Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink
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- Create Date：2022-02-10 04:22:14
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Diane deGroat
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Summary
This Valentine's Day favorite read-aloud will prompt lots of giggles， as well as discussions on kindness and forgiveness。
Gilbert is all set to write fifteen friendly valentine cards to his classmates。 But how can he write a nice poem for the boy who tweaked his nose， or the girl who made fun of his glasses？ Instead， Gilbert writes two not-so-nice valentines。。。and signs the wrong name on both！
When his classmates read his poems， their feelings are hurt， and Gilbert's prank quickly turns into pandemonium。 But with the help of a friend and an honest apology， there's always time for a change of heart on Valentine's Day。
Gilbert is all set to write fifteen friendly valentine cards to his classmates。 But how can he write a nice poem for the boy who tweaked his nose， or the girl who made fun of his glasses？ Instead， Gilbert writes two not-so-nice valentines。。。and signs the wrong name on both！
When his classmates read his poems， their feelings are hurt， and Gilbert's prank quickly turns into pandemonium。 But with the help of a friend and an honest apology， there's always time for a change of heart on Valentine's Day。
Reviews
Mortisha Cassavetes
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Such a wonderful Valentine's Day story that teaches the lesson of being nice and to talk about your feelings。 Gilbert is making out valentine cards for his class when he writes two hurtful poems for two people in this class that he does not like。 No spoilers。 I highly recommend this for kids of all ages。 Illustrations are so well done。 I loved them。 Such a wonderful Valentine's Day story that teaches the lesson of being nice and to talk about your feelings。 Gilbert is making out valentine cards for his class when he writes two hurtful poems for two people in this class that he does not like。 No spoilers。 I highly recommend this for kids of all ages。 Illustrations are so well done。 I loved them。 。。。more
Calista
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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 for his classmates。 He finds it’s fun to make up little ditties。 Then， the last 2 cards to write are about Lewis， who tweaked his nose and Margaret who made fun of his glasses。 He doesn’t want to write 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 for his classmates。 He finds it’s fun to make up little ditties。 Then， the last 2 cards to write are about Lewis， who tweaked his nose and Margaret who made fun of his glasses。 He doesn’t want to write them a nice Valentines。 He writes them nasty poems and then signs them either Lewis or Margaret。 The one to Margaret says: “Roses are red， you wet your bed， I think that you have rocks in your head”。You can imagine at school that Margaret and Lewis get upset by this and they are both smart and they figure out that it was Gilbert who sent them。 I thought that was a decent twist。 Gilbert then re-writes some other Valentines and things turn out fine。 There was a whole day of fall-out and Gilbert got some comeuppance。The nephew thought the Valentines cards were funny。 He likes the title of the book。 Your feet really stink。 He wants to write some cards like that。 OH boy。 He gave this 3 stars。 。。。more
Krissy
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Delightful for adults too。 Any adult who had to suffer through Valentine's Day parties at school can relate to resenting the idea of having to be nice to a schoolmate you didn't like。 Read this with my nephews （6 and 7 yrs） and we laughed a lot。 Delightful for adults too。 Any adult who had to suffer through Valentine's Day parties at school can relate to resenting the idea of having to be nice to a schoolmate you didn't like。 Read this with my nephews （6 and 7 yrs） and we laughed a lot。 。。。more
Sandy
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Gilbert doesn't want to write nice Valentine cards to two of his classmates and gets a lesson in friendship and forgiveness along the way。 This is a great story for helping kids understand the power of their words and why being kind to others is so important - because if not， its workbooks for everyone！ Gilbert doesn't want to write nice Valentine cards to two of his classmates and gets a lesson in friendship and forgiveness along the way。 This is a great story for helping kids understand the power of their words and why being kind to others is so important - because if not， its workbooks for everyone！ 。。。more
Danny
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This book was about a goat
Angeleah
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In this Valentine's day book， Gilbert a little hedgehog is writing Valentine's day cards for his classmates。 Instead of writing a nice card to everyone， he decides to write mean ones to two of his classmates， Marget and Lewis （since they have been mean to him in the past）。 Which ends up starting a fight between the two， and Gilbert eventually gets called out as the one who wrote the mean cards。 Gilbert ends up explaining why he wrote the mean cards to Patty and Lewis and Marget let Gilbert get ' In this Valentine's day book， Gilbert a little hedgehog is writing Valentine's day cards for his classmates。 Instead of writing a nice card to everyone， he decides to write mean ones to two of his classmates， Marget and Lewis （since they have been mean to him in the past）。 Which ends up starting a fight between the two， and Gilbert eventually gets called out as the one who wrote the mean cards。 Gilbert ends up explaining why he wrote the mean cards to Patty and Lewis and Marget let Gilbert get 'even'。 Gilbert ends up making new cards for them and everyone has a good time at the Valentine's day party。 The structure of the book starts with a child antagonist who ends up with a problem he needs to figure out how to fix。 Characters don't have time to fully developed but you understand the feelings that are felt by them。 Illustrations are big and easy to see！ I liked this book because children will have a very easy time relating to it since its setting is based at school and on Valentine's Day which is a big day for the kids and has a good underlying moral。 Just because someone has been mean to you doesn't mean you should be mean back。 This book would be perfect to read the week or a couple of days before Valentine's day is celebrated in the classroom。 。。。more
Ella Nighswander
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The main theme is to treat everything with kindness and to treat others the way you want to be treated even if they have done something mean to you in the past。 The lesson at the end of the book is that it is always important to be kind to everyone even if they have done something mean to you。 This book would be cute to read right before Valentine's Day because that is what it is all about。 The main character， Gilbert， does not want to give someone a nice Valentine's Day card because they said s The main theme is to treat everything with kindness and to treat others the way you want to be treated even if they have done something mean to you in the past。 The lesson at the end of the book is that it is always important to be kind to everyone even if they have done something mean to you。 This book would be cute to read right before Valentine's Day because that is what it is all about。 The main character， Gilbert， does not want to give someone a nice Valentine's Day card because they said something mean to him。 Gilbert ends up coming up with nice things to say on their cards and they end up apologizing in the end。 I chose to give this book five stars because it has an awesome lesson and theme。 I think the lesson is very relevant but in a sneaky way。 This book could spark up great conversations in the classroom about being kind and only saying nice comments to your classmates。 。。。more
Relyn
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I used this in the library with my younger students。 If you ask the right questions， it leads to great conversations about choices and kindness。
Abbey Beight
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Roses Are Pink， Your Feet Really Stink by Diane deGroat is another story about Gilbert and his Valentine’s Day debacle。 Gilbert is getting ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day with his class by making homemade Valentine’s Day cards。 However， after two of his classmates make remarks about his appearance， Gilbert decides to give them mean Valentine’s Day cards。 This is a great book to discuss not holding a grudge and moving past an obstacle， like bullying。
AurelyaRose
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Good text for teaching problem and solution。
Sassy
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My son thought Gilbert's Valentine's rhymes were silly and he especially giggled at the mean ones。 I liked how this book showed that writing something mean could hurt someone's feelings。 At the end of the book Gilbert writes nicer Valentine's and becomes friends with those classmates that he hurt。 It was a good teachable moment without being preachy。 My son thought Gilbert's Valentine's rhymes were silly and he especially giggled at the mean ones。 I liked how this book showed that writing something mean could hurt someone's feelings。 At the end of the book Gilbert writes nicer Valentine's and becomes friends with those classmates that he hurt。 It was a good teachable moment without being preachy。 。。。more
Jessica
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All classes 1-5 liked this book and enjoyed the trouble Gilbert got into since he wrote 2 not very nice Valentines and signed other kids names。 He is found out and there are consequences for his actions。 It was nicely thought out。
Diana
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Gotta love this one！ I mean， it's dedicated to Children's Librarians （like me！！！）， so I HAVE to love it！！！ Really， though， I've seen this book on the the shelves for years and never picked it up。 The title was a turn-off to me。 But it ended up in my pile to review this year， so I gave it a try。 And you know what？ It's a really cute book！ It's a story of friendship， honesty， and learning to see the good in everyone。 And， really。 Doesn't this world need a whole lot more of that？ Highly recommended Gotta love this one！ I mean， it's dedicated to Children's Librarians （like me！！！）， so I HAVE to love it！！！ Really， though， I've seen this book on the the shelves for years and never picked it up。 The title was a turn-off to me。 But it ended up in my pile to review this year， so I gave it a try。 And you know what？ It's a really cute book！ It's a story of friendship， honesty， and learning to see the good in everyone。 And， really。 Doesn't this world need a whole lot more of that？ Highly recommended。 。。。more
Alissa Pletcher
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This is a good valentine day picture book for children。 It talks about kindness and forgiveness and has a lot of laughs for kids。 It talks about a prank he pulls on 2 other students and how he needs to learn from it and be kind。
Merisa Ferrell
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A very cute Valentine's Day themed read that has a sweet message about bullying and how to talk through it with your peers。 A very cute Valentine's Day themed read that has a sweet message about bullying and how to talk through it with your peers。 。。。more
Peyton
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Be kind， you never know people's intentions and feelings。 Be kind， you never know people's intentions and feelings。 。。。more
Grace Morton
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This is a very entertaining book with a twist I normally read books at home but this time I read in school and it was cool that I was reading in a different spot。Thank you Diana deGroat for making such a great book。📚❤。
Kenton Embrey
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I found this story to be a great read to have with children on valentines day。 This story was also a great story that kids can relate to in a classroom where the kids don't always say the nicest things to each other。 I found this story to be a great read to have with children on valentines day。 This story was also a great story that kids can relate to in a classroom where the kids don't always say the nicest things to each other。 。。。more
V
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V's ReviewA talking opossum sends unkind Valentine's Day cards to two classmates。Acts of unkindness are set against the backdrop of a school Valentine's Day party。 Lewis and Margaret had each treated Gilbert unkindly; he retaliates in a way that some children in similar situations may consider: he writes nasty cards to each， but doesn't sign his name。 Although the act is initially satisfying， it quickly backfires。 The whole class learns that he wrote the "bad Valentines" and ostracizes him until V's ReviewA talking opossum sends unkind Valentine's Day cards to two classmates。Acts of unkindness are set against the backdrop of a school Valentine's Day party。 Lewis and Margaret had each treated Gilbert unkindly; he retaliates in a way that some children in similar situations may consider: he writes nasty cards to each， but doesn't sign his name。 Although the act is initially satisfying， it quickly backfires。 The whole class learns that he wrote the "bad Valentines" and ostracizes him until the end of recess。 When asked about his motive， he explains that Lewis and Margaret had been unkind to him。 All the children apologize， forgive， and celebrate together。I had originally purchased Roses are Pink， Your Feet Really Stink to read to my first grade students， so it was a handy choice for reading to T this week。 I especially like that Gilbert handles his problem poorly at first and then must deal with the consequences， seeing that talking with his friends is a better solution。 As a teacher and now as a parent I find that it is an easy conversation starter for how to handle small problems with friends。T's Review（age 2 years and 11 months）V: What did you think of this story？ What was it about？T: It's an animal story。 Gilbert is an opossum。V: Do the animals act like animals or like people？T: They act like people - they are Valentine animals。 They only come out when it's Valentine's。（Okay， but not exactly。 The focus is on Valentine's Day， but presumably they're around all year。）V: Is there a problem？T: That he [Gilbert] wrote a bad poem。V: Why is that a problem？T: Because it says roses are pink， your feet really stink。 That's what it says。。。He shouldn't have written it。V: What should he have done？T: He should have wrote nice poems。 That is what he should do。V: Would you want to be friends with Gilbert？T: Yeah。 Only if he would write good poems to me。 。。。more
Anthony
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Gilbert gives out two Valentine's Day cards with forged names on them， and upsets the classroom， and when the truth is revealed Gilbert discovers his prank doesn't go over as he planned。 Gilbert gives out two Valentine's Day cards with forged names on them， and upsets the classroom， and when the truth is revealed Gilbert discovers his prank doesn't go over as he planned。 。。。more
Rachael Fluke
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book displays good humor， however it also teaches a good lesson。 It is about a boy who creates a not so nice Valentine's card and hurts his classmates feelings。 With the help of a friend he creates a heartfelt apology and he turns around the bad feelings in his class。 I might read this book before my class creates Valentine's cards as a reminder to be kind。 This book displays good humor， however it also teaches a good lesson。 It is about a boy who creates a not so nice Valentine's card and hurts his classmates feelings。 With the help of a friend he creates a heartfelt apology and he turns around the bad feelings in his class。 I might read this book before my class creates Valentine's cards as a reminder to be kind。 。。。more
Melody
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Is he a hedgehog or a possum？ Whatever， he gets in trouble by writing mean valentines and signing someone else's name to them。 Is he a hedgehog or a possum？ Whatever， he gets in trouble by writing mean valentines and signing someone else's name to them。 。。。more
Keshia Burchette
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So cute！ I laughed out loud reading this book to my daughter。 It's a great story about how you should and should not treat people。 So cute！ I laughed out loud reading this book to my daughter。 It's a great story about how you should and should not treat people。 。。。more
Karen
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My second grade son read this book for Valentine's Day。 He thought it was hilarious， and wanted to write to a Valentine just like it。 My second grade son read this book for Valentine's Day。 He thought it was hilarious， and wanted to write to a Valentine just like it。 。。。more
Am。Aversa
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The story was essentially about being nice to people and considering their feelings。Genre: Animal Fantasy
Mariah Roze
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This was a cute valentine's day read that had a great message: treat others with respect and don't lie。 This was a cute valentine's day read that had a great message: treat others with respect and don't lie。 。。。more
Erika
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I thought this book was super cute！！ I also felt it had a great lesson about the golden rule， treat others how you want to be treated， and would be a great read for the month of February 。
Savanna Moore
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Cute book for kids。 Teaches how one might feel after doing something mean and how to fix it。 This book can help children build some character and they may be able to fix things that they created。
Stacy Natal
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Read this book to my targeted services group by request from one of my students。 It led to a great discussion about many social skills topics （holding a grudge， retaliation， the ripple effects of showing kindness or unkindness， forgiveness）。
Jen
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