10 Valentine's Day Gift Books

Do you want to give your valentine a special gift, but you need ideas? Consider one of these gift books:

--If You Don't Have the Words--

The Book of Us: A Journal of Your Love Story in 150 Questions by David Marshall and Kate Marshall

Though you may not have a way with words, you can still give a personalized gift on Valentine's Day. This guide contains 150 questions to help you record the memories of your own love story.

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Love by Ferdinand Protzman

Photographs stand in when words are not enough. This beautiful, iconic collection of images published by National Geographic moves beyond words to show expressions of love throughout history and culture.

Buy Love by Ferdinand Protzman

--For the Classic Valentine--

Love Poems

This treasury of historic to modern-day love poems from a variety of genres will offer the romantic at heart an endless supply of verbose love, passion and devotion, including verse from greats such as William Shakespeare, e.e. cummings, and Edna St. Vincent Millay.

Buy Love Poems editedby Peter Washington, Sheila Kohler, and Kevin Young

Love Letters of Great Men by Ursula Doyle

Fans of the Sex and the City movie sought out this book that Carrie Bradshaw read to her beau, Mr. Big, in the 2008 film. The problem was, the book didn't actually exist. But the real-life letters did, and now classic romantics can enjoy this collection of historic love letters.

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Jane Austen: Seven Novels

Jane Austen was a classic author of romance, and in this leather-bound edition, your valentine will have the entire collection of provincial romance, courtship, love, marriage, and family.

Buy Jane Austen: Seven Novels

--Fun and Games--

Haunted Love: Tales of Ghostly Soulmates, Spooky Suitors, and Eternal Love by Chris Gonsalves

Remind your valentine that some love stories never die. This collection of paranormal stories includes tales of ghostly lovers pining for their lost soulmates and continuing their forbidden intrigues, even in death.

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The Kama Sutra: The Perfect Bedside Companion by Richard Burton

The original Kama Sutra or Aphorisms on love, was written in India and has been enjoyed by lovers for over two centuries, and this beautiful, satin-bound edition is the perfect gift for Valentine's Day.

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Love Coupons: A Coupon Gift of Love and Romance by Gregory J.P. Godek

What is Valentine's Day without a love coupon book? Maybe corny, maybe clichéd, but given with sincerity, a favorite gift between valentines.

Buy Love Coupons: A Coupon Gift of Love and Romance by Gregory J.P. Godek

--For Kids--

Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

The classic tale of Big Nutbrown Hare as he puts his Little Nutbrown Hare to bed for the night. You'll read this one to your little valentine over and over again.

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Love, Splat by Rob Scotton

Splat the Cat is a favorite kids' character. In Love, Splat, Splat makes a special Valentine for everyone in his class, especially for one little girl kitty, who runs away every time she sees him. ,

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Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine by Barbara Park

The Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park is popular with kids ready for chapter books. In this Valentine's Day story, Junie B. receives a card from a secret admirer.

Buy Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine by Barbara Park