Love, Violet
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Stonewall Book Award Winner
Lambda Literary Award Finalist
Charlotte Huck Honor Book
Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Charlene Chua is a touching picture book about friendship and the courage it takes to share your feelings.
Only one person
makes Violet’s heart skip
Of all the kids in Violet's class, only one leaves her speechless: Mira, the girl with the cheery laugh who races like the wind. If only they could adventure together! But every time Violet tries to tell Mira how she feels, Violet goes shy. As Valentine's Day approaches, Violet is determined to tell Mira just how special she is.
Charlene Chua’s luminous watercolors bring to life this sweet and gentle picture book about friendship, love, and the courage it takes to share your heart.
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Valentine's Day brings a shy child named Violet the chance to connect with her crush, Mira, in Sullivan Wild's uplifting wintry tale. Pale-skinned with a cherry-red undercut, smitten Violet dreams of "astounding Mira with heroic feats/ and bringing her treasures/ and galloping off together on adventures." But whenever Mira, brown-skinned and curly-haired, tries to play with or talk to her, Violet "went shy." For Valentine's, though, Violet resolves to share her feelings, signing her DIY card to Mira, "Love, Violet," but upon seeing Mira, resplendent in the snow, Violet is overcome with insecurity. Despair sets in, until Violet considers the possibility that Mira might reciprocate her feelings, and a race through the snow—choreographically captured with dancelike grace in Chua's simple, light-filled watercolors—brings the duo together at last, making the holiday one of joyful acceptance. Ages 4–8.
