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The Biggest Valentine Ever by Steven Kroll

The Biggest Valentine Ever

Steven Kroll

Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · December 1, 2005

A Picture Books pick for readers exploring The Biggest Valentine Ever.

FriendshipSchool StoriesValentine's Daychildren
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Who it’s for
A shared Valentine project makes room for creative differences, hurt feelings, and friendship.
Themes
Friendship, Love, Making valentines
Genres
Valentine's Day, Friendship, School Stories

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About this book

A Valentine's themed installment in the New York Times bestselling series, The Biggest Ever! Two friends decide to make a Valentine's Day card together but when things go awry, they break into a fight. A sweet tale about love and friendship that is perfect for all-year-round! When Mrs. Mousely asks her class to make valentines, Clayton and Desmond decide to make one together and give it to their teacher as a surprise. But things don't go as planned.

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First Clayton puts too much glitter on the card. Then Desmond puts on too many hearts. Soon the friends are arguing and they rip the card in half. "I'm going to make my own valentine!" they both say and go home in a huff. Will Clayton and Desmond make up in time for Valentine's Day?

Glitter and Friendship

A shared Valentine project makes room for creative differences, hurt feelings, and friendship.

Come here for

  • A classroom Valentine project shared by two friends
  • The familiar challenge of making something together

Expect

  • A quarrel sparked by too much glitter and too many hearts
  • A sweet friendship story with Valentine's Day in the mix

Where it sits

Valentine's Day97%
Friendship92%
School Stories66%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Valentine's Day
  • Growing Up
  • Friendship
Authors
Steven Kroll
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Published
December 1, 2005
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Friendship · Love · Making valentines
Reading lane
Valentine's Day