Where Is Baby's Valentine?: A Lift-the-Flap Book

by Karen Katz

Baby made a valentine for Mommy. Where could it be?
Is it behind the lamp? No, those are pretty, sparkly flowers!
It's a shiny, glittering delight as you lift the sturdy flaps to help Baby find her very special valentine.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Holiday, Storytime, Love

14 pages, Board Book

First published December 26, 2006

About the author

Karen Katz has written and illustrated many books for children, including The Colors of Us, Can You Say Peace, My First Ramadan, Counting Kisses and Where is Baby's Belly Button. Long inspired by folk art from around the world, she was inspired to write her first book, Over the Moon, when she and her husband adopted their daughter from Guatemala, and she wanted to tell the story of welcoming Lena into their lives. Katz loves to paint and experiment with texture, color, collage and pattern. Besides an author and illustrator, she has been a costume designer, quilt maker, fabric artist and graphic designer. Katz and her family divide their time between New York City and Saugerties, New York.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/karenkatz

Reviews

[Scott Rhee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Karen Katz has created another exciting lift-the-flap baby thriller, this one poised to attract lovers of Valentine's Day. In "Where is Baby's Valentine?", the besieged baby girl protagonist has misplaced the Valentine's present she made for mommy. She rushes through the house searching everywhere---behind the chair, under the blanket, behind the lamp, under the pillow, and in the cupboard. I was sure she would find it under the box of pillows, but, alas, no. Thankfully, the book has a happy ending. I won't drop any spoilers, but she finds it in the one place you would never have actually thought to look, which was a pretty good plot twist, in my opinion.

[Sarah Smith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just okay, not much to it. Nice seasonal book

[June · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has everything for a participatory toddler book. It has the questions and flaps. One little girl was calling out "No, it's..." 2/8/12

Used again this year and it was a huge hit again. One toddler girl had a hard time waiting for the story and as soon as I read it she had to have it. Unfortunately, her sitter hadn't brought a card. 2/13/13

The only book a girl wanted to read at story time.

Went over well at lap time. 2/10/14

Best received at Lap Time. 2/10/15

Used in Baby/Toddler, had a small second group.

[Rasa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got such a kick out of watching Veronika read this to Sabrina.

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Baby looks for her valentine.

A baby searches the house for her valentine, discovering objects traditionally associated with Valentine’s Day along the way.

This is an interactive lift-the-flap board book that introduces young readers to the holiday Valentine’s Day.

[Charlotte S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Baby is looking for her Valentine today! But where is it?! Behind the chair? Under the bed? Behind the lamp? This book is great for youngsters on Valentine's Day. It even has flaps to lift! Follow @bronteandwilder on Instagram for more fun book recommendations!

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the Baby series. My 18 month old loves flap books right now. Help Baby find her valentine!

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I mean, the girls love the flaps. I like that they open differently on each page.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun. But I would call all the things that she found "a valentine."

[Dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interactive book for your wee one with clever Valentine themed colorful illustrations.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little Pickle calls hearts "I like you!"s, so it was very cute reading this with her.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Baby is looking all over her house for a valentine. Wills he find it? Cute lift the flap book. Any age group but geared young.

[Elaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

With Valentine’s Day approaching, it was, once again, time for me to search for a little book for my granddaughter. Imagine how happy I was when I came across Karen Katz’s Where is Baby’s Valentine?

I knew what Katz’s books were like because I had already gotten my granddaughter one of her other stories: Where is Baby’s Pumpkin. Every time I read that one to her she said: “Ma More.” That’s baby talk for read it again Grandma. Needless to say, I was thrilled!

Where is Baby’s Valentine? is very similar to Where is Baby’s Pumpkin. Both books are sweet, lift-the-flap adventures. In this story, baby is searching for her valentine. No spoilers here, I won’t tell you if she finds it.

Where is Baby’s Valentine? is filled with bright colors and cute illustrations and I know that my granddaugher is just going to love it!

Thank you, once again, Karen Katz for helping to make quality time with my granddaugher special! I’m very, very happy to give you five hearts….whoops, I mean stars!

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another book my mom gave to my daughter. I was excited because I tried to get this from the Library, but they wouldn't let me put on a hold on it...I think because it was in the play area of the library and therefore very hard to find. I looked and couldn't find it. So I was happy that we ended up getting it anyway! It's another fun flip-book from Karen Katz. My daughter loves them. This one is fresh and different from all the others we have. She really liked seeing all the Valenines related gifts - balloons, flowers, etc. The bright heart at the end was especially fun. I haven't been disappointed in a Karen Katz book yet.

[Suzanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this for my 6 month old for Valentine's Day. My older daughter saw it in the store and wanted to buy it, and it looked really cute so I did. These books are a little pricey, so I take good care of them and don't let the baby play with it herself. The story is basic - baby is looking for her Valentine! Various flaps reveal hidden Valentine related items.

It's cute, colorful, and my baby and older daughter both enjoy when I read it to them. Overall, I just wrote more words in this review then you will find in this book :) Buy it for the baby you love on Valentine's Day!

[Amanda Kolar]

Katz (2007) talks about where Baby might of forgot her valentine that she made for her mom. It has flaps to left up and look under to see if it is behind different places in the house. I can use this book in my classroom when Valentine’s Day is approaching. I can also help them left up the flaps to help them look to see if the valentine is behind that object.

[Josiah · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is one of my favorites among Karen Katz's books. I like the light anticipation that builds as Baby looks for the Valentine that she has for her mommy, and even though she doesn't find it for a while, in each place she looks she finds an interesting surprise, most all related to Valentine's Day. This is a nice beginner book.

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

I almost forgot that we read this one; it was hanging around a book store months after Valentine's Day. I like the flaps that lead the baby around the house, but it wasn't as creative as the body part books by Katz or the Spot books that look in more imaginative places with exciting animals.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[RC · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fans of Karen Katz will enjoy the Valentine's edition of the baby books. In this book, baby is searching for a special valentine. Young readers will like guessing what is under each flap and seeing the colorful pages.

This book promotes print awareness and background knowledge.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

My little girl loves all these lift the flap books

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Illustrations aren't as great as the ones in Where is Baby's Pumpkin, but very cute. My daughter loves it.

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very cute book! On the back it says "sturdy flaps" but I've seen pop-up books with much sturdier flaps. These seem like they could be torn easily.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

We got this from the library so some flaps were missing but it is still a very cute book!

[Jaime · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little book I bought for my daughters first Valentines Day!

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like this book for the holiday, the Easter Hunt feel, and the idea of love.

[⭒Christie ☽✯➳✯☾ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely love all the Karen Katz children's book, super cute!

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess there are endless ways to crank out minor variations on this theme.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as cute as WHERE IS BABY'S BELLY BUTTON, but still fun with a toddler who currently loves lift-the-flap books.

edit: these flaps are not sturdy

[Teri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interactive flap book about Valentine's Day.