Friends for All Seasons - Hardcover

Elschner, Geraldine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0735820031 ISBN 13: 9780735820036

Publisher: North-South Books, 2006

Synopsis

Sunny the squirrel is heartbroken. Her best friend, Milly, who is a marmot, must hibernate for the winter. What will Sunny do without her? Then Sunny meets Fred the snowman, and winter just flies by. Suddenly it's spring again, which brings a joyous reunion with Milly, but a sad farewell to Fred. This simple story of good-byes and hellos shows just how strong true friendships can be.

About this title

About the Author:

Elschner studied Germanic and Romance languages and qualified as a librarian specializing in children's literature.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1–Mildly appealing artwork can't save this saccharine and unimaginative story. Sunny the squirrel is sad when her friend Millie, a marmot, leaves her to hibernate for the winter. One day, Sunny makes a snowman that sings, tells stories, and becomes her friend. Then spring comes, and Fred melts, but Millie awakens and returns. Sunny is happy because she now has two friends–one for each season. The full-bleed, mixed-media artwork is saturated with color, and the animals–dressed in human clothing–while a bit on the cute side, are appealing. The textured backgrounds and rich colors work well to bring the seasons alive, and the animals' faces are quite expressive. Unfortunately, the text is trite and awkward, laden with stilted dialogue. For a more successful take on a friendship put on hold when one character hibernates, go with Paul Stewart's A Little Bit of Winter (HarperCollins, 1999).–Amy Lilien-Harper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
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About this edition

• Publisher: North-South Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0735820031
• ISBN 13: 9780735820036
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Devos Xaviere