A Japanese woman and an American man fall in love but agonize about going to dinner together. Will she have to use a fork? Can he use chopsticks? This story of their early love for one another is a lesson in cooperation and communication.

After a series of rejections, a lonely porcupine finds true love with a prickly hedgehog.

Mr. and Mrs. Bear have never celebrated Valentine’s Day because they hibernate through the winter but this year Mrs. Bear decides things will be different so she sets her alarm clock for February 14.

When their father loses the buttons on his trousers, three silly sisters set out on three very different missions to find him some new ones. This is a funny, original fairy tale and a great read-aloud.

The many humorous and touching stories about two best friends have much to tell readers about love and friendship- between hippos and people!

"I love you, I think you're grand, there's none like you in all the land…." so begins this tenderly illustrated poem. Cuddle up with the one you love and read this picture book together-- no matter what your age, this poem will express your true feelings!

A hat collector is having a very bad day until he meets his true love in the hat section of the department store.

Two lonely cats find love in a rose garden.

A snobbish nightgown finds true love with a shy longjohns after they are blown off their clothesline in a snowstorm.

It is Valentine’s Day and the loveable cows, Minnie and Moo, pass out valentine poems to their friends on the farm. In their hurry, they give some valentines to the wrong recipients to comical results.

In this adaptation of a traditional Japanese folktale, a young maiden heeds the advice of her elderly grandmother and places a lacquered bowl on her head to shield her true beauty from the world. However, the bowl, constant teasing, and a wicked farmer's wife cannot keep the maiden from finding true love.

Little Bear’s Grandmother sends him a kiss, a thank you for his beautiful drawing, and the kiss is handed from animal to animal before it reaches him. That kiss even inspires a pair of skunks to marry! This classic, charming story is just right for new readers.

THE BAGPIPER’S GHOST
by Jane Yolen

JACOB HAVE I LOVED
by Katherine Paterson

When 13-year-old twins from the United States visit relatives in Scotland they become entangled with another pair of twins- ghosts who are hundreds of years old.

Sara Louise Bradshaw is sick and tired of her beautiful twin sister Caroline. Since they were born, Caroline has been the pretty, talented one and in Sara’s mind, the better sister. Louise wishes she could just once, be the special one.

FLIPPED
by Wendelin Van Draanen

From that first moment in second grade when Juli Baker laid her eyes on Bryce Loski's baby blues she knew that someday she was going to kiss him! Unfortunately, Bryce doesn't feel the same-- in fact he thinks she's weird.
But now that they are in 8th grade it seems that the two have "flipped." Bryce is captivated by Juli and Juli thinks Bryce is dull!

Ten-year-old Ernest Morlaisse lives an un-adventurous life in the flat he shares with his equally cautious grandmother. Enter Victoria de Montardent. Who would have thought life could change so much?!

BEAUTY: A RETELLING OF THE STORY OF BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by Robin McKinley

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE
by Diana Wynne Jones

This lush, magical retelling of the well-known fairy tale is for fans of novels such as Ella Enchanted and anyone who likes a good love story.

Turned into an old woman by an anrgy witch, Sophie is forced to become a servant in the castle of the wizard Howl. This is a hilarious mystery/fantasy full of magic hats, evil witches, a talking fire, and just a touch of romance.