A Friend Like You

by Andrea Schomburg, Barbara Rottgen, Sean Julian (Illustrator)

Overview

Squirrel and Bird are very different. One likes nuts, and the other likes worms! But both of them are happy to try something new. And together, they make the very best of friends. A beautiful tale of an unlikely friendship, brought to life with sweet illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781680103694
Publisher:	Tiger Tales.
Publication date:	09/07/2021
Series:	Let's Read Together
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	121,954
Product dimensions:	9.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	AD500L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Andrea has taken up writing for children after writing poetry for adults for many years. She teaches poetry writing at university and performs her quirky poems on stage. She enjoys acting, films, theater, and potato chips! She lives in Germany, in a town close to Hamburg.

Editorial Reviews

2016-07-20
As winter nears, a squirrel and a bird forge a friendship.When autumn comes, Squirrel gets busy, dashing up and down trees to gather nuts. He’s in the middle of a good rest when a little bird lands next to him. Squirrel offers a nut to eat, but the bird eats only worms. A little gentle coaxing gets the bird to try it, and: “Nuts are delicious!” he declares. Squirrel invites the bird to climb, but he doesn’t know how. Instead he flies up to meet his new friend, sitting on the topmost branch of the tree and sweetly singing; it gives Squirrel goosebumps. Squirrel can’t sing, but he can hum, and they make beautiful music together. The day gets even better when they play and climb, jump and hop, fly and spring; and sing all day long! At the end of the day, they sit on the grass together, eating and watching the sunset. “And that’s how Squirrel and the bird stayed together. And it didn’t matter at all that they were very different. It was exactly right, just the way it was.” Schomburg and Röttgen present their lesson on diversity and celebrating it with a deft touch, their focus on the characters’ experiences keeping the book from ever sounding didactic. Julian gives both characters, especially Squirrel, sweet and gentle demeanors; their woodland playscape is suffused with bright, warm colors. Lovely and sweet. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews