Petal and Poppy and the Mystery Valentine

Friends Petal the elephant and Poppy the rhino team up to solve a Valentine’s Day whodunit in this delightful adventure for young readers.

On Valentine’s Day morning, Petal wakes up to chocolates. Poppy wakes to find flowers. What wonderful gifts for these best friends to give each other. But wait . . . Poppy forgot to get Petal a gift, and Petal forgot to get something for Poppy. So who is this mystery Valentine? With picture clues and simple text, this charming book brings the warmth of Valentine’s Day to burgeoning readers.

“Briant’s graphic-novel style illustrations are a great match for emerging independent readers . . . The appealing, bright colors and simply drawn characters are just as sweet as the story.”—Booklist