Hearts, Cupids, and Red Roses: The Story of the Valentine Symbols

Edna Barth grew up on the Massachusetts coast and received a B.A. degree from Radcliffe College and a B.S. from the School of Library Science at Simmons College. She worked as a librarian, a teacher, and an editor of books for young people before becoming the beloved author of many well-known books Born in West Germany, Ursula Arndt studied at the Academy of Arts in Dusseldorf and worked as a freelance artist in Europe before coming to the United States. She lived in Brooklyn, New York, for many years and illustrated a number of popular children's books. Arndt is also well known for her work with the greeting-card designer George CaspariEdna Barth is the author of 'Hearts, Cupids, and Red Roses: The Story of the Valentine Symbols', published 2001 under ISBN 9780618067916 and ISBN 0618067914.