8 Books About Love
As Seen on CTV Your Morning
For this Valentine’s Day round-up I’m including books that cover the full range of love-for pets, family, friends, sports, and yes, there’s a sprinkling of romantic love in here, too. This segment aired February 9thon CTV Your Morning. Watch it here.
Picture Books, Ages 3-7
We All Love features a series of animals that demonstrate all the ways we love and care for each other in tender, soft artwork. Swampy Cree pronunciation guide included in the back matter.
Where There is Love chronicles a day at Nana’s, as told in African proverbs. A bright, joyful celebration of family and culture. Back matter includes the origins of the proverbs used throughout.
At the Rescue Cat Cafe is a cat lovers dream. Readers are introduced to a range of quirky cats waiting to be adopted at rescue cat cafe. The human and their feline counterparts share similar qualities, including the bashful Mouse, who eventually finds the purrfect forever home with the sensitive narrator.
Everybelly is a celebration of bellies (and bodies) of all shapes and sizes. This empowering theme paired with original cut paper art results in a memorable book about self love and acceptance.
Chapter Books & Novels
Not-So-Sweetie-Pie (ages 5-9) is the third instalment in the very funny graphic novel chapter book series Weenie, featuring Frank & Beans. In this book, the tight-knit family dynamic is upset by the arrival of the very cute, very devious Sweetie.
Bea Mullins Takes a Shot (ages 9-12) features two love stories- the love of sport (in this case, hockey), and a crush. Funny, charming contemporary middle grade that is mostly hockey with a bit of romance.
In Wavelength (13+), a pop star leaves the music industry behind to get a taste of regular life as a high school senior. Their, they feel free to come out as non-binary, make music with a new band, maybe even fall in love. But how long before their two lives collide? A fun, contemporary love story steeped in music.
We Contain Multitudes (13+) tells the slow-burn, unlikely love story between a poet and a football player that develops over a pen pal assignment. This is a deeply satisfying, quiet love story.