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Love to Read (Winter 2012)

Books about love in all of its forms: love between a parent and a child, a child and their pet, love for a stuffed animal, and, of course, romantic love. List published Spring 2013

 
Irresistible

Irresistible

By: Liz Bankes
ISBN: 9780802736222
 
10 Valentines Friends

10 Valentines Friends

By: Janet Schulman
Illustrated by:
Linda Davick
ISBN: 9780375871306
 
A Kiss Like This

A Kiss Like This

By: Mary Murphy
ISBN: 9780763661823
 
A Song For Bijou

A Song For Bijou

By: Josh Farrar
ISBN: 9780802733948
 
Amiri and Odette: A Love Story

Amiri and Odette

By: Walter Dean Myers
Illustrated by:
Javaka Steptoe
ISBN: 9780590680417
 
Anatomy of a Single Girl

Anatomy of a Single Girl

By: Daria Snadowsky
ISBN: 9780385737982
 
And I Love You

And I Love You

By: Ruth Krauss
Illustrated by:
Steven Kellogg
ISBN: 9780439024594
 
Animal Families

Animal Families

By: DK Publishing
ISBN: 9780756639983
 
Apple Cake

Apple Cake

By: Julie Paschkis
ISBN: 9780547807454
 
Bear in Love

Bear in Love

By: Daniel Pinkwater
Illustrated by:
Will Hillenbrand
ISBN: 9780763645694
 
Ben Loves Bear

Ben Loves Bear

By: David McPhail
Illustrated by:
David McPhail
ISBN: 9781419703867
 
Bogart and Vinnie

Bogart and Vinnie

By: Audrey Vernick
Illustrated by:
Henry Cole
ISBN: 9780802728227
 
Brown Bear, White Bear

Brown Bear, White Bear

By: Svetlana Petrovic
Illustrated by:
Vincent Hardy
ISBN: 9780802853530
 
Celtic Run: A Jake McGreevy Novel

Celtic Run

By: Sean Vogel
ISBN: 9780962416699
 
Cheer Up, Mouse

Cheer Up, Mouse

By: Jed Henry
Illustrated by:
Jed Henry
ISBN: 9780547681078
 
Chick ‘n’ Pug Meet the Dude

Chick ‘n’ Pug Meet the Dude

By: Jennifer Sattler
Illustrated by:
Jennifer Sattler
ISBN: 9781599906003
 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

By: Jeff Kinney
ISBN: 9781419705847
 
Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets

Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets

By: Evan Roskos
ISBN: 9780547928531
 
Dream Friends

Dream Friends

By: You Byun
Illustrated by:
You Byun
ISBN: 9780399257391
 
Duck And Goose: Goose Needs a Hug

Duck And Goose

By: Tad Hills
ISBN: 9780307982933
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
 
Ernest & Rebecca #4: The Land of Walking Stones

Ernest & Rebecca #4

By: Guillaume Bianco
Illustrated by:
Antonello Dalena and Manuela Razz
ISBN: 9781597074001
 
Fallen in Love

Fallen in Love

By: Lauren Kate
ISBN: 9780385742627
 
Falling For You

Falling For You

By: Lisa Schroeder
ISBN: 9781442443990
 
Getting Over Garrett Delaney

Getting Over Garrett Delaney

By: Abby McDonald
ISBN: 9780763663322
 
Gone Fishing: A novel

Gone Fishing

By: Tamera W. Wissinger
Illustrated by:
Matthew Cordell
ISBN: 9780547820118
 
Good Night!

Good Night!

By: Benoit Marchon
Illustrated by:
Soledad Bravi
ISBN: 9780547893143
 
Happily Ever After: The Story of a Prince, a Princess, and a Royal Baby

Happily Ever After

By: Ink Robin
ISBN: 9781619632158
 
Heart in the Pocket

Heart in the Pocket

By: Laurence Bourguignon
Illustrated by:
Valerie D'Heur
ISBN: 9780802853431
 
Hello in There! A Big Sister’s Book of Waiting

Hello in There! A Big Sister’s Book of Waiting

By: Jo Witek
Illustrated by:
Christine Roussey
ISBN: 9781419703713
 
How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?

How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?

By: Jane Yolen
Illustrated by:
Mark Teague
ISBN: 9780545143141
 
Huggy Kissy

Huggy Kissy

By: Leslie Patricelli
ISBN: 9780763632465
Fiction, 0-3, Humor
 
I Haiku You

I Haiku You

By: Betsy Snyder
ISBN: 9780375981265
Fiction, 4-6, Poetry
 
I Loathe You

I Loathe You

By: David Slonim
ISBN: 9781442422445
 
I Love People

I Love People

By: Françoize Boucher
ISBN: 9781610670128
 
I Love You Nose! I Love You Toes!

I Love You Nose! I Love You Toes!

By: Linda Davick
Illustrated by:
Linda Davick
ISBN: 9781442460379
 
Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine

Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine

By: Barbara Park
Illustrated by:
Denise Brunkus
ISBN: 9780375800399
 
Kiss, Kiss Bark

Kiss, Kiss Bark

By: Kim Williams-Justesen
ISBN: 9781933718767
 
Kisses

Kisses

By: Barney Saltzberg
ISBN: 9780152065348
 
Let the Sky Fall

Let the Sky Fall

By: Shannon Messenger
ISBN: 9781442450417
 
Library Lily

Library Lily

By: Gillian Shields
Illustrated by:
Francesca Chessa
ISBN: 9780802854018
 
Library Mouse

Library Mouse

By: Daniel Kirk
Illustrated by:
Daniel Kirk
ISBN: 9780810993464
 
Little Dog, Lost

Little Dog, Lost

By: Marion Dane Bauer
Illustrated by:
Jennifer A. Bell
ISBN: 9781442434233
 
Love Waves

Love Waves

By: Rosemary Wells
ISBN: 9780763662240
 
My Bent Tree

My Bent Tree

By: Kathy Brodsky
Illustrated by:
Cameron Bennett
ISBN: 9780615160665
 
Norman and Brenda

Norman and Brenda

By: Colin Thompson and Amy Lissit
ISBN: 9781933605869
 
Not Exactly a Love Story

Not Exactly a Love Story

By: Audrey Couloumbis
ISBN: 9780375867835
 
Olive and the Big Secret

Olive and the Big Secret

By: Tor Freeman
Illustrated by:
Tor Freeman
ISBN: 9780763661496
 
Otter and Odder

Otter and Odder

By: James Howe
Illustrated by:
Chris Raschka
ISBN: 9780763641740
 
Samsara Dog

Samsara Dog

By: Helen Manos
Illustrated by:
Julie Vivas
ISBN: 9781933605517
 
Smooch Your Pooch

Smooch Your Pooch

By: Teddy Slater
Illustrated by:
Arthur Howard
ISBN: 9780545167369
 
Soldiers’ Dogs

Soldiers’ Dogs

By: Meish Goldish
ISBN: 9781617726965
 
Sunny Bunnies

Sunny Bunnies

By: Margie Blumberg
Illustrated by:
June Goulding
ISBN: 9780962416644
 
Ten Things I Love About You

Ten Things I Love About You

By: Daniel Kirk
Illustrated by:
Daniel Kirk
ISBN: 9780399252884
 
The Big Crunch

The Big Crunch

By: Pete Hautman
ISBN: 9780545240758
 
The Candy Smash

The Candy Smash

By: Jacqueline Davies
ISBN: 9780544022089
 
The Jellybeans Love to Dance

The Jellybeans Love to Dance

By: Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans
ISBN: 9781419706226
 
The Romeo and Juliet Code

The Romeo and Juliet Code

By: Phoebe Stone
ISBN: 9780545215114
 
The Shape of My Heart

The Shape of My Heart

By: Mark Sperring
Illustrated by:
Alys Paterson
ISBN: 9781599909622
 
The Wrap-Up List

The Wrap-Up List

By: Steven Arntson
ISBN: 9780547824109
 
Tweet Hearts

Tweet Hearts

By: Susan Reagan
ISBN: 9780307931535
 
Twosomes: Love Poems from the Animal Kingdom

Twosomes

By: Marilyn Singer
Illustrated by:
Lee Wildish
ISBN: 9780375867101
 
When a Dad Says “I Love You”

When a Dad Says “I Love You”

By: Douglas Wood
Illustrated by:
Jennifer A. Bell
ISBN: 9780689875328
 
Who Needs Love

Who Needs Love

By: Elise Primavera
Illustrated by:
Laura Park
ISBN: 9780375855856
 
Wild Rose’s Weaving

Wild Rose’s Weaving

By: Ginger Churchill
Illustrated by:
Nicole Wong
ISBN: 9781933718569
 
The Kissing Hand

The Kissing Hand

By: Audrey Penn
Illustrated by:
Ruth E Harper & Nancy M Leak
ISBN: 9781933718002
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