This Is Not a Valentine: (Valentines Day Gift for Kids, Children's Holiday Books) Heidi E. Y. Stemple New York Times bestselling author

New York Times bestselling author of The Hundred Loves of Juliet

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This Is Not a Valentine: (Valentines Day Gift for Kids, Children's Holiday Books) Heidi E. Y. Stemple New York Times bestselling authorThis book is not a valentine. It doesn't have lacey edges or sugary hearts. But it is full of lucky rocks, secret hiding spots, and gumball machine treasures. This is a book about waiting in line and wishing for cinnamon buns. About recognizing that if you care so much about someone not thinking you care, maybe you really do. But waitisn't that exactly what love is about? Maybe this book is sort of a valentine after all. A testament to handmade,