The 12 Days of Valentine's (The 12 Days of)

by Jenna Lettice

Colleen Madden (Illustrator)

Count the 12 days leading up to Valentine’s Day with this fun-filled picture book inspired by “The 12 Days of Christmas”—perfect for fans of Natasha Wing’s “The Night Before” series.
 
The first day of Valentine’s starts with ONE warm, fuzzy hug. On the second day, the crafts begin with TWO cups of sparkles. On the third day, let’s make our cards with THREE pink pens! Each of the 12 busy days leading up to Valentine’s Day are celebrated in this cumulative rhyming storybook based on “The 12 Days of Christmas.”
 
Kids will love spotting all the fun ways a family gets ready for Valentine’s Day!
 
Also available: The 12 Days of Kindergarten, The 12 Days of Halloween, and The 12 Days of Preschool.

"will be a fast favorite with the preschool and kindergarten sets."—ReadBrightly.com

• ISBN10: 0399557350
• ISBN13: 9780399557354
• Publish Date: 26 December 2017
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 24
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780399557354

Reviews

[kimbacaffeinate]

The 12 Days of Valentines's by Jenna Lettice arrived on our doorstep just in time for February. This oversized paperback picture book illustrated by Colleen Madden contains a countdown to a play put on by a group of small children with the help of adults. If you are familiar with the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, you'll quickly catch on. It begins with a special meant hug just for me. The repetitiveness of the story made it easy for Princess Sophia to follow along and she soon began calling out parts she knew. Not gonna lie, we ended up singing this. Sophia's favorite part and biggest disappointment came from a sheet of stickers in the back. The sticker images came from the story and also include hearts. Sophia loves stickers but is familiar with books that have you place the stickers throughout the book in specific places. These stickers can be used anywhere which is fine, but her three-year-old mind needed order and so we attempted to place them in the actual book. When images didn't quite match up she grew frustrated. I diverted her with some colored paper and card making activity.

This was a cute book and a nice gift for your small ones to celebrate Valentine's Day as they learn basic counting.

Age Range: 3 - 7 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 2 This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer