Valentine Books

Out-of-print books may be found in libraries or the used book market. Both Amazon and BookFinder.com are helpful sources.

= some of our favorites
  • Love Is A Special Way of Feeling

    Anglund, Joan Walsh
    Harcourt Brace & World, Inc, 1960
    New York, New York

    Good description of love for children and all ages

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  • What Color Is Love?

    Anglund, Joan Walsh
    Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1966
    New York, New York

    Gentle introduction to the many manifestations of diversity for children and all ages

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  • Do You Love Someone?

    Anglund, Joan WAlsh
    Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1871
    New York, New York

    Sweet exploration showing importance of love for young children.

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  • Hearts, Cupids, and Red Roses: The Story of Valentine Symbols

    Barth, Edna
    Clarion Ticknor & Fields: A Houghton Miflin Company, 1974, 2001

    Everything you ever wanted to know about things related to Valentine's Day; for older elementary children and other curious people.

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  • Walking Hand-in-Hand

    Schulz, Charles M.
    Determined Publications, 1979, 2018
    San Francisco, California

    Classic Charles Schulz, each page with a short example of love, illustrated with Peanuts characters. All ages.

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  • All for Love

    Tudor, Tasha, editor
    Philomel Books; Simon & Schuster, 1984, reprint 2000
    New York, New York

    Anthology organized into 11 categories of love: secret, enduring, family, in absence, and more. Really an adult book, but some is appropriate for older children. Classic Tasha Tudor illustrations.

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  • Love: Quotations from the Heart

    Running Press, 1990, 1999
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Mini book with a single short quotation per page; wide variety of author's quoted.

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