To celebrate February's Valentine theme, browse our selection of some of the sweetest, warmest, most adorable books to read to your little loved ones

The Love-Me Bird
Joyce Dunbar, illustrated by Sophie Fatus
Scholastic £10.99

This is a charmingly written story about the Love-Me bird that just wants to be loved. But no one seems to be listening. 'There must be somebirdy out there,' the Love-Me bird says sadly to her wise old friend Shut-Eye, the owl. Adults love to read this book to children, as it has some wonderful, rhyming text.

Full, Full, Full of Love
Trish Cooke, illustrated by Paul Howard
Walker Books £10.99

Jay Jay loves going to Grannie's house for Sunday dinner, because Grannie's house is full - full of tasty dishes, smiling faces, kisses, cuddles and love. Join Jay Jay as he waits impatiently for dinner to be ready. And what a feast awaits him - runner beans, macaroni cheese, rice and red beans, fresh peach cobbler - plenty for everyone! A wonderfully warm story about a traditional family gathering.

Love and Kisses
Various authors and illustrators
Walker Books £14.99

"Blow a kiss and let it go. You never know how love will grow!" Love is in the air - and so are kisses - in this cuddlesome collection of ten feel-good picture book stories covering all sorts of aspects of love, for young children.

A sweet, lively book about a chick and its adoring circle of animal friends. From frogs to fish, they sing, feed and kiss the new arrival. Totally charming - and babies will love it!

The Kiss That Missed
David Melling
Hodder Children's Books £4.99

A fantastic story about a King in a hurry who blew his son a kiss and it missed, so a hapless knight is sent to find it. A treat to read, the text simply bounces along and the illustrations are delightfully humorous.

Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney, illustrated by Anita Jeram
Walker Books £4.99

How much can you love someone? Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare have a competition to find out just who loves who the most, and finds that love is very difficult to measure.

The Usborne Yummy Little Cookbook
Various authors
Usborne £4.99

Make your loved ones some mini treats this Valentine's Day. This pretty new miniature edition cookbook is full of treats like mini Florentines, magic marshmallow fudge and coconut mice. Beautifully presented and filled with easy and delicious things to make, it also contains wrapping and gift tag ideas.