Rhyme Time Valentine

Rhyme Time Valentine
by Nancy Poydar

Ruby loves Valentines Day and her favorite color is red! For Valentines Day she decides to make rhyming valentines for her classmates. However, with a whip and dip of the wind, her red, hand-made, heart-shaped valentines flutter away. After being quite upset about the valentines, Ruby is very excited when she notices passerby's catching her valentines as the swish through the wind. My kids really enjoyed this book and were excited to make their own heart-shaped valentines!

FYI, the book does use the word "dumb." We do not use this word in our home. So I thought I would forewarn you in case you do the same. As I read the book to the kids, I simply skipped over it and used another more appropriate word in its place.

Don't Be My Valentine

Don't Be My Valentine: A Classroom Mystery

by Joan M. Lexau
illustrated by Syd Hoff

This is an easy reader book about a mystery in Sam and Amy Lou's classroom. Sam and Amy Lou are two classmates who do not get along. Amy Lou is always trying to help Sam and Sam does not want Amy Lou bugging him all the time. Upset with Amy Lou, Sam makes a less than nice valentine for her. This is a mystery about who gave Sam's valentine card (which was intended for Amy Lou) to the teacher.

My kids enjoyed this book. They thought it was quite humorous. However, I was sure to point out how mean Sam and Amy Lou were to each other. It tied in perfectly with our Bible verse, Proverbs 12:18, which says, "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing."