by Lynn Plourde
illustrated by Jennifer L. Meyer
Little Brown & Company, 2021
If you were my valentine, I would play hide-and-seek-and-peek with you.
If you were my valentine, I would rustle and tussle and tumble with you.
Grown-up animals share how they would show their love to the little animals in their lives. And that love isn’t just to be shared on Valentine’s Day, but on EVERY day of the year.
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Pinks and purples abound in this lushly visual festival of love…. the warmhearted text and rich, page-filling digital paintings build to a greeting-card-like conclusion about the staying power of Valentine’s sentiments.
~Publishers Weekly
A wonderful Valentine’s holiday book, which conveys the message that love should be shared all throughout the year…Children of all ages…will be fascinated by the colorful images and drawn in by the beautiful message. VERDICT Recommended for public and elementary school libraries, as families will enjoy reading it together over and over again.
~School Library Journal
