Today I am going to be sharing some of our favourite picture books about love. I love switching up the books we read and picking a theme. We have lots of children’s books and visit the library regularly so it’s easy to do. These particular books are perfect for sharing with your children for valentine’s day and also mother’s day. Find all the best children’s books here.
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Picture books about love
Which of these beautiful children's books about love will you choose to share with your child?
I love Giles Andreae books. This one is not our absolute favourite (that would be Giraffes can’t dance) but it’s a lovely book to read around valentine’s day nether the less. The illustrations are super cute and colourful. A lovely rhyming story celebrating all the things children love.
kids love lift the flap books and this one is just perfect. Philip the dachshund falls in love with Penelope, the dog next door. The only problem is that Penelope is tall. Philip sets about trying to make himself tall with hilarious consequences. Fortunately, he soon learns how important it is just to be yourself. A really funny book that children will love that also teaches them an important lesson.
A beautiful story that teaches children all the ways parents show their love for them by looking after them and spending time with them. At bedtime, Little bear wonders if he has had enough love that day so his mum reminds him of everything they have done that day and the love they have shared. A lovely book to share at bedtime.
Another great rhyming story about all the things that children love. We love the brightly coloured and detailed illustrations which give us plenty to talk about on each page. Perfect for preschool and primary school children.
We love the colourful illustrations in this book. The story is a lovely one that teaches children that presents don’t need to cost the earth to mean the world. When the love monster cannot afford the “perfect” present for his favourite monster on present day, he decides to make the perfect present instead. I love to encourage my children to make homemade gifts so this book is perfect for us.
Of course, I had to include the classic, Guess how much I love you. In this gorgeous book, Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare are trying to describe just how much they love each other. They soon realise measuring love is not that easy. Who hasn’t told their child they love them to the moon and back?
This book is all about Plum and all her favourite things, catching sticks, her family and love which is her absolute favourite thing. However, trouble loves Plum. She just can’t help herself from doing some mischievous things. This is a lovely story about unconditional love and shows children that even when they get told off by their family, they are still loved.
This is a heartwarming tale of a little girl caring for a duckling. It's short and sweet with a lovely rhyme to it. It teaches children that love is as much about letting go as it is about holding on. Don't be surprised if this beautiful book doesn't bring a tear to your eye
This is a gorgeous book that teaches children to say I love you in 5 languages. English, French, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish. The book includes 5 sound buttons where "I love you" is said in the 5 languages.
Dug is a slug who needs a hug but no one wants to hug a slug. This is a very cute, short rhyming story.
More Valentine’s inspiration
Find all our Valentine’s Day activities for kids here.
Find loads of Valentines Day Stem Activities for kids here.
Find 20 free Valentine printables for kids here.
Make this super cute heart Valentine Pizza card
Find more Valentine’s Day crafts for kids here.
Find lots more valentine cards for kids to make here.
Don’t let your little one miss out on all the fun with this easy Valentine’s day treasure basket for babies
Find 10 Nature Heart Activities for Kids here.
Find a love potion STEM activity here.
I love the idea of a themed basket of books!
I love themed baskets or book shelves.
Great ideas here- we love ‘Guess how much I love you’, too. I haven’t seen the Romeo and Juliet one before- it looks great, I’ll be checking it out. #bloggerpinparty
It’s part of a big series full of beautiful classics.
Oh I love ‘GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU!’ I gave this book to my Hubbie on our wedding day so it holds lots of romantic memories. Thank you for sharing -I will check out some of the other books as I’m not familiar with them all. #bloggerpinparty
What a lovely wedding gift.
These books all look really lovely, and that monster one is just too cute! ? #bloggerpinparty
The monster is very cute.
I love your themed book roundups! Of these, the only one I know is Guess How Much I Love You, so lots of new ones for me. I love the look of The Love Monster one, and we had a few BabyLit books that I really liked, so I might try that one with Ben to introduce him. Thanks for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove
You discovered far more than us. I was disappointed that the supermarkets didn’t put any out. #fortheloveofBLOG
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Gorgeous choices and I Love a love theme! I will always love Guess How Much I Love You, it is truly one of the most beautiful books ever. Thank you for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove
Guess How Much I love You is one of our absolute favourites here and I still read it to my girls at least once a week. It’s such a great bedtime story. Thanks for the other recommendations too! Thanks for sharing with #fortheloveofBLOG
What a lovely selection of books! We’ve read a couple of them, great for cuddling up together! #KLTR
Guess How much I love you is one of our favourite since birth. They are such amazing read for bed time #kltr
Guess How Much I Love You is such a sweet book. I got to read it for the first time the other day.
Aww, I love some of these – Guess How Much I Love You has always been a fave. Not heard of some of them, though, so will have a look! Thanks for sharing. #bloggerpinparty
Guess how Much I Love You in one of our favourite books in this house and the children are often quoting it which is adorable. Thanks for linking up to #KLTR