Bob's Valentine Surprise

Kim Ostrow. Simon Spotlight, $5.99 (14pp) ISBN 978-0-689-84633-5

A quintet of holiday books contemplates valentines and Easter baskets. Based on Nick Jr.'s popular TV series Bob the Builder, the board book Bob's Valentine Surprise by Kim Ostrow, illus. by Joe and Terri Chicko, follows the 3-D construction worker and his team as they try to build a road on February 14. But presents (hidden behind 18 liftable flaps) keep turning up along the way. ( Jan.)

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