Tuesday, November 12, 2019

The Importance of Being Ernie (and Bert): A Best Friends' Guide to Life by Bert and Ernie- ESSENTIAL


The Importance of Being Ernie (and Bert): A Best Friends' Guide to Life by Bert and Ernie. PICTURE BOOK. Imprint, 2019. $16. 9781250304568

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K. EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

The Importance of Being Ernie (and Bert) is broken into seven chapters. Each chapter is full of tricks and tips to help any kind of relationship flourish. Top Tip for Roommate Living: HAVE AN EMERGENCY PLAN. Emergency step one: find your Rubber Duckie!  Words to live by: GROWING UP ISN’T EASY. So why do it? Bert’s friendship advice: A GOOD FRIEND IS LIKE HOT CHOCOLATE. Both make you warm and fuzzy inside. (But hot chocolate never borrows your socks without asking.) With chapters on Celebrating Your Differences and Words to Live By both Bert and Ernie (or Ernie and Bert!) give us great insights on how to not only be a best friend but a kind and loving human being. 

Bert and Ernie star in this must have book on “A Best Friends Guide to Life.”  Readers immediately know they are in for a treat when they realize the hardbound cover has a pull tab that changes the title from focusing on Ernie and putting the spotlight on Bert!  We loved Bert and Ernie’s candor and advice.  The Importance of Being Ernie (and Bert) would be a perfect platform in any home or school to discuss topics of friendship and kindness.  We loved the honesty and the humor.  The photography is bold and inviting.  Giving this guide to a new college student, a newly married couple, or sharing its wisdom in classrooms or homes will certainly bring more peace, contentment and joy to the world.

Reviewer: SL

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