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This Is Not a Valentine: (Valentines Day Gift for Kids, Children's Holiday Books) Hardcover – Picture Book, December 26, 2017

by Carter Higgins (Author), Lucy Ruth Cummins (Illustrator)
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  1. Reading age
    5 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    48 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Kindergarten - 3
  5. Lexile measure
    580L
  6. Dimensions
    8.25 x 0.5 x 8.38 inches
  7. Publisher
    Chronicle Books
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    December 26, 2017
  9. ISBN-10
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Gr 1–3—A little boy in a yellow shirt and glasses likes a girl in his grade school class. He brings her things like gumball machine jewelry that matches her shoelaces and his lucky rock. None of these gestures, among others, are valentines, he insists. After all, he likes this girl not just one day, but all the days. Almost every other page has the text and title of the book, "this is not a valentine," with not underlined. This proclamation is followed by a signal of everyday affection from the boy to the girl. Multimedia illustrations that mimic childlike drawings made with crayons and makers reinforce the grade school setting. As a children's picture book, the tender message of everyday acts of affection, as opposed to grand and less frequent gestures, is quite intellectual. Therefore, this book would make a good book for discussion with older children after it has been shared. VERDICT This enduring message of friendship should give this title a longer and broader shelf life than just another Valentine's Day book.—Mindy Hiatt, Salt Lake County Library Services

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"For those who want to show the ones they love they care without being all mushy (or spending any money)"-Kirkus Reviews

"For those who want to show the ones they love they care without being all mushy (or spending any money)"-Kirkus Reviews

"A perfect book for kids who find the whole Valentine's Day holiday icky and overrated."-- Book Riot

"A perfect book for kids who find the whole Valentine's Day holiday icky and overrated."-- Book Riot

"A beautiful celebration of love and how different that may look to others celebrating Valentine's Day." --ReaderTotz

"A beautiful celebration of love and how different that may look to others celebrating Valentine's Day." --ReaderTotz

"Recognizes that you can don't need sugary hearts and mushy sentiment to show you care." --Newsday

"Recognizes that you can don't need sugary hearts and mushy sentiment to show you care." --Newsday

"Charming."-- Salt Lake City Tribune

"Charming."-- Salt Lake City Tribune

"Heartwarmingly funny." --Entertainment Weekly

"Heartwarmingly funny." --Entertainment Weekly

"What makes the book so poignant, is that the boy pays real attention to his crush and is doing his best to deliver gifts that will be truly meaningful to her."-Publishers Weekly

"What makes the book so poignant, is that the boy pays real attention to his crush and is doing his best to deliver gifts that will be truly meaningful to her."-Publishers Weekly

"This book swears it's not a Valentine because it trades hearts and flowers for drippy glue, paper planes and the jelly half of a peanut butter sandwich (which makes it that much more special)." -- Today.com

"This book swears it's not a Valentine because it trades hearts and flowers for drippy glue, paper planes and the jelly half of a peanut butter sandwich (which makes it that much more special)." -- Today.com

"An enduring message of friendship." -School Library Journal

"An enduring message of friendship." -School Library Journal

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books; Illustrated edition (December 26, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1452153744
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1452153742
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 8 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 580L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.5 x 8.38 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 134 ratings

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Carter Higgins

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Carter Higgins is the author of many books for young readers, including Everything You Need for a Treehouse, an NPR Best Book of the Year, This is Not a Valentine, a Kids' Indie Next List selection, and a chapter book series, Audrey L & Audrey W: Best Friends-ish. Circle Under Berry is her first book as both author and illustrator. Carter is a creative storyteller who designs playful experiences around visual literacy and believes the wit of kids' language is the best poetry of all.

She is an Emmy-winning visual effects and motion graphics artist and spent a decade as an elementary school librarian. She is also the creator of the popular blog, Design of the Picture Book. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram @carterhiggins. She lives in Las Vegas.

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