It’s time to share the love with the little one in your life! Here are our picks for Valentine’s Day this year that can be enjoyed year round.
The Snuggle is Real
by Melinda Lee Rathjen
Illustrations by Kristyna Litten
One of the best ways to cope is to remember that you’re loved, no matter what. The relatable struggles of the adorably pitiful animals in The Snuggle Is Real are no match for a hug or snuggle from someone they trust. Share this irresistibly sweet board book with a special kid in your life, and show them that while the struggles in our days are very real, so is the power of love and affection to make those troubles fade.
Love from the Crayons
by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers
Ring in Valentine’s Day–and love–with the New York Times Best-Selling Crayons. This charming new title featuring everyone’s favorite coloring crew is the perfect gift for that special someone on Valentine’s Day–or any day of the year. Love is yellow and orange. Because love is sunny and warm. Love is purple. Because it’s okay to love outside the lines.
The Littlest Things Give the Loveliest Hugs
by Mark Sperring
A delightful picture book celebrating love and hugs in all kinds of animal families–perfect for Valentine’s Day and year-round love, too! From ducklings to seal pups, from bunnies to cubs, the littlest things give the loveliest hugs. In this tender celebration of love, you’ll find the sweetest bug hug, the cutest fox cuddle, and the gentlest elephant embrace you’ve ever seen.
I’ll Love You Till the Cows Come Home
by Kathryn Cristaldi & Kristyna Litten
I will love you till the cows come home from a trip to Mars through skies unknown, in a rocket ship made of glass and stone… I will love you till the cows come home. Love knows no bounds in this tender tribute to the depths of family love. This book extends the saying, “I’ll love you till the cows come home” to the humorous extreme.
How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine
by Amy Guglielmo & Amy Tourville
Illustrations by Giselle Potter
The inspiring story of autism advocate Dr. Temple Grandin and her brilliant invention: the hug machine. As a young girl, Temple Grandin loved folding paper kites, making obstacle courses, and building lean-tos. But she really didn’t like hugs. Temple wanted to be held–but to her, hugs felt like being stuffed inside the scratchiest sock in the world; like a tidal wave of dentist drills, sandpaper, and awful cologne, coming at her all at once. Would she ever get to enjoy the comfort of a hug?
