New Friends, True Friends, Stuck-Like-Glue Friends - Softcover

Kroll, Virginia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802852025 ISBN 13: 9780802852021

Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 1999

Synopsis

Wriggly friends
Squiggly friends
Laughing and giggling friends
All-kinds-of weather friends
Always-together friends

This whimsical look at friendship presents boys and girls playing together in a variety of settings. Combining Virginia Kroll's bouncy lyrics with Rose Rosely's vibrant gouache illustrations, this book shows the many ways kids can enjoy each other's company every day.

This inviting picture-book will give youngsters a warm introduction to relationships.

About this title

About the Author:

Virginia Kroll was born in Buffalo, New York. She attendedthe State University of New York at Buffalo and CanisiusCollege and later became a fifth-grade teacher in theBuffalo area. She has written numerous short stories,articles, poems, and books, including I Wanted to KnowAll about God (Eerdmans, 1994) and Masai and I(Four Winds Press, 1992). Virginia is married and has sixchildren, one grandchild, and 49 pets.

An artist and animator living in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Her work has been commissioned by internationalcorporations, and she has produced animation for theNational Wildlife Federation and the Children's TelevisionWorkshop.

Review:

Children's Literature
"With about eight words per double-page spread, this deceptively simple text celebrates differences and shows us that people of all ages, colors, sexes, and even species can be good friends."

About this edition

• Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0802852025
• ISBN 13: 9780802852021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Rosely Rose