The Valentine gift - book review
 

The Valentine gift illustrated beautifully by Maggie Kneen it's a nice look at a conventional friend relationship between a boy bunny and a girl bunny:



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'I need to find a present'. Says little bunny Grey
'To give to my friend Rosie on this very special day'.

'Something bright and beautiful to show how much I care.
A present to remind her of the happy times we share'.

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The story unfolds as Grey Bunny explores some, not as they first seem gift ideas .. tiny buttercups, spiderweb dew drops, pebbles in a stream, berries belonging to a Fieldmouse, woodland leaf reflections, moonlit blackberries.

Lift the flap style interaction with each right hand, page end opening out to reveal the naural resource below .. contains lots of descriptive words and shiny inlays encouraging touch.




To fit a theme the book includes:

Gem stones: Gold, diamonds, blue stones, rubies, emeralds, amethyst

Native animals, fauna and flora:
Mammals - Rabbits, red squirrel, fox, mouse
Birds - Swan, duck, wren, owl, barn owl, collared dove
Mini beasts/creepy crawlies/insects - butterfly, bee, ladybird, snail, dragonfly, spider - arachnid.
Activity file from Northern Ireland's Department of Environment
Fish
Amphibians - Frog
Flowers and plants - Buttercup, daisy, Water lily - please see silkysteps lily pad numberline resource, iris, reed, wild rose, field poppy, thistle, fern and fox glove - raising awareness of poisonous plants and how check for safety.
Fruit - berry, blackberry, rose hips.

Lifecycle - Swan, nest, egg
Shapes and colour.
Physical development the book helps toexplores: run, hop, bounce, jump, climb, cling/hold onto, hug, to wait, be motionless, think, move again, look, smile, hide, peek, fly, sit, stand, perch, nest, swim, step, leap, reach, retract
Jewelery, treasure and the value placed on natural resources.
Homes - nests, field, tree, under water, on land, in woodland, in the open or under cover.

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Other titles for Valentives day - story books for preschool valentine's day

Bug hugs and kitten kisses craft kit title - biscuit making and gift giving craft kit.