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SeaStar
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Saint Valentine

By Ann Tompert
is a nice recounting of the legends of St. Valentine. She explores several of the stories about him- all nicely done and woven together with gentle pictures.

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A Life of Love: The Story of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Mary Logue)

Picture book biography of the poet whose name is synonymous with love poetry. Tells of her early life (homeschooled by mother

) in a family of eleven, illnesses and sorrows, her joys and love of family and friends, and finally the love of Robert Browning and her own young family. Has excepts of her poems throughout.

Have a few more to add later...

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The Valentine Box (Maud Hart Lovelace) - If you enjoy Maud Hart Lovelace books you should like this one as well. It is in between a picture book and a chapter book - I guess almost a early reader level. It focuses on a girl who is attending a new school who is feeling lonely and worried she won't get any Valentines at the upcoming party. Homeschooled children might not relate to the school aspect, but I do think the universal theme of friendship and belonging will ring true. It's a sweet story.

Things to Make and Do for Valentine's Day (Tomie de Paola) - An earlier de Paola book full of ideas for celebrating Valentine's Day. It is pretty secular with no focus on the origins of the holiday. It has different sections - Valentine jokes and fun (includes hidden picture and tongue twisters), craft and card ideas, party games and food ideas.

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Posted: Feb 03 2010 at 10:08pm \| IP Logged

SeaStar wrote:

it is a great story about how one act of kindness can change someone's life.

Always the oddball ~ because by the time I see your posts everyone has mentioned all the really good books ~ I'd like to recommend one that the above quote reminded me of:

The Quarreling Book

I don't know how Valentine-y this book is, but it's one of those circle story books where a family member starts out grumpy and causes a chain reaction of the grumps until the family dog does NOT respond in kind and turns everyone's grumps into loving, kind actions toward each other.

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Posted: Feb 03 2014 at 11:40am \| IP Logged

Bumping this up... there are some really lovely books in this thread.

I have been searching for anything new to add but haven't come up with much. There is one new book on St. Valentine that came out in Dec 2013,
The Story of Saint Valentine but there are no reviews, and the preview is very brief.

Has anyone read it?

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Big Sister and Little Sister by Charlotte Zolotow - This book would be good in the spring or summer too, but I like to read it in February because of the relationship between the two sisters. My two eldest thoroughly enjoyed this book when they were little and have fond memories of me reading it aloud to them on an almost daily basis.

The Holy Twins: Benedict and Scholastica by Kathleen Norris - Not only is St. Scholastica's feast day celebrated in February, but this story tells of the love between St. Scholastica and her twin brother, St. Benedict of Nursia.

A Kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik - I simply think that this is a sweet book for February and a good one for beginning readers.

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What a great topic! Thank you

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love,

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