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Valentines Are the Worst!
(The Worst!)
Author
Illustrator
Alex Willan
Publication Date
December 30, 2025
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction / 2nd − 3rd
Language
English
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Description
An unsuspecting Gilbert the Goblin finds himself in the crosshairs of cupids and their heart-tipped arrows in the hilarious latest installment in The Worst! picture book series, where even the strangest of creatures can become the best of friends.
Who needs valentines? Not Gilbert the goblin! There's no time for cards and hugs and all that mushy malarky with far more important matters at hand--like, uh...eating tacos. When Gilbert bumps into a squad of cupids bent on showering him with love arrows, he runs for his life!
This is clearly proof that valentines are the worst! Can Gilbert avoid the trappings of the holiday or will love find a way?
Publication date
December 30, 2025
Genre
Fiction
Page Count
40
ISBN-13
9781665962612
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Series
The Worst!
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV026000 - Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance
JUV017070 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Valentine's Day
JUV026000 - Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance
JUV017070 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Valentine's Day
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Picture books
Humorous fiction
Valentines
Goblins
Valentine's Day
Picture books
Humorous fiction
Valentines
Goblins
Valentine's Day
Kirkus
Starred Review
A Valentine’s tale that even the grumpiest readers won’t be able to resist.
Alex Willan
If it was Alex Willan, and not Gilbert the Goblin, who was in charge of writing the stories, he'd make a book called Anchovies are the Worst!. Alex is the author-illustrator of Unicorns are the Worst!, Dragons are the Worst!, Yetis are the Worst!, and the Jasper & Ollie series, as well as the illustrator of Got Your Nose, written by Alan Katz. Alex lives in Chicago with his dog, Harley, who is the absolute best. Visit him online at AlexWillan.com.
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