or Valerie Biden brings readers an autobiographical story from her childhood. It's rural Saskatchewan in February of 1964, and Valerie has volunteered to bring heart-shaped cookies for her class's Valentine's Day party. Valerie is so excited! She loves sugar cookies, and baking with her mom is always a recipe for a fabulous time.

The party is getting closer when, the weekend before the event, a ferocious snowstorm blows through southern Saskatchewan. Valerie's family is snowed in, and her little heart feels broken. Sure, she has all the ingredients she needs to make the cookie dough, but without a heart-shaped cookie cutter, she can't bring the heart shaped cookies to the party. How will Valerie make the cookies for her classmates? How will Valerie take heart-shaped cookies without a cookie cutter?

Read Valerie's Valentine Cookies to see how one little girl discovers there is more than one way to accomplish her goals. Watch out for bonus content, including recipes for sugar cookies and buttercream frosting!