My youngest son is 8 years old.
He spends most of his time smiling. I think he might be the happiest kid in the world. I’m still counting on him to be my Valentine, but I don’t know. He’s getting too cool for mom.
I still try to steal my snippets of snuggle time with him whenever I can, and reading together is something that still equals snuggle time!
He’s at that age where he’s fully capable of reading a book on his own, and dishes out the story time love less and less. But, I try really hard to find fun books to read aloud with him. I’m not sure how much longer I have in the story time category, but I plan on milking it for as long as possible. I still get bedtime stories every night and it’s probably my favorite time of the day. Well, except those times when mama’s really tired and can’t keep her eyes open.
I can usually swing a mid day story during school, too. A story after lunch is the best kind of story!
Do you read aloud to your kids?
In honor of my sweet baby boy, these are my picks for the best Valentine’s Day books that even boys will enjoy!
2. Scooby-Doo Reader #29: A Very Scary Valentine’s Day (Level 2)
3. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose!
4. Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink
5. The Story of Valentine’s Day
6. Splat the Cat: Funny Valentine
8. Love Potion (Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius 8×8)
9. Valentine’s Day Disaster (Geronimo Stilton, No. 23)
10. The Biggest Valentine Ever
What are your favorite Valentine’s books?
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Ooo, love Splat the Cat, the Biggest books, and Froggy’s First Kiss! I also like Valentine Mice, although it’s better for my kindergartner than my 4th grader.
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My son is 7 and he will only snuggle with me when there is no one around – LOL! Thank you for your book suggestions. What a great idea – to buy them books for Valentine’s day!
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Great book ideas Adrienne!! I love me some boy snuggles and my 6-year old still adores the cuddling and smooching… milking it til he’s at least 20.
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Thanks for the suggestions! I’m definitely going to request some of these from the library.
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You’re welcome! I love the library!
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AW! I love the way you describe your son. I bet he’ll never be too cool for you!
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He’s so sweet! I just love him to pieces! I hope he never gets too cool, but we’ll have to see.
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This is fantastic. I am still a little stumped about what to do about my boy and holidays. And Valentine’s…my 8 is still so small, but the gifts I would get for the girls would still be so inappropriate for him.
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