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Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse! – Read Aloud Video for Kids | ESL Story

The mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie makes valentines for his friends and says why he loves each one. A gentle February read-aloud with a sentence frame children can copy.

The mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie makes a valentine for each of his friends, and every card says why he loves them. The book is short, gentle and built on one repeated sentence frame, which is what makes it useful rather than merely seasonal.

Afterwards the frame belongs to the children: I love you because you make me laugh, because you share, because you help me. One structure, a real person to write it for, and a card to take home – beginners produce a personal sentence in English without noticing they have done any grammar.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! about?

The mouse from the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie books makes valentines for his friends, and each one explains why he loves them. It is short, gentle and built around simple reasons, which is exactly what a beginner class can copy.

What can children do after the story?

Make a valentine for someone and finish the sentence the book uses: I love you because you make me laugh, because you share, because you help me. One frame gives every child a personal sentence in English.

Which vocabulary does the story teach?

Feelings and friendship words – love, like, friend, kind, share, help – plus the shapes and colours of the cards. All of it transfers straight into talking about their own friends, well beyond February.