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Valentine’s Day Books for Kids

ByBeth Gorden

Celebrate the people you care about with these fun-to-read valentines books. These super cute valentines book ideas are perfect for Valentine’s Day on February 14th. So keep scrolling to pick your new favorite valentine books for preschool. This list of great valentines books for preschool is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students who love cute stories, beautiful illustrations, fun characters, and catchy text. The hardest part of theses heart, friendship, and sweet family stories is picking which one of these valentine’s day books for kids to read first!

Celebrate the people you care about with these fun-to-read valentines books. These super cute valentines book ideas are perfect for Valentine's Day on February 14th. So keep scrolling to pick your new favorite valentine books for preschool. This list of great valentines books for preschool is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students who love cute stories, beautiful illustrations, fun characters, and catchy text. The hardest part of theses heart, friendship, and sweet family stories is picking which one of these valentine's day books for kids to read first!

Valentine’s Day Books for Kids

Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to remind your loved ones how much you care for them. It is also a fun and easy holiday to get kids involved with. This list of valentine’s day books for preschoolers, toddlers, kindergartner, and grade 1 students is a great way to share your love with little ones and teach them about the powerful emotions behind this sweet holiday.Use these books for Valentines day to add to your valentines themes at school, in the classroom, or at home snuggled up on the couch.

Valentines Books for Preschool


Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse! (If You Give…) was written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond. This sweet board book follows the beloved Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he creates personalized Valentines for each of his friends.


The Valentine Bears was written by Eve Bunting and illustrated by Jan Brett. Mrs. and Mrs. Bear are always hibernating during the winter, so they never celebrate Valentine’s Day. But this year, Mrs. Bear decides that it’s time to surprise Mr. Bear with some sweet treats. Check out this post for fun activities to pair with the book!


Little Critter: Happy Valentine’s Day, Little Critter! was written and illustrated by Mercer Mayer. Join the popular Little Critter character as he celebrates Valentine’s Day with his friends at school.


Franklin’s Valentines was written Paulette Bourgeois and illustrated by Brenda Clark. Franklin the turtle is excited to give his friends the Valentines that he made for them, but he can’t find them when he gets to school. Will he be able to salvage his Valentine’s Day?


Click, Clack, Moo I Love You! (A Click Clack Book) was written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin. It’s Valentine’s Day on the farm, and Little Duck is ready to celebrate. But when a fox appears at the barn, will it ruin the party?


The Night Before Valentine’s Day was written by Natasha Wing and illustrated by Heidi Petach. This spin on the classic Christmas poem follows a group of kids as they prepare for their classroom Valentine’s Day party.


Splat the Cat: Funny Valentine was written and illustrated by Rob Scotton. Join the funny cat as he prepares a special present for Valentine’s Day with the help of his friends. Kids will love lifting the flaps and finding the surprises hidden throughout the book.


Amelia Bedelia’s First Valentine was written by Herman Parish and illustrated by Lynne Avril. This brightly colored book revisits the funny iconic character and shares a story about a childhood Valentine’s Day party at her school.


Duck and Hippo The Secret Valentine was written by Jonathan London and illustrated by Andrew Joyner. This story follows a group of animal friends as they each receive special surprises from a mystery admirer and are reminded of the power of friendship. Check out this post for activities based on this story!


Llama Llama I Love You was written and illustrated by Anna Dewdney. Join Llama Llama as he shares his feelings with his loved ones on Valentine’s Day. This short board book uses the same pleasant rhymes and colorful illustration style as the other Llama Llama books.


Love Monster was written and illustrated by Rachel Bright. Love Monster doesn’t fit in with the cuddly creatures in Cutesville, so he decides to find someone who will love him just the way he is.


OLIVIA and the Perfect Valentine (Olivia TV Tie-in) was written by Natalie Shaw and illustrated by Shane L. Johnson. This story follows the sweet pig as she creates special personalized Valentines for her loved ones.


Pinkalicious: Pink of Hearts was written and illustrated by Victoria Kann. Pinkalicious is excited to celebrate Valentine’s Day, especially when her teacher asks them to create a special Valentine for someone else in class. Check out this post for more Valentine’s Day books featuring popular characters.

 

Valentines Books for Preschool


The Biggest Valentine Ever was written by Steven Kroll and illustrated by Jeni Bassett. Clayton and Desmond are two little mice who decide to work together to create a special Valentine for their teacher. But will they be able to work through their differences?


Peppa’s Valentine’s Day (Peppa Pig) was written by Courtney Carbone. Peppa is really excited when she receives a special Valentine from her friend Zoe Zebra. With help from her family, she creates her own card to give to Zoe, and learns about all of the fun things that happen on the holiday.


Plant a Kiss Board Book was written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds. This beautiful story uses very simple text and adorable illustrations to show how one small act of love can blossom into something amazing.


Pete the Cat: Valentine’s Day Is Cool was written and illustrated by James Dean and Kimberly Dean. Pete the Cat isn’t excited about Valentine’s Day, until he receives a card from his friend Callie, and decides to make some cards of his own.


Day It Rained Hearts was written and illustrated by Felicia Bond. This story follows a young girl named Cornelia Augusta as she catches hearts raining down from the sky and decides to use them to create Valentines for her animal friends.


Here Comes Valentine Cat was written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Claudia Rueda. The grumpy cat character doesn’t like Valentine’s Day, but he may get a sweet surprise this year. The cat communicates with the narrator through pictures and symbols instead of words, making this a funny conversation to follow along with.


A Crankenstein Valentine was written by Samantha Berger and illustrated by Dan Santat. When Valentine’s Day comes around, the little kid in the story turns into Crankenstein. He dislikes everything about Valentine’s Day, but can he learn to find some joy in the holiday?

 

valentines day science secret message valentines day balloon science project Make science come alive for kids with this Valentine's Day Science project for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students. Children will make a love potion number 9 in this valentines day activities. This science valentines is like a diy lava lamp for February so get ready to concoct  a bubbling and active brew.  This simple valentine's day science project is super quick and easy and only requires some skittles to learn about how substances can dissolve and diffuse. This valentines day activities creates a WOW effect for young learners to help them get excited about science - exploring cause and effect, making predictions, and gaining an attitude of wonder and curiosity about things around them. Try this valentine's day activities with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students during February as a fun Valentines Day theme project.

Valentines Science

Looking for more fun preschool science experiments to try this February? Check out these ideas!

oobleck Valentines Day Science valentines day chocolate playdough recipe Get ready for some serious fun when you whip up a batch of thsi Glittery, Purple Valentine Slime. This Valentines Day Slime recipe usese contact solution and baking soda for a quick, easy, and perfect-every-time slime recipe for kids. We love whipping up a batch of this valentines slime for a kid favorite valentine's day preschool activities for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders.  Valentines-Day-Science

Valentines Day Activities

Valentiens Day Heart Letter Find Worksheets FREE Valentines Day Worksheets - these super cute free printables for preschool and kindergarten age kids help them practice counting, number recognition, alphabet letter, tracing upper and lowercase letters, patterns, graphing, phonemic awareness, colors, shapes, and so much more with NO PREP worksheets for preschoolers and kindergartners perfect for February #valentinesday #valentineprintables #preschool #kindergarten Kids will have fun learning their alphabet and tracing letters while making their own ABC Book with these Valentine's Day Worksheets. These valentine worksheets are perfect for toddler, preschooo, pre-k, and kindergarten age children learning their ABCs. Children will trace upper and lowercase letters, learn valentine vocabulary, and have fun with this Valentine worksheets for preschool. Simply print Valentine's day worksheets pdf file and you are ready to print and go!

Valentines Day Worksheets

Looking for more way to make learning fun during February? Kids will LOVE these Valentine’s Day themed, educational activities. Plus, all of these are free printables.

FREE Valentines Day Lock & Key Color Matching Activity - this free printable is a fun way for toddler, preschool, and prek age children to learn colors whie having fun with a Valentines Day theme perfect for February #colors #preschool #freeprintable #valentinesday valentine math clip cards FREE Valentines Math Count to 10 Puzzles - super cute preschool math activity for february to practice counting to 10 with these sugar cookies. #preschool #preschoolmath #countot10 #valentinesday #preschoolprintable FREE Chocolate Shape Playdough Cards - this shape pritnable is a fun, hands on way for toddler, preschool, and kindergarten age kids to learn shapes for kids. Plus using playdough allows kids to strengthen hand muscles with a fun valentiens day activity for february #valentinesday #shapeprintable #shapeprintable #prek #kindergarten

Valentines Day Math

I just can’t believe that Valentines Day is coming up soon! We thought we would make a heart craft to spread some love! So today we are sharing a really pretty and unique fingerprint heart tree project. The best part is for this Valentines Day Craft, we get to fingerpaint! This valentine’s day crafts for preschoolers is perfect for kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade too. So grab some custruction paper, paints, and your child and we are ready to make a fun Valentines Day Art Project for February.   matissee heart valentines day art project for kids  fish valentines day craft

Valentines Day Crafts & Activities

Celebrate Valentines Day this February 14th by telling those around you that you care with these super cute, free printable valentine cards. These Tic-Tac-Toe Printable Valentine Cards are perfect for giving to your kids, friends, valentines for classmates, neighbors, and more. They are simple, cute, a little sweet, and low prep. SImply print pdf file with Valentines day cards printable and you are ready to celebrate Valentines day for kids! Celebrate valentines day for families with this fun Valentines Day tradition we do at our house. For this family valentines day ideas, we put hearts on each others bedroom doors to tell them what we love about them. Simply print the pdf file with our free valentines day printable hearts and start a new tradition with your kids this year with this sweet valentines day activities.  This valentine activities for preschoolers is great for the whole family from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, elementary age students, jr jigh, and sr high too. If you are looking for a fun, simple and inexpensive Valentine’s day Gift this year for your kids or spouse, these valentines day coupons a great idea. Give that special someone a valentines day coupon book! These valentine day coupons printable free are filled with lots of fun, creative ideas that yours kids and/or spouse will love. Simply print valentine's day coupon template pdf file with printable valentines day coupons ad you are ready to give a super cute, special gift of time and creating memories together this year! slime printable valentines day cards

Valentines Day Printables

Prehistoric dinos are fascinating to kids of all ages! So we picked some of our favorite Dinosaur Books for Preschoolers so you'd have a quick, go-to list of dinosaur children's book suggestions for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders. So whether you use these dinosaur books for kids along with a dinosaur theme or as bedtime stories, these lovely illustrations and delightful tales are sure to be a hit! Kids of all ages are fascinated by big trucks and construction vehicles! These construction books for preschoolers are a great way to learn about a variety of diggers, plows, concrete mixers, lifts, and more while expanding vocabulary and literacy skills too. So pick up some of these fun children's books about construction vehicles and you are ready to cuddle up and read! Children's books about colors are a fun way to introduce young readers to the concepts of colors and color mixing. This list of color books for preschoolers includes all kinds of stories featuring fun characters, creative stories, and brightly colored illustrations. These color picture books are perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders too.

Preschool Book Lists

If you are looking for more fun-to-read preschool book lists with picture books picked out for your preschoolers, don’t miss these great picks:

Plus don’t miss our MANY preschool worksheets, fun alphabet printables, hands-on preschool math, clever ideas to learn colors, complete preschool themes, lots of playdoh mats, cute preschool crafts, and fantastic preschool books on our Preschool Play and Learn website.

Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of Preschool Play and Learn. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! Beth is also the creator of 123Homeschool4Me.com and kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com where she shares more than 100,000 pages of FREE worksheets,& educational ideas for PreK-8th grade.

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