10 Valentine Friends
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
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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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