Plumber Pearl! (Big Jobs, Bold Women) - Hardcover

Valentines by Henry Dumas
A Valentine Birthday by Barbara Juster Esbensen
Valentine by X. J. Kennedy
For You by Karla Kuskin
To You by Karla Kuskin
Love At Sea by J. Patrick Lewis
An Angry Valentine by Myra Cohn Livingston
He Sent His Love A Valentine by David Mccord
Valentine Thoughts For Mari by Emanuel Di Pasquale
Going Steady by Ian Serraillier
Saint Valentine's Day by William Shakespeare
I Sow Hempseed by Anonymous
My Love Is Like A Cabbage by Anonymous
A Penny Valentine by Anonymous
Plenty Of Love by Anonymous
Rebus Valentine by Anonymous
Roses Are Red by Anonymous
Conversation Hearts by Valerie Worth
Valentine Chocolates by Valerie Worth
The Kangaroo's Courtship by Jane Yolen
-- Table of Poems from Poem FinderŪ

This collectionlike receiving an unexpected Valentineis absolutely delightful. A companion to Livingston's other holiday poetry collections, the poems range from the traditional "Roses are Red" to the whimsical "courtship swoon by a midnight moon/ Of an Octopus he and she." The joy and nonsense of Valentine's Day appear in 20 deftly illustrated and well-chosen poems. Candy hearts are "spiced with/ Mottoes: SURE/ THING, OH BOY/ Each one like a reckless wink." A doting kangaroo proposes, "Oh, come and be my bouncing bride,/ My valentine, my side-by-side,/ I am in love with you." Brewster's festive picturesberibboned mice, a timid rabbit in owl-eyed glasses, hearts and flowers sprinkled like confetti on well-designed pagesare playful and tender.
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