The Night Before Valentine's Day: Odd and Even Numbers: Reading Railroad Books

Children were busy, not making a sound.

They gathered their scissors, their glitter and glue,

Pink and red paper, and paint brushes, too....

"The Night before Valentine's Day" looks in on a house full of excited children, busily cutting out heart-shaped cards and writing silly Valentine rhymes. The next day at school is a day of parties and games -- and even a surprise visitor bearing a special Valentine gift for the whole class