Review By ROBYN MOORE What a great new book! In You Will Be My Friend, young Lucy the bear sets out in the world to find a friend. She is so excited she can barely contain herself. However, her excitement soon turns to disappointment quickly as animal after animal rejects her as a friend. For […]
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You Will Be My Friend
October 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Bears·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Flamingos·Friendship·Humor·Interspecies Friendship·Peter Brown·Preschoolers·Robyn Moore
Children Make Terrible Pets
October 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN From the author of The Curious Garden comes this “first pet story” where the tables are turned and a ballerina-looking bear by the name of Lucy finds a boy named “Squeaker” to be her first companion animal. Named for the sounds he makes, Squeaker seems to enjoy his days napping […]
Tags: Bears·Carolyn M. Mullin·Companion Animals·Domestication·Early Elementary·Illustration·New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2010·Peter Brown·Preschoolers·Wildlife
The Curious Garden
May 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Liam, a curious young urbanite, looks at the drab, grey concrete bleakness around him and wonders if it could be different. While he’s out exploring, a few neglected pieces of greenery peeking out from an abandoned track bed assure him that it can be. And the tale of Peter Brown’s The […]
Tags: Children's Choice Book Awards·E.B. White Read Aloud Award Winner·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Gardening·Jennifer Gannett·New York City·Peter Brown·Preschoolers·Urban Wildlife