Love Bugs: A Pop Up Book

David A. Carter. Little Simon, $6.99 (12pp) ISBN 978-0-689-85815-4

Shaped like a heart, David A. Carter's Love Bugs Mini Edition is a handsize version of the 1995 original, just right for presenting as a Valentine for all ages. Pop-ups of googly-eyed creatures (e.g., Cupid Bugs, Kissing Bugs and topped off with ""a dozen Rosebugs"") take center stage.

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