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  THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF

  Text copyright © 2011 by Janet Schulman

  Jacket art and interior illustrations copyright © 2011 by Linda Davick

  All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Schulman, Janet.

  10 Valentine friends : a counting book / by Janet Schulman; illustrated by Linda Davick. — 1st ed.

  p. cm.

  Summary: Ten friends make and exchange valentine cards in this rhyming counting book.

  ISBN 978-0-375-86967-9 (trade)

  ISBN 978-0-375-96967-6 (lib. bdg.)

  ISBN 978-0-375-98531-7 (eBook)

  [1. Stories in rhyme. 2. Valentine’s Day—Fiction. 3. Counting.] I. Davick, Linda, ill. II. Title. III. Title: Ten Valentine friends.

  PZ8.3.S29737Aah 2011

  [E]—dc22

  2011013176

  The illustrations in this book were created digitally.

  v3.1

  In memory of Janet, my friend and mentor

  —L.D.

  Title Page

  Copyright

  Dedication

  First Page

  About the Author and Illustrator

  Listen, kids—Baby, too—

  it’s time to say “I like you!”

  Make a card for everyone

  and have a party when you’re done.

  TODAY IS VALENTINE’S DAY!

  A dinosaur card, thinks little Pete,

  my pal Max would find real neat.

  1 valentine

  Priscilla’s a princess in everyone’s eyes.

  Pam draws one for her—a fairy who flies.

  2 valentines

  Aloysius shares his sweet-tooth wishes

  by giving Alexandra chocolate kisses.

  3 valentines

  Tom likes to pretend to be a gorilla.

  Guess what he gets from his neighbor Priscilla.

  4 valentines

  Annie Lee knows how Pete likes bugs.

  He’ll really dig her squishy slugs!

  5 valentines

  Baby loves their mischievous cat.

  Max draws it for her—in a hat.

  6 valentines

  Tom’s secret crush on Annie Lee

  inspires a blooming valentine tree.

  7 valentines

  Lily’s card to the smarty in glasses

  makes him a star in all of his classes.

  8 valentines

  What to give her good friend Lily?

  Alexandra winds up with something real silly.

  9 valentines

  And Baby? Her scribbles for sister Pam

  look like scrambled eggs and ham.

  10 valentines

  Did everyone—even the cat—

  get lots of cards?

  YOU CAN COUNT ON THAT!

  How many can YOU count?

  Janet Schulman worked in children’s publishing for over forty years. Her books for young readers include the New York Times bestseller 10 Trick-or-Treaters, 10 Trim-the-Tree’ers, 10 Easter Egg Hunters, and Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City.

  Linda Davick is the illustrator of 10 Trick-or-Treaters, 10 Trim-the-Tree’ers, and 10 Easter Egg Hunters, about which Booklist said, “Davick’s candy-colored pictures have plenty of charm.” Linda lives and works near the ocean in San Francisco. You can visit her on the Web at lindadavick.com.

 

 

  Janet Schulman, 10 Valentine Friends

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