Katy Duck and the Secret Valentine (Ready-to-Reads) by Capucilli, Alyssa Satin (2014) Paperback

Katy Duck

by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Katy Duck has a secret admirer in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read story for beginning readers.Roses are red, violets are blue,I’m glad to have a friend like you! Guess who?“Tra-la-la. Guess who?” said Katy Duck. “Who could my secret valentine be?”When Katy Duck receives a secret valentine filled with sparkly stars, she wonders who it could be from! With a little help from her friend Ralph, Katy makes the perfect card for her secret valentine...and discovers who it is!With sweet text from bestselling author Alyssa Satin Capucilli and bright, friendly illustrations from Henry Cole this Valentine’s Day-themed Level 1 Ready-to-Read story is sure to become a favorite for beginning readers.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Holiday

Paperback

First published December 16, 2014

About the author

Alyssa Satin Capucilli was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1957. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, and pursued her interest in dance, becoming a professional dancer and dance instructor. Though Capucilli had written stories, poems, and even puppet shows as a child, she didn't consider a career as a writer until after her own two children were born. To this day she sees herself as both a dancer and a writer, and the two professions complement each other nicely: dancing is, in her words, “telling stories in another way,” and readers of her children's books can attest to the rhythm of her language. Since 1994, she has written more than 15 books for children, and her work has been translated into French, Hebrew, Afrikaans, Greek, and Bulgarian.

Capucilli lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, with her husband and children. They have a chocolate Labrador retriever named Huckleberry, who likes to watch the author at work.

Reviews

[Kai Charles(Fiction State Of Mind) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute! Katy gets a secret Valentine and begins work on her own valentine to her friend. The trouble is she doesn't know who sent hers or what they would like. The art on this is so cute and it has a sweet little ending.

[Erik · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very average Valentine's Day story.

[Danette · Rating 2 out of 5]

8/23/19 Read with Julia

[Kim Hampton · Rating 5 out of 5]

My oldest daughter's name is Katy, so I wish these books would have been around when she was little.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet story about making valentines cards.

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Katy Duck gets a Valentine from a friend, but who could the friend be? As she spends time with a friend, she realizes he is the one who sent her the secret Valentine. Fun pictures and story.

[Liz Todd · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice example of a Valentine poem.. Roses are Red.. and a surprise ending.

[Zaya · Rating 2 out of 5]

Simple roses are red, repeat.

[Elanor]

All by herself!

[Gretchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for 4-7 year olds, cute and funny, a little romance based, exchanging secret valentines.