, Splat<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rob Scotton<\/em><\/p>\nIn the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
*This article originally appeared on<\/a> Parent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day is truly the perfect kid holiday. You\u2019re not old enough to be jaded by the \u201cmost romantic day of the year\u201d and you get piles of candy and actual mail. It\u2019s cold out but you don\u2019t care because you\u2019re all sugared up and shuffling through candy like a blackjack dealer. Consider these 11 lovely books on love the nightcap to your Valentine\u2019s Day. Snoring Beauty by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Fractured fairytales are the best. …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,86,23,26],"tags":[39,97,184,46,468,34,209,40,55,136,63,54,110,467,72,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mom-gene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-31-at-12.11.11-PM.png?fit=768%2C588&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8ca5p-19H","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4652,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions\/4652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
If you\u2019re sitting at home cutting out hearts with your first-grader and covered in glitter and wishing Pinterest would stop already with the cutesy cards for classmates, this book is for you.<\/p>\n
Gilbert isn\u2019t sure he can write nice cards for the couple of kids who\u2019ve made fun of him in school. So he writes a few not-so-funny Valentines instead. Feelings are hurt and everybody ends up coming clean in this most realistic Valentine\u2019s Day story to date.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Valentine Bears<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eve Bunting<\/em><\/p>\nTwo things make this book a must-read. Firstly, The the story is told by the epically-talented Eve Bunting, author of over 200 children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Secondly, the illustrations of Mr. and Mrs. Bear celebrating their first ever Valentine\u2019s Day in lieu of hibernation are done by Jan Brett, the infamous illustrator of \u201cThe Mitten,\u201d \u201cThe Hat,\u201d and so many others. Her illustrations make every book a Scandinavian wonderland.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove, Splat<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rob Scotton<\/em><\/p>\nIn the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
*This article originally appeared on<\/a> Parent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day is truly the perfect kid holiday. You\u2019re not old enough to be jaded by the \u201cmost romantic day of the year\u201d and you get piles of candy and actual mail. It\u2019s cold out but you don\u2019t care because you\u2019re all sugared up and shuffling through candy like a blackjack dealer. Consider these 11 lovely books on love the nightcap to your Valentine\u2019s Day. Snoring Beauty by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Fractured fairytales are the best. …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,86,23,26],"tags":[39,97,184,46,468,34,209,40,55,136,63,54,110,467,72,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mom-gene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-31-at-12.11.11-PM.png?fit=768%2C588&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8ca5p-19H","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4652,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions\/4652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Two things make this book a must-read. Firstly, The the story is told by the epically-talented Eve Bunting, author of over 200 children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Secondly, the illustrations of Mr. and Mrs. Bear celebrating their first ever Valentine\u2019s Day in lieu of hibernation are done by Jan Brett, the infamous illustrator of \u201cThe Mitten,\u201d \u201cThe Hat,\u201d and so many others. Her illustrations make every book a Scandinavian wonderland.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLove, Splat<\/a><\/h1>\nby Rob Scotton<\/em><\/p>\nIn the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
*This article originally appeared on<\/a> Parent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day is truly the perfect kid holiday. You\u2019re not old enough to be jaded by the \u201cmost romantic day of the year\u201d and you get piles of candy and actual mail. It\u2019s cold out but you don\u2019t care because you\u2019re all sugared up and shuffling through candy like a blackjack dealer. Consider these 11 lovely books on love the nightcap to your Valentine\u2019s Day. Snoring Beauty by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Fractured fairytales are the best. …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,86,23,26],"tags":[39,97,184,46,468,34,209,40,55,136,63,54,110,467,72,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mom-gene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-31-at-12.11.11-PM.png?fit=768%2C588&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8ca5p-19H","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4652,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions\/4652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
In the most hilarious love triangle between felines, Splat the cat is in love with Kitten who won\u2019t give him the time of day. What\u2019s worse, his arch rival, Spike, is after her, too. If the biggest and best Valentine card wins, Splat\u2019s got no hope.<\/p>\n
Lucky for him, Kitten is a little more high-minded. Let us all rise above the Spikes in the world, who think this is winning material: \u201cYou are so lucky that I like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
*This article originally appeared on<\/a> Parent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day is truly the perfect kid holiday. You\u2019re not old enough to be jaded by the \u201cmost romantic day of the year\u201d and you get piles of candy and actual mail. It\u2019s cold out but you don\u2019t care because you\u2019re all sugared up and shuffling through candy like a blackjack dealer. Consider these 11 lovely books on love the nightcap to your Valentine\u2019s Day. Snoring Beauty by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Fractured fairytales are the best. …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,86,23,26],"tags":[39,97,184,46,468,34,209,40,55,136,63,54,110,467,72,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mom-gene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-31-at-12.11.11-PM.png?fit=768%2C588&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8ca5p-19H","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4652,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions\/4652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/div>\nLove from the Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/a><\/h1>\nby Eric Carle<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar is in love, and he wants to tell you all about it. This book is the perfect gift for a teacher or kid who loves all things Eric Carle. Just like the original, it will make you happy, and hungry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to keeping the magic alive on Valentine\u2019s Day for kids and grownups alike. As everyone comes crashing down from that sugar high, read one of these and let love be as uncomplicated as ducks and rabbits and cats and caterpillars can make it out to be.<\/p>\n
*This article originally appeared on<\/a> Parent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Valentine\u2019s Day is truly the perfect kid holiday. You\u2019re not old enough to be jaded by the \u201cmost romantic day of the year\u201d and you get piles of candy and actual mail. It\u2019s cold out but you don\u2019t care because you\u2019re all sugared up and shuffling through candy like a blackjack dealer. Consider these 11 lovely books on love the nightcap to your Valentine\u2019s Day. Snoring Beauty by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Fractured fairytales are the best. …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,86,23,26],"tags":[39,97,184,46,468,34,209,40,55,136,63,54,110,467,72,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mom-gene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-31-at-12.11.11-PM.png?fit=768%2C588&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8ca5p-19H","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4652,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions\/4652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mom-gene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}