Grades
PreK - 5
25+ Books to Celebrate Valentine's Day
Share the love with these Valentine's Day books for grades PreK-5 — perfect for teaching the importance of love and kindness.
Create the most memorable Valentine’s Day classroom party with paper hearts, handwritten cards, and wholesome stories! This sweet holiday is a great way to teach your students about kindness, compassion, and thoughtfulness. Use these books to explain the joys of a community and create activities that help students understand the importance of supporting their peers.
Your class will enjoy The Littlest Valentine, an adorable story about Emma, the youngest member of the Valentine family, helping the family business to make sure this Valentine’s Day is a successful one. Although Emma has the best intentions in mind, everything she seems to do goes wrong. Finally, Emma figures out how to help her family. This book is a great resource to discuss acts of service as a way to show love: Encourage your students to write down a list of kind things they do for their loved ones.
There is also The Biggest Valentine Ever, in which Clayton and Desmond decide to team up together to make a surprise Valentine card for their teacher, Mrs. Mousely. However, things do not go as planned because of the card's excess glitter and hearts. Soon after, the two friends get into a quarrel and rip the card. They later realize that they can make the biggest card ever if they team up. Continue the conversation by asking your students about their experiences with teamwork and the lessons they have learned from it.
Featuring Pig the Pug, Geronimo Stilton, Llama Llama, and more, these books will help your students celebrate Valentine's Day with their favorite characters. These titles are just-right for February reading and for teaching about the importance of love and kindness all throughout the year.
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Meet Corgi! This little dog has a lot of spunk, style, and personality. Spend a day with Corgi and discover all the things this pup loves: from swimming and splashing in the pool (and wearing floaties!), to cuddling up with a favorite stuffy after a long day.
Perfect for Valentine"s Day, this board book introduces the littlest Pig the Pug fans to everything that Pig loves - from mealtime, dress up, and bath time (well, sometimes) to his friend Trevor, of course!
Peppa loves . . . love! Find out everything that Peppa loves in this adorable, all-original storybook that's shaped like a shiny heart. Little ones will love seeing all the ways Peppa can love the world around her.
Marylou loves everything about Herbie - how his slime trail glistens in the dark, how he can stretch himself thin to squeeze inside the cellar window, and how he always finds the juiciest tomatoes. But Marylou is a shy slug. How can she get Herbie to notice her? Find out how Marylou woos her beloved in this must-have love-story that's perfect for Valentine's Day.
Snuggle up with your little one to celebrate sweet baby love! You won't be able to resist this adorable board book full of cutie charms, belly kisses, and magic wishes, just-right for fans of bestselling books like Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes.
Sing, dance, and read along to this brand-new love-filled song, featuring Baby Shark, Mama Shark, Daddy Shark, and more underwater friends.
Celebrate love with Giraffes Can't Dance! The perfect purchase for Valentine's Day, bedtime, and all throughout the year, this lyrical book reminds readers to celebrate love, music, and dance!
Learn about all of the things Clifford the Big Red Dog loves in this adorable, heart-shaped board book. It's the perfect gift for kids who love Clifford year-round!
Llama Llama shows his friends and family how much he loves them with heart-shaped cards and lots of hugs.
As a mother lovingly tucks her child into bed, the imaginative child has...just a few questions. This unstoppably devoted mother will have readers laughing out loud as she replies to one question after another.
Peppa gets a fancy card in the mail from her friend Zoe Zebra. It is a Valentine's Day card! Peppa learns all about the meaning of Valentine's Day and how to show her friends just how special they are to her.
It's time for Valentine's Day, and there's no better way to enjoy it than with Mr. Fish and his friends!
Little friend is so excited to make his first valentine―in the shape of a heart! But learning how to cut shapes is a lot harder than you think, and no matter how much he tries, little friend can't make the heart just-right. Will little friend be able to make the perfect valentine?
Celebrated, bestselling creator Peter H. Reynolds brings to life this ode to unconditional love with a delightful and poetic tribute to the rare and beautiful love that binds us together.
From drinking cocoa to spotting rainbows, every day is filled with adventures for this little penguin pal, but best of all are snuggles with mama!
Featuring lyrical text by Douglas Wood and endearing, creative illustrations by G. Brian Karas, this picture book celebrates the universality of love, whether between friends or family members.
Archie is the littlest cupid in his lovable family. He may be little, but Archie knows this is the year he'll be able to finally help out on Valentine's Day! Will Archie be able to find a way to spread love and friendship this Valentine's, or is the littlest cupid still too little?
Emma may be the littlest in the Valentine family, but she knows that she has what it takes to help the family business get ready for the holiday. But Emma just can't seem to do things the right way like the bigger members of her family, no matter how hard she tries. Will Emma find a way to help her family on Valentine's Day, or is the littlest Valentine just too little?
When Mrs. Mousely asks her class to make valentines, Clayton and Desmond decide to make one together and give it to their teacher as a surprise. But things don't go as planned.
Mouse loves his friends for how special each one is - Pig because she's strong, Cat because she's brave, Dog because he knows how to help his friends... But what Mouse doesn't realize is how much his friends love him too!
Even when little dinosaurs are naughty, it's important to remind them that no matter what they do, they are always loved. In this book, readers will laugh aloud as parents cope with the typical antics of childhood, but in the end, hugs and kisses show your little one how much you care.
Simple words and short sentences make these lively books perfect for the newest readers.
In a poem about a Mama Fox's love for her cub, I Love You Because You're You captures the many moods of all children, reassuring them of their parents' abiding affection and approval.
Katie Woo's class is having a celebration for Valentine's Day. Katie has lots of fun reading the little candy hearts that her teacher hands out. But when everyone gets a special valentine except her, she feels terrible.
It is Valentine's Day, and Chomp, the lemon shark, is new to the neighborhood. He hasn't made any friends yet, so who will be his valentine?
Our favorite lady is back and hungry for Valentine's Day treats.
I Spy Love: A brand-new search-and-find book from the internationally bestselling I Spy series, featuring photographs by Walter Wick and riddles to solve by Dan and Dave Marzollo!
Great Gouda! There were hearts everywhere in New Mouse City. My friend, Creepella, had started a new dating and wedding-planning agency, and she chose me as her assistant! But someone was trying to sabotage the matches. Could I figure out who before hearts are broken?
