Bobby and the Big Valentine
by Timmy Woitas (Author) Addy Rivera Sonda (Illustrator)
In this charming debut picture book, a young boy makes the biggest, most sparkly valentine that he can for his crush. But how will his grand gesture be received?
Fall in love with Bobby and Eddie in this sweet story about Valentine's Day and sharing how much you care!
"From the day they'd met, and every day since, it had always been Bobby and Eddie--Eddie and Bobby."
Bobby and Eddie do everything together, and that's the way they both like it. But when Bobby starts to have feelings for Eddie beyond friendship, he knows he needs to reveal them--and Valentine's Day is the perfect time! He crafts a valentine fit for someone as special as Eddie, his favorite person. But how will Eddie react when Bobby reveals his crush?
Timmy Woitas's tender, relatable text matched with Addy Rivera Sonda's appealing and emotive illustrations make this a perfect pick for Valentine's Day!
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Publishers Weekly
Can a Valentine's Day gesture be too big? The answer is a resounding "nope" in Woitas's sweet picture book debut, a realistic chronicle about a boy who pulls out all the stops to fit his humongous feelings into a glittery heart-shaped Valentine. Bobby, portrayed with pale skin and large blue glasses, wants to be sure that Eddie, shown with brown skin and a backward ball cap, knows how special Bobby thinks he is. After the two dress as a prince and night for Halloween, Bobby hopes that they'll "grow up and live in a castle and be a prince and knight for real one day." Only a massive, sparkly, carefully crafted card, whose creation Rivera Sonda illustrates involving common kid art supplies, will convey this sentiment. But when Bobby struggles to lug his creation off the bus and to their classroom, he experiences a twinge of doubt about Eddie's feelings. This bright story's appropriately bighearted ending may well have readers confidently grabbing glitter and glue. Background characters are portrayed with various abilities and skin tones. Ages 4-8. (Dec.)
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Kirkus
Demonstrates the courage of following your heart.
JUV026000 - Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance
JUV017070 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Valentine's Day
JUV060000 - Juvenile Fiction | LGBT
