Valentine's Day

Mrs. Madoff's Class

by Anne Rockwell, Lizzy Rockwell (Illustrator)

There are over 200 hearts in this book. See if you can find them all! For Valentine's Day everyone is making valentines to send to Michiko inJapan. Eveline decorates her card with gold glitter glue. Pablo draws a picture of a happy fish. Jessica writes a poem. The kids in Mrs. Madoff's class remember all the things they liked to do with their friend Michiko, even though she's thousands of miles away now.

This Valentine's Day gem from the classroom" Kirkus Reviews" called "a charmed place" explored what it means to be a friend.

Genres: Picture Books, Holiday, Childrens, Fiction, Friendship, Storytime, School

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Christine Fran · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anne Rockwell brings us a cast of diverse characters in this lovely book showcasing an elementary school’s celebration of Valentine’s Day. The students miss their classmate, who returned to Japan. They all decide to make her special Valentine’s cards which reflect their interactions with her. Mrs. Madoff and Mr. Siscoe take a walking class trip to the post office and send an envelope full of the students’ creations to Japan. When she receives her package, the little girl is delighted and sends origami Valentine’s back to her classmates.

[sb · Rating 1 out of 5]

no connection with this book about kids making valentine’s cards for their friend who moved to japan. the crafts were cute but i wasn’t a fan of the illustrations, kinda creepy. average story line with a cute message.

[BiblioBeruthiel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice diverse characters, lovely message of global love and love for friends without pushing romance on kids.

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice story. Creepy pictures of children.

[Jackie · Rating 3 out of 5]

As the class makes Valentine's Day cards for their friend Michiko, now far away in Japan, they remember all the fun things they did together. Valentine's Day by Anne Rockwell is a school story about remembering friends and the special things you do together on a special day about love and friendship.

Used for "Hearts-A-Beating" storytime-February, 2010.

[Bridget R. Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'd forgotten about this book. In my undergraduate children's literature class, we had to do a group project for Valentine's Day. This was the book my group chose. And now I'm using it for school age story time.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read at After School Story Time on 2/14/12: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Valentine's storytime

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

a good book to read on valentines day