A Book of Friends [Hardcover]

Dave Ross (Author), Laura Rader (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

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.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3-Illustrated with cartoonishly cute animals, this book shares advice on ways to be a good friend ("Be a good listener," "Share your feelings," "Don't be afraid to say 'I'm sorry'") and on where one can find friends (at school, in a book, in the park). Beginning readers may have difficulty with the typography, which resembles paintbrush strokes. While fans of Ross and Rader's A Book of Hugs (HarperCollins, 1999) are the most likely audience for this book, adults might consider using it as an introduction to the importance of maintaining friendships.
Maura Bresnahan, Shawsheen School, Andover, MA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

PLB 0-06-028362-9 Ross reduces a topic as enigmatic and multi-faceted as friendship to didacticism and platitudes. ``Friends come in all different sizes and shapes and colors,'' the text intones; friends can be big and small, new and old, best and imaginary. The things Ross suggests pals do togethertake new experiences, confide troubles, have an adventure, sharewill hardly be news to children, and becomes somewhat bald in these pages. The asides are worse: ``It's not the size of your friends that counts. It is the size of your heart'' and ``It doesn't matter how many friends you have. . . . It's quality, not quantity, that counts!'' Some people won't mind the presentation; the bestseller lists are full of such volumes as Ross and Rader's A Book of Hugs; still, most children will want to dodge the finger-wagging. (Picture book. 3-7) -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; 1st edition (April 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060281707
• ISBN-13: 978-0060281700
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,640,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Saccharine, but has some good tips for young children, June 1, 2000

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Nancy R. Woodington - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Book of Friends (Hardcover)

"A Book of Friends" is a picture book with text enumerating the many different kinds of friends one can have (pen pals, best friends, imaginary friends, family, and so on). Younger children will probably enjoy the illustrations, and there are "Hints on how to be a good friend" that could be very useful to children who are learning the basics of interaction in groups. Children who are beginning to read will find the semi-script typeface frustratingly illegible. I ordered this book for my first grader, but it's going to his kindergarten teacher.

5.0 out of 5 stars Mother of two, August 16, 2006

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HipChick "RN and Mother of 2 beautiful girls" (CO USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Book of Friends (Hardcover)

I love all of the Dave Ross books and so does my 2.5 year old. My daughter loves the pictures and learning about different kinds of friends, hugs and kisses. My newborn isn't quite ready to apprectiate them but I am sure she will. I highly recommend them.

I like the large hardcover books better than the board books. The hardcovers have more in them.