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
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• Love Is A Special Way of Feeling
Harcourt Brace & World, Inc, 1960
New York, New York
Good description of love for children and all agesPurchase from amazon.com
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• What Color Is Love?
Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1966
New York, New York
Gentle introduction to the many manifestations of diversity for children and all agesPurchase from amazon.com
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• Do You Love Someone?
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1871
New York, New York
Sweet exploration showing importance of love for young children.Purchase from amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.ca
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Hearts, Cupids, and Red Roses: The Story of Valentine Symbols
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.Purchase from amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.ca
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• Walking Hand-in-Hand
Determined Publications, 1979, 2018
San Francisco, California
Classic Charles Schulz, each page with a short example of love, illustrated with Peanuts characters. All ages.Purchase from amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.ca
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All for Love
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.Purchase from amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.ca
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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.Purchase from amazon.com