Friends

by Kim Lewis

Sam and Alice are friends. Today, Alice as come to play with Sam on the farm where he lives. When Sam hears a loud clucking in the henhouse, he knows it means that a hen has laid an egg. "Let's go and find it", says Alice. Can they find the egg? Can they carry the egg to the farmhouse without breaking it? Kim Lewis's warm words and beautifully observed drawings portray a child's life on a working farm with affection and clarity.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

25 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Kim Lewis is an author and illustrator of children’s picture books.

Reviews

[Archie · Rating 2 out of 5]

its ok

[Katie Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Friends is book bases on two friends going on an adventure at the farm. It teaches children the benefits of sharing with someone.

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect book for toddlers preschoolers learning to get along with one another.

[Vanessa Henry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Friends is about two young children called Sam and Alice who are best friends. They are playing outside and decide to collect an egg from the chicken to bring it inside. They work together and manage to bring it very far. However one of them breaks the egg and the other is very annoyed. Alice knows Sam is angry so she tries to make it better. They decide to be friends again and attempt to carry another egg. This time there are successful and become best friends again.

This story is an excellent book for a lesson such as PSHE or R.E across the primary keystages. it looks at friendships and working together. it also has a focus on forgiveness which can be talked about within an R.E lesson. This story can also be a good way of allowing children to engage in discussions.

[Ginny Shepley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book Amazing illustrations, I read it today to a class of 3 to 5 year olds. It is a great book that works well with simple props. I used construction paper cut out drawings of the egg, hat, bucket, and wheel barrow, to help the smaller ones focus. I think this story has many concepts to explore. I am looking forward to reading it again and would recommend it as a teaching tool for exploring emotions and also nature themes.

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book captures perfectly the many moods of young children beginning with lovely cooperation and ingenuity to do something on their own moving through courtesy and sharing into accident, contention, separation, and quick forgiveness as something new presents itself. And all that told in the simplicity of a child's vocabulary. I think that Ms. Lewis is really brilliant here.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alice came to play with Sam on the farm. When they were attempting to take a chicken egg to the house an accident got them into a squabble. Finding another egg helped them sort it out and work together. Gorgeous illustrations.

[Tynisha Thompkins]

This book was ok, a little boring and did not really grasp my students' attention.

[Becka Book Girl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story just so-so, but beautiful illustrations