Wednesday, November 22, 2023

I'm a Great Friend! by Lauren Stohler - ADVISABLE

I'm a Great Friend!
by Lauren Stohler
PICTURE BOOK Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023 $19. 9781665918336 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Baby Capybara is a great friend. No one creates an obstacle course as well as he. He makes perfect mud pies. Why is he the only capybara without a flock of birds? He tries every trick to find some feathered friends. Then one day.... 

I liked the use of the idea bubbles, interwoven with the standard dialog text. The illustrations add a lot to the story. I also liked the way Stohler uses different sizes of fonts to emphasize things in the story.

Wendi Stewart 

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