Onko sinulla ystävä

by Joan Walsh Anglund, T.A. Engström (translator)

Joan Walsh Anglund became successful with her first book, A Friend Is Someone Who Likes You, in 1958. She's been making books featuring these same round-faced mouthless characters ever since, and her popularity continues to grow. There's something ineffably sweet about her creations, which are based in large part on people and places in her own life-- particularly on her children Joy and Todd....She seems to strike a nerve and her images of childhood have an innocence and purity that people respond to with a rush of nostalgia.--Loganberry Books

Text and illustrations describe what a friend is is.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Poetry, Classics, Art, Friendship

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1958

About the author

Joan Walsh Anglund was an American poet and children's book author and illustrator, with more than 120 books that have sold over 50 million copies around the world in 17 languages.

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short and sweet little gem of a book! Although meant for children, the gentle message offers comfort and uplifts the spirit of young and old. We may find ourselves in times of unintentional solitariness, but all we need to do is seek and we’ll soon find we have more friends around us than we ever thought possible.

[Hilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found a 1976 copy of this to give to my daughter. The illustrations are lovely, in most cases I would dislike a style of illustration that leaves out facial features but these work well, and they are really nice little scenes of childhood day to day life. I liked the message that friends are special and that you can always find a friend if you look. I like the way the author has suggested that friends don't necessarily need to be humans. Really nice little book, I'm going to keep this copy for my daughter's Christmas stocking but I will keep a look out for other copies for her to give to her friends.

[Lisa Vegan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, I still own the copy of this book that was given to me when I was 6. I loved it then and I enjoyed it for years. Part of why I felt so fond of it was how I acquired it: Shortly after I turned 6 we were living far from my regular apartment & city, and when it was Halloween we went around the apartment building where we were living ringing doorbells. Hardly anyone was home so I didn’t get much candy. This one older gentleman answered the door and he’d forgotten it was Halloween and he felt really badly. He asked me if I liked books (I loved them) and he gave me this book which he said he had bought to give to his grandkid. My father protested but finally let me take the book. Anyway, that was an example of friendship of a sort, and the book has a nice message about friendship for young kids. I’ll never know how much I would have liked this book if I had been introduced to it in another way.

Maybe now I'd give it a 4 or even a 3, but as an elementary school student I would have given it a 5 for sure. So, since it's a kids' book, I'm giving it a 5.

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

So sweet! I loved this as a kid, too. I especially appreciate how "friends" can include cats and dogs, and brooks and trees and the wind!

[Gerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Delightfully illustrated in colour and black and white, this little book explores the joy of friendship.

It not only concentrates on people who become friends but introduces the wind, trees, a cat, a dog and other niceties.

And it ends with the point that everyone in the whole world has at least one friend, and then poses the question 'Where did you find yours?' An interesting question!

[Abigail · Rating 3 out of 5]

This miniature picture-book comes so highly recommended by a number of friends, for whom it is a beloved childhood treasure, that I'm almost afraid to post my review. The truth is, although I found Joan Walsh Anglund's A Friend Is Someone Who Likes You - which sets out all the different kinds of friend it is possible to have, from children and animals, to brooks and trees - sweet, I wasn't particularly moved by it. I wonder if I would have felt differently, had I first encountered it as a child myself? In any case, I do think it would make a reassuring tale for young children who have just moved, or who are having trouble making friends, and I thought the illustrations were darling.

[booklady · Rating 4 out of 5]

Going through books as I (finally) clean out the back room from our homeschooling days. (Turtle here!) I wasn’t exaggerating. Ran across this 1958 edition, which I don’t remember buying or receiving.

It’s a charmingly old-fashioned little book by a mother written for her daughter. She explores the topic of friendship beyond the ordinary, opening children’s eyes to seeing the potential for friendship in animals and nature while offering gentle suggestions in the care and nurturing of friendships.
Good for those on either side of the friendship bond.

[Marie Petry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have an old, worn out copy of this little green book on my bookshelf. I've had it since I was about 11.

Such innocent and simple illustrations accompanied with a tender and timeless message about friendship and love. I've read this book so many times that I have practically memorized the text. A treasure.

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember reading this book as a little girl-first in French, and then in English. It was a gift from my cousin and very sweet, though I was too old really for the English version by the time I read it.
The art is very lovely as is the simplicity of the writing.

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

First sentence: A friend is someone who likes you. It can be a boy... It can be a girl... or a cat... or a dog... or even a white mouse.

Premise/plot: A Friend is Someone who Likes You was originally published in 1958. It was recently republished in a teeny-tiny size. The theme is friendship. The opening pages keep it quite simple, but, as the book progresses so does its complexity.

My thoughts: I liked it. The illustrations are sweet. The theme is sweet as well. It doesn't say everything there is to say on the subject of friendship. But what it does say is true enough. I have never found a special friend in the wind, a tree, or a brook. But I can easily imagine Anne Shirley doing so! My friends were mainly BOOKS. This little book doesn't include books as potential friends. But I forgive it that slight sin!

Last sentence: But everyone...everyone in the whole world has at least one friend. Where did you find yours?

Two of my closest, dearest friends were "found" because of a mutual love of books.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Friend is Someone Who Likes You - fifty years ago Joan Walsh Anglund wrote this beautiful and charming little book about friendship - I think I've given away all my copies - it is absolutely a treasure.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice reminder because sometimes I forget and think that a friend is someone who just needs you to listen endlessly to them.

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I so loved this little book when I was little and now for that matter!

[Ishta Mercurio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple, elegant, and honest. This timeless picture book about friendship is one to treasure and pass on.

[Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my childhood favorites, great for all ages and a good reminder that friends come in all shapes and sizes and in and out of your life at different times.

[Jeanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

My mom used to give me these little books as presents. I always loved them.

[Victoria Koenig · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Found this book in a bin of free Books, it’s a kids book, but the sweetest thing i have ever read. So so pure

[Micheal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cutesy book and cute graphics :)

[Gabriel Lindén · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[BrocheAroe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This old classic has been republished for a new generation. Adorable, classic spot illustrations alternate between pen-and-ink, and color pictures, highlighting the simple, sweet, and wise text. Here's my favorite page: "A brook can be a friend in a special way. It talks to you with splashy gurgles. It cools your toes and lets you sit quietly beside it when you don't feel like speaking." Also perfect to give to a friend or romantic love.

[Rhapsody · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous book. I'm always nostalgic for childhood favorites that I inadvertently encounter in some box in the garage, but this one gave me such a pang. It really was like finding an old friend that I'd forgotten about. All young kids should have a copy of this book. It really is a magical little volume.

[Trieste Devlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite book ever. I got it for a dollar at the library this summer and read it whenever i'm sad. "A friend is someone who likes you. It can be a girl. Or a boy. Or a cat. Or a dog. Or even a white mouse. A tree can be a different kind of friend..." The illustrations just make me want to squish them they're so cute!

[Rochelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of my favorite books ever. i found it on our high school library when i was in high school. after i read it, i'll show it to my friends. they'll loved it too, just the way i do. although, they're not a book lover. i was 14 years old, way back then. i'm 27 now and i'll find myself reading it over and over again. :)

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good book for children. This was my mom's favorite book when she was little. It was sitting on the shelf at the house so I picked it up and read it. I liked it, it was good for being a childrens book but not the best one I have ever read.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh, this is a lovely book! I am reminded of it by Lee, who has yet to read it to her little pun'kin. It is one of those truly memorable books of childhood that make me smile just thinking about it. Hurray hurray for another timeless classic!

[Sandra Hurlbert · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was given to me by a dear Aunt many years ago. I still love it! I have given it as going away gifts for special friends I have met and left during the years. It is a simple book, but in an age of superficial relationships, it reminds us what is real.

[Ktmattison · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book got me through a lot of hard times as a child. Whenever my "friends" were being jerks to me, or I had to deal with bullies I would pull this out and it would help cheer me up. Simple, and yet so effective and true.

[Sandra Dias · Rating 4 out of 5]

O forte deste livrinho são as ilustrações.
Tão, tão lindas!!!


Mas o seu conteúdo não se resume apenas às ilustrações.
Usando frases breves e parágrafos curtos diz-se grandes verdades sobre o que é um AMIGO de verdade.

Amo este livrinho <3

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Picked up this gem from a Michigan thrift store. After watching a Sophia the First show about friendship I pulled out all our little books about friends and curled up on the couch to read them to my little ones. It was a sweet time before naps....krb 9/6/16

[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was cute but I have to be honest and say that my son was not very interested in it. There was nothing wrong with the book itself but it is a little on the girly side, so that is the reasoning behind him not being interested.