Very Special Friends - Softcover

Chapman, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561487481 ISBN 13: 9781561487486

Publisher: Good Books, 2013

Synopsis

Mouse is waiting by the river for her Special Friends. The clouds are drifting, The dragonflies are zipping by. Rabbit and Frog sit with Mouse while she waits. Turtle shares his picnic. The day slides quietly by as the friends sit together. Where are Mouse's Special Friends? Very Special Friends is bestselling illustrator Jane Chapman's debut as an author. Her lovely illustrations perfectly match the gentle text that celebrates the very special quality of everyday friendship.

About this title

About the Author:

Jane Chapman is a masterful illustrator of animals.

She and her husband, illustrator Tim Warnes, have two young sons.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 2-Mouse sets up a spot for waiting on the riverbank. Eventually, Rabbit happens along and asks Mouse what she is waiting for. She confides that she's waiting for her Special Friends. As Frog and then Turtle join them, the time passes by, full of the lazy anticipation of a summer day. The animals sit, eat, rest, and play while maintaining their vigil along the riverbank. Finally, the day is over and Mouse packs up to go. It turns out that the Special Friends have been there all along. This picture book is full of the feeling of summer and friendship. The words set the stage, but the illustrations are still the focus here. The paintings are lush and evocative. Readers can almost hear the bees buzzing and feel the cool grass underneath their feet. The river burbles along in the background. Everything works together to give a strong sensory image to the lazy day. As more of Mouse's friends gather on the bank, readers will begin to wonder who the Very Special Friends are. But as Mouse knowingly tells them, "Who could be more special than you?" Don't just keep this one for summer reading-enjoy Mouse and her friends all year long.-Susan E. Murray, formerly at Glendale Public Library, AZα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Good Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1561487481
• ISBN 13: 9781561487486
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 26