5 Great Valentine's Day Picture Books
Valentine's Day is the perfect time to celebrate love. If you are a kid, that love is expressed in the form of heart-shaped candies and chocolate. This may be with a bouquet of flowers or a nice home-made meal if you are a little older. The following books do a great job of showcasing different forms of love and how Valentine's Day can be celebrated. 1. Elmore written & illustrated by Holly Hobbie Elmore is a solitary porcupine but wants to find a friend. The other animals in the forest were scared of his quills. But they didn't know that the L in his name stood for 'Love.' Then Elmore had a great idea about how he could use his quills for good. 2. Love by Matt De La Pena, Illustrated by Loren Long This book is a love story that doesn't focus on a couple falling for each other. This is a book that celebrates a variety of everyday loves. This could be between a parent and child or even the love that one can find inside themselves. Loren Long's illu...