Simple yet pithy
Friend
A warm and simple board book that shares how to talk about feelings through a friendship between a child and their dog.
Through the up-close expressive faces of a child and their dog, we learn the words for a range of feelings.
This is my dog. She is silly! She is happy. Sometimes she is sad. She’s my best friend.
This simple board book is a starting point to talk about how we feel. Key words describe the many emotions a dog can go through in a short time, while the expressions on the faces of the people nearby convey a whole new raft of feelings as they respond and react. And so the story becomes one of friendship and how our friends make us feel.
This new board book is a multi-layered delight joining Pops in Gavin Bishop’s powerful series to share with the smallest children. There is also version available in te reo Māori here.
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Book Details
Country of Origin New Zealand Reader Age 0-2 year Book Size 18.5 × 18.5 mm
(boardbook)18.5 × 18.5 mm
(preorder-boardbook)ISBN 9781776574865
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Youth Services Book Review –
A sweet and simple celebration of the friendship between a young girl and her dog.
All Done Monkey Blog –
A wonderful board book for very young readers to talk about emotions.
Midwest Book Review –
An especially and unreservedly recommended pick for family, daycare center, preschool, and community library board book collections.
Red Reading Hub –
An opportunity for small humans to learn new vocabulary as they follow the action and interactions, showing that real friends don’t always need to say much; their expressions speak volumes.
School Library Journal –
It’s the simplest books that are often in the highest demand. With simple one or two word sentences, Friend slots neatly into that very category.
The Listener –
Top 50 Kids Books
Kirkus Reviews –
Simple yet pithy