Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink

Here is another review from 2020 that I held over until this year. I was able to read this to the nephew back then, so his opinion of the story is in here. This Valentine’s story is set at school during the holiday when the kids are giving out Valentine’s cards. Gilbert is writing 15 poems on cards f......more

This was a cute valentine's day read that had a great message: treat others with respect and don't lie.......more

In Diane deGroat's Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink Gilbert has a hard time writing nice Valentine's Day poems for two students in his cclass that haven't been very nice to him. He decides to write mean ones and when he does he signs them from one student to the other and omits his name. Every......more

I read Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink, by Diane deGroat. This is the second book by deGroat I have read, and neither of them have been a disappointment. This book, like Happy Birthday to You, You Belong in a Zoo, has a message of anti-bullying and correcting mistakes when they are made. The......more

When Gilbert sits down to write his valentines, he remembers that Lewis had tweaked his nose and Margaret made fun of his glasses. He decides to write them mean and nasty valentines instead. But instead of signing his own name and taking credit for his comments, he signs Lewis's valentine with Marga......more