A Book of Friends

by Dave Ross, Laura Rader (Illustrator)

Did you know that friends come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors? Did you know that you can spend time with many friends or just one friend? Did you know that friends make the good times better and the bad times easier? Grab a friend and share this adorable book together! From the dynamic duo that brought us the bestselling A Book of Hugs comes this new warm and wonderful book celebrating the joys of friendship.

Genres: Friendship, Childrens, Fiction

Hardcover

First published April 1, 1999

About the author

Dave Ross is an artist, author and educator whose every career move has involved kids. First published in 1975, his bibliography includes 39 titles. Dave's most recent book, T'Bugs, is a science fiction chapter book for young readers. [Tom Lemery is co-author]. It was released in 2017.
In 1981, Dave and his wife Kathleen founded Helping Hands School in Clifton Park, NY. They ran this preschool for special needs children for 30 years, retiring in 2010. The school is still open and serves hundreds of children and their families in Saratoga County.

Reviews

[Janice Spina · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sweet and adorable book about the importance of friends. Young children will love this book as they read along about all kinds of friends that come in different sizes and shapes.

The illustrations are fun and colorful and add to the story. My grandchildren love this book!

I was given a copy of this book and I chose to review it.

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read to Sam. Copy signed from Miss Stamp in 2002.

[Shelby Usrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is super adorable. It is a great book to read to young children who are just starting out. The book explains what it means to be a friend, where to get friends, and what there is to do with friends. It could be used to help children better understand how to open up to other students in their class. For young children, coming to school with other kids for the first time could be very overwhelming and for some children it might be hard to open up to others. Reading this book is a fun and easy way to express the meaning of the word "friend". I love this book.

[Claire Binkley · Rating 2 out of 5]

I remember thinking this book portrayed socialites in a much more positive light than the more reclusive people who might spend more time looking for books like it rather than wasting time chasing after people, which I had found strange.

However, in the end, it is just a children's book, so I'd not be well-advised to overanalyse it.

[Shaley Dunn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very cute book about having friends and how to treat your friends.

[Keleigh]

I like this book because it shows some diversity. You can have all kinds of friends. It even talks about how to be a good friend and things friends can do with each other.