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Valentine’s Day Reading Recommendations

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’ve put together a selection of books from our list that you’re guaranteed to fall in love with. Whether you’re looking for a gift for that special someone (or yourself), picking out a heartwarming story for the little ones in your life, or you’re in the mood for a swoon-worthy love story, we’ve got something for you.

Gorgeous Gifts

Book cover of Ten-Word Tiny Tales by Joseph Coelho and Friends

Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing winner Joseph Coelho has created a stunning compendium of tiny tales all about love, each one brilliantly illustrated by twenty of his illustrator friends. A gorgeous gift for art and storytelling lovers of all ages.

Book cover of Guess How Much I Love You 30th Anniversary Edition board book

2025 marks 30 years since the publication of Guess How Much I Love You, the timeless story of Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare discovering that love is not always an easy thing to measure. Tell someone you love them to the moon — and back, any day of the year with our anniversary editions, including the brand new story Guess How Much I Love You: I See Me with a mirror surprise at the end to delight small readers.

If you need a gift for the Cassie Clare fan in your life, these gorgeous new Collector’s Editions of the first three books in her bestselling Mortal Instruments series are an easy win. Relive the magic of City of Bones, City of Ashes and City of Glass in these stunning new hardback bindings, each one complete with stunning new cover artwork and a letter from Cassie herself. City of Fallen Angels is added to the set in July of this year.

Romantic Reads

Get ready to feel everything this Valentine’s Day in this mesmerizing novel by New York Times bestselling author Jandy Nelson, author of I’ll Give You the Sun and The Sky is Everywhere. Brimming with love, secrets and a sprinkling of magic, curl up with a cup of tea and dive into this exploration of love, loss, family, trauma and ultimately joy, that will fill your heart until it tips over.

If you prefer to get stuck into your favorite romantic comedy around this time of year we have a new one for your list. Never Trust a Gemini is a hilarious LGBTQ+ rom-com about star sign-obsessed 14-year-old Cat as she struggles between her crush and perfect zodiac match Alison, and the dangerously cool Gemini Morgan Delaney who she should never, ever trust. And if that wasn’t enough Sapphic yearning for you, the second book in the series, Blame My Virgo Moon, is also out now.

2025 marks the 25th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, and her enemies-to-lovers classic Pride and Prejudice has captivated generations. Now abridged for a younger audience by award-winning author Tanya Landman, it’s sure to inspire a new generation of readers to fall in love with tenacious heroine Elizabeth Bennet and the aloof yet charming Mr Darcy. Part of our Walker Abridged Classics series.

Precious Picture Books

From the creators of B Is for Baby comes L Is for Love, a beautiful first book of words perfect for pre-schoolers learning their ABC, now available in paperback.

A lyrical, beautiful and comforting story that shows the depth and breadth of a mother’s love, filled with rich, whimsical scenes full of wonder; scenes that will take children to the very ends of their imaginations

Everybody wants to squeeze the baby, everybody wants to kiss the baby, everybody loves the baby… so much! Voted by the BBC as one of the 100 Greatest Children’s Books of All Time, this modern classic is a tender, exuberant celebration of modern family life.

From the award-winning creator of Julian is a Mermaid comes another dreamy, heart-warming story about Julian as he and his cousin Marisol are at a wedding celebrating two beautiful brides, and go on a magical adventure together exploring the venue. Perfect for weddings, Valentine’s Day and anytime you need a lift.

A moving and elegant telling of the true story of how author Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s grandparents met in the library of a Japanese Internment camp during World War II. A beautifully illustrated story all about hope and love in the face of injustice.