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A Circle of Friends

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A Circle Of Friends is a warm and caring wordless story which is "written" and illustrated by Giora Carmi. When a young boy anonymously donates his snack to a homeless man, he begins a cycle of goodwill that reverberates and expands in a great circle of kindness. A Circle Of Friends is distinctive in that it is told entirely through illustrations - which have the powerful characteristic of being in black and white with a single color highlight. A truly rapturous and inspiring picture book, A Circle Of Friends is strongly recommended for inclusion in school and community library picture book collections.

We liked the little bit of color that the illustrator used. We used our imaginations to read the book because there were no words. The author taught us about being kind to others. It's important to give things to people that are poor. It was like passing on a good deed.

"A Circle of Friends" by Giora Carmi is a very special and precious book. The stunning illustrations tell a story that reminds me a little bit of the message behind the movie "Pay It Forward". It shows how karma travels..... "what goes around, comes around". One good deed leads others to do good deeds in a chain reaction.

Because the book consists of only illustrations, and no words, each "viewer" is free to interpret and provide their own words. It is universal.

I can hardly say enough that is great about this beautiful book except that I highly recommend it to you.

I use this book in speech-language therapy to work on narrative and inferencing skills. It's a great book with a good message, sweet illustrations, and it really facilitates good conversation.