Be My Valentine

Rugrats

by Molly Wigand

Adapted from a special TV episode, this picture book will warm the hearts of Rugrats fans of all ages After trying to fix up Spike and Fluffy as valentines, the babies go to a Valentine's Day dance with their parents. While the parents are off doing grown-up stuff, all kinds of important things are happening in the baby-sitting room. Valentines get made, Susie and Angelica vie for the affections of Timmy McNulty, Chuckie tries to make the greatest valentine ever for his dad, and Lil becomes jealous of Phil's new female admirer. In the end, the true meaning of Valentine's Day shines through as the Rugrats realize who they care about the most -- each other.

Library Binding

First published February 1, 2000

Reviews

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm kind of surprised by the low ratings, mostly because this didn't seem significantly worse than the other Rugrats book I read. I honestly haven't watched the show since I was a kid, but I love celebrating love and Chuckie especially was so cute.

[Jody Kyburz · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm throwing it away. It's been sitting on my classroom shelf for YEARS so I thought I'd read it once. The second sentence says, "How come we're eating cookies that look like our butts?"

I realize it's an adaptation from a teleplay, but poor Molly Wigand...having her name attached to this garbage. Not a fan.

By the way, I've never seen a student read it. I'm sure it came in some big box of books sent by Scholastic. There's a difference between actual picture books and "adaptations."