Spider, Ladybug and Fly arrive at school with all of their Valentine’s cards ready to be handed out. There is only one problem…not one of them bought a card for the two hungry caterpillars that are always asleep in the back of their classroom. They had been sleeping so much lately that everyone forgot about them. With a little glue and paint, they figure out how to surprise the caterpillars, but it turns out that the caterpillars have an even bigger surprise.
Stewart has a sweet tooth that talks to him and makes Stewart do things he knows he really shouldn’t do, like diving into a wedding cake before it has been cut, begging candy off people at the movie theater and eating ALL of the Easter candy all at one sitting. Stewart knows something has to be done, so he tries feeding it peas, but the sweet tooth is NOT happy. He tries brushing it and flossing it. The sweet tooth is so angry he gets revenge on Stewart. The war is not over though and Stewart goes to drastic measures to rid himself of his pesky sweet tooth.
Little Hippo is a bit disappointed when, even after 11:00pm., the tooth fairy has STILL not made it to his house. Well, it was raining that night and the Tooth Fairy had forgotten her umbrella and things were just taking a bit longer than normal. She does finally arrives at his house, but she still has one more stop to make after Little Hippo’s house. She’s wet and miserable and she really doesn’t want to do it though, so she glues her fairy wings on Little Hippo and he gets to be the Tooth Fairy for the night. Turns out the Tooth Fairy knows Santa, too, and Little Hippo gets a little extra surprise.
Another adorable addition to the Night Before books by Natasha Wing. This version shows all of the children around town making their Valentine’s and getting ready for the parties they will have at school the next day. It also shows the children enjoying all of the festivities in their classrooms the next day… complete with a secret Cupid who delivers a special surprise to the classroom.
Minka is running all over the house collecting bits and bobbles to make something for Little Mouse. Little Mouse is following Minka around and can’t figure out what she is doing. Minka collects red paper, some lace, some ribbon and some paste. Your little one will love trying to figure out what she is making and once they do figure it out they will love that they do know and that Little Mouse hasn’t figured it out yet.
A collection of very cute Valentine-themed poetry that not only rhymes, but might get a giggle or two out of your kiddo as well.
Splat is prepped for Valentine’s Day. He has made a card for everyone in his class, but he has made a special one for Kitten. Splat likes Kitten more than “fish sticks and ice cream”, but every time he sees her she pulls his ears and pokes his belly, ties his tail and calls him smelly. Well, it turns out that someone else in Splat’s class is sweet on Kitten, too, and he is ready and willing to prove that he is a better suitor that Splat. True love reigns though when it turns out that Kitten’s made a special card for Splat, too…such a super sweet story that will leave you with a smile on your face.
Mrs. Bear sets her alarm clock so she doesn’t sleep through Valentine’s Day again this year. She digs up the honeypot buried in the snow, sets out a bowl of crunchy dried beetles (Mr. Bear’s favorite) and gets out the Valentine cards she made in the summer. The hardest part is waking up Mr. Bear from his winter slumber. It turns out that Mr. Bear had been preparing for Valentine’s day, too. After sharing a special day together they settle into their den for the rest of the winter.
A sweet, sweet story told in rhyme of a little boy telling his little brother, his mom, his grandma, his cat, and his dog all of things he will do for them if they will be his valentine all while making each of them their own personalized Valentine’s Day cards.
Such a fun way to discuss the importance of brushing with your little ones. Lions, bears and penguins don’t brush their teeth, but mommies, daddies and kids do.
