Here's a valentine book of a completely different flavor - I love its sense of humor! Cat and the nameless narrator have a conversation in which Cat uses pictures on signs, cards, and facial expressions and the narrator uses words. The narrator asks Cat if she'd like to make a valentine for anyone, but Cat can't think of anyone except her stuffed squid ("Squiddy"). Then Cat's new next-door neighbor howls and throws a bone and a ball over the fence, bonking Cat on the head. Cat thinks the dog is mean...but is he really? A few drafts of valentine cards later, it's a sweet ending.

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Re-read February 2020
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Re-read February 2022 ( )

For ages 6-8.

This is my first experience with a character in a book that is communicating with the reader. Both the students and I found it very humorous and enchanting. Curricular connections - relationships and moral education ( )