From School Library Journal
PreSchool-K–A guessing game for the very young. On each spread, an adorable animal and a four-line love poem that omits the last word face another creature of the same species and an appropriate gift. For instance, the text for the otter sweethearts reads, Be mine,/Be mine,/I'm yours, I am./Sweet Valentine, for you a… clam. Weeks's rhythm and rhyme are flawless. The upbeat pastel illustrations contribute a color-packed, eye-catching gentleness that is just right for the audience. The art is reminiscent of Kosaka's work in Cynthia Rylant's similar (though more whimsical) If You'll Be My Valentine (HarperCollins, 2004). This title is likely to be high on the preschool hit parade. Children will immediately get the gist of the rhyming game and may also learn some simple facts about the animals featured. Readers won't need any help in guessing what the boy at the end of the story is offering his girlfriend: it rhymes with dandy, as good a word as any to describe Sweet Valentine. It's all heart.–Susan Weitz, formerly at Spencer-Van Etten School District, Spencer, NY
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