By Michelle Hutchison · 11 items added

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Books make a great gift on Valentine's Day. I have even gifted some of these to adults.

  • I Spy Little Hearts

    Preschoolers can search for hearts galore, as well as other intriguing toys and trinkets! Picture clues and rhyming riddles guide the youngest readers through twelve delightful puzzles.

    Michelle Hutchison says: "Love I-spy books!"
  • Day It Rained Hearts

    The Day It Rained Hearts follows young Cornelia Augusta as she makes creative use of a most unusual downpour.

    Michelle Hutchison says: "Cute story and illustrations."
  • If Kisses Were Colors [Hardcover]

    A slightly offbeat approach to the familiar topic of parental love. Lawler's verses are simple but the images evoked are sometimes unexpected. Kisses are characterized as colors, pebbles, comets, flowers, raindrops, acorns, snowflakes, and...

    Michelle Hutchison says: "This is a cute book and The paintings are lots of fun!"
  • You Are My I Love You [Hardcover]

    I am your parent; you are my child. I am your quiet place; you are my wild. . . . A day in the life of parent and child-full of smiles and giggles, messes and meals, boundless energy and well-earned naps. Not to mention lots of love.

    Michelle Hutchison says: "Another one to bring tears to your eyes. Such a perfect description of a parent child relationship."
    • Erin: I LOVE this book. Makes me cry every time and the kids just look at me funny.
  • Plant a Kiss [Hardcover]

    One small act of love blooms into something bigger and more dazzling than Little Miss could have ever imagined in this epic journey about life, kindness, and giving.

    Michelle Hutchison says: "A simple and beautiful way to tell children about the positive of Love's energy. "
  • You're All My Favorites [Hardcover]

    The creators of Guess How Much I Love You offer another reassuring tale. Each night, Mommy and Daddy Bear tuck in their three beloved cubs with the same phrase, "You are the most wonderful baby bears in the whole...

    Michelle Hutchison says: "This is a perfect book for parents with more than one child. The message is that parents have plenty of love to go around."
  • On the Night You Were Born [Hardcover]

    The birth of a baby- "the one and only ever you" - Polar bears dance, giraffes weave to the sound of brass horns, and "the moon smiled...

    Michelle Hutchison says: "Beautiful illustrations - this one makes me melt."
  • I Love You Through And Through [Board book]

    This is a sweet book, good for a lap-time cuddle. It reads as an affirmation that the child will be loved, from top to bottom, when happy or sad. The text also introduces opposites as in "I love you.../silent/and talking."

    Michelle Hutchison says: "This is a perfect gift for baby or toddler."
  • Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You

    Product Description. . . I wanted you more than you'll ever know, . so I sent love to follow wherever you go. . . .

    Michelle Hutchison says: "This book is beautifully illustrated .....and the message... "Where-ever you are my love will find you""
  • Love You Forever

    The mother sings to her sleeping baby: "I'll love you forever / I'll love you for always / As long as I'm living / My baby you'll be." She still sings the same song when her baby has turned into a fractious 2-year-old, a slovenly 9-year-old, and...

    Michelle Hutchison says: "This book always makes me cry. I gave it to my mother and brother who are always arguing."
  • Guess How Much I Love You: Pop-Up

    Little Nutbrown Hare wants very much to impress Big Nutbrown Hare with the enormous scale of his devotion, but ends up being the one who's impressed.

    Michelle Hutchison says: "The story is beautiful and the pop-up makes this extra special"

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  • I love...

    caroline suggests: "You can make a personalised book using 10 of your own photos which children love as they can relate to the book. Books developed by an experienced primary school teacher who was trying to instill a love of reading and books in own child."
  • Who Do You Love?

    Lynn Perkins suggests: "This a very sweet book for young toddlers. It is a touch-and-feel book so kids will love feeling the pages. The illustrations are appealing to children and the story is heartwarming."