Stories About Love for Kids

There are lots of ways to talk about love with young readers, check out one of these books to get started!

Updated January 29, 2024
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Love, Escargot
Slater, Dashka
Paper Book
Fall in love with this laugh-out-loud third picture book in the bestselling Escargot series about a cute French snail who attends a Valentine's Day party--the perfect gift for Valentine's Day or celebrating love all year round. Bonjour! Today is Snailentine's Day, and...
Grumpy monkey Valentine gross-out
Lang, Suzanne
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . The beloved character Jim Panzee is very grumpy about Valentine's Day until his buddy Norman shows him that the holiday is for everyone. Two pages of full-color stickers are included for extra fun! This holiday hardcover book is brimming with...
I love you every day
Otter, Isabel
Paper Book
The fourth book in a collectable new series that celebrates the true spirit of the holidays every day, this colorful novelty picture book engages with the sweet tenderness of Valentine's Day year-round and makes an ideal gift! Through adorably-illustrated vignettes, this gifty,...
Valenslime
Keller, Joy
Paper Book
A young slime scientist's efforts to make a Valentine's Day friend for her slime explode in Valenslime, a clever and funny picture book companion to Joy Keller and Ashley Belote's Frankenslime. Victoria Franken, slime scientist, loved her...
Love like chocolate
Banghart, Tracy E.
Paper Book
A deliciously sweet story of family, traditions, and chocolate! The perfect book for any time you want to tell someone "I love you." As a family welcomes an adopted little girl to their home, her brother takes it upon himself to teach his new sister their traditions...
First valentine
George, K.
Paper Book
A charming, relatable rhyming read-aloud just-right for Valentine's Day, about first experiences! Little friend. First valentine. A heart will be the best design... Little friend is so excited to make his first valentine--in the shape...
Valensteins : (a love story)
Long, Ethan
Paper Book
Something strange is in the air on this dark, cold night. The members of Fright Club are always ready to scare, but tonight Fran K. Stein has something else on his mind. He's busy making something, and the other monsters want to know what it is. Could it be a mask with...
Valentine mice!
Roberts, Bethany
Paper Book
"Skip! Hop! Zip! Nip!" The sprightly characters from "Halloween Mice!" frolic across a wintry landscape to deliver valentines to all their woodland friends. Lively rhymed text filled with sounds that are fun to say aloud, and a simple mystery -- what happened to the littlest mouse? -- that is...
Love
McAnulty, Stacy
Paper Book
What is love? Can you only express it in fancy meals, greeting cards, and heart-shaped chocolates? Kids will find love everywhere in this delightful book. It can be found in everyday moments such as baking cookies with grandma, notes from Mom in your lunchbox, or a family singing together on a...
Love, Z
Sima, Jessie
Paper Book
From the creator of Not Quite Narwhal comes the story of a young robot trying to find the meaning of "love." When a small robot named Z discovers a message in a bottle signed "Love, Beatrice," they decide to find out what "love" means. Unable to get an answer from...
Love, Violet
Wild, Charlotte Sullivan
Paper Book
Stonewall Book Award Winner Lambda Literary Award Finalist Charlotte Huck Honor Book Perfect for Valentine's Day, Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Charlene Chua is a touching picture book about friendship and the courage it takes to share...

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