Gilbert, a bald, mint-green goblin, is far too busy for Valentine\u2019s Day. From bird-watching to goat yoga, his schedule is full. Besides, \u201cValentine\u2019s Day is all about love and flowers and all that other mushy malarkey\u201d\u2014Gilbert doesn\u2019t need it! He isn\u2019t interested in those heart-shaped boxes of candy with their gross coconut surprises, and he\u2019s not a fan of the so-called stars of Valentine\u2019s Day: cupids with their gorgeous hair and love arrows. But the cupid squad doesn\u2019t give up on Gilbert and sends him zigging and zagging to avoid their arrows. Believing he\u2019s been hit (in fact he unwittingly backed up into a cactus), Gilbert finds himself falling in love with love and eagerly accepting his friends\u2019 valentines. Humor certain to please readers young and old is woven throughout Gilbert\u2019s sassy narration and the candy-colored illustrations, which trace the goblin\u2019s metamorphosis from sourpuss to lovebug. The reasons for Gilbert\u2019s true change of heart\u2014and why he was so loath to celebrate to begin with\u2014are left unspoken, but readers may enjoy coming up with their own ideas. Front endpapers featuring candy hearts festooned with \u201cmeh\u201d and \u201cnope\u201d capture the anti-Valentine vibe, while supportive cards from Gilbert\u2019s friends can be found on the back endpapers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gilbert, a bald, mint-green goblin, is far too busy for Valentine\u2019s Day. From bird-watching to goat yoga, his schedule is full. Besides, \u201cValentine\u2019s Day is all about love and flowers and all that other mushy malarkey\u201d\u2014Gilbert doesn\u2019t need it! He isn\u2019t interested in those heart-shaped boxes of candy with their gross coconut surprises, and he\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":5250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}