Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In My New Friend Is So Fun!, Piggie has found a new friend! But is Gerald ready to share?
John Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back meets Lucy Ruth Cummins’s A Hungry Lion in this hilarious, deadpan story about a creature looking for a new friend after eating his last one. A little creature is looking for a new friend, but he’s not having any luck. Why is he looking for a new friend? Because he ate his old one. Heidi McKinnon delivers a hilariously macabre story with colorful illustrations and a satisfying, dry wit.
Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter is inviting his best friend over to play in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book. Whether these buddies are climbing trees, playing basketball, or riding bikes, both parents and children alike will relate to this beloved story. A perfect way to teach children about being a good friend!
Meeting "new friends" can be challenging for our little ones. This is especially difficult when mom and dad have to leave them in the care of a "New Friend." The book "My New Friend," will illustrate to your little ones that when mom and dad leave, they also will return. Plus, it will inspire all the fun they can have with their 'new friend, ' the nanny, while mom and dad are away. This book is written in English and Portuguese. Edna Freeman (c) 2020
Here is a story of human kindness and love that reaches across every last point of difference there is. My New Friend, Squatchette tells the tale of a little girl, Xylina, who lives in a beautiful part of the world with her grandfather. In this lush forest setting, where berries can be plucked off branches and squirrels are abundant neighbors, the pair make the most extraordinary discovery. A mommy sasquatch ferries her injured sasquatch baby to the edge of their home at the foot of a half-ring of high timbered mountains and hopes for the best from these terrifying humans. Over the next several weeks, the best is revealed, and a remarkable relationship takes shape among the members of this unlikely grouping in this scenic, nature-steeped setting. Xylina names the baby Squatchette, and takes great pains to ensure her comfort and healing. When the pair eventually takes their leave of one another, it is in an illuminated state. This relationship is at the heart of the book, and it is what makes the story soar. Such magic is to be expected, after all, in such a magical setting.
I force my mouth to form a smile, but it is hard to look people in the eyes. I hear my dads voice whispering, Eye contact, Anna. But making eye contact means seeing and being seen. I try to avoid it. My head is nodding while my heart screams in disagreement with what is being said, NO HE IS NOT IN A BETTER PLACE. THIS IS WHERE HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE. THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE THAN RIGHT HERE. WITH US. With extraordinary honesty, Anna Hodges Oginsky shares how she experienced grief after the sudden death of her father. My New Friend, Grief: Reflections on Loss and Life tells the story of how Oginskys previous life experience shaped her understanding of death and loss. As she sifted through the broken pieces of her heart, she discovered that befriending grief would allow her to move through life in richer, more meaningful ways. My New Friend Grief brings to light the feelings and fears many of us face in grief, but hesitate to explore. As Oginsky reveals her personal insights into loss and life, we find a friend who affirms for us that, as we too grieve, we are not alone.
Freshman interplanetary veterinary students Taje and Giem long for an offworld summer externship with plenty of adventure, excitement, and romance. Instead their assignment on Big Maxson’s Planet forces them to face wildly dangerous, monstrous animals. Kind people will help, but nefarious characters also appear. When the students uncover a disastrous break in planetary disease protection, they make a fateful decision to split up to uncover the truth. Taje and Giem encounter more adventure, excitement, romance, and pain than they ever expected. Will they survive long enough to advance to their sophomore year? Book Review 1: "Excellent!" -- Andre Norton, Science Fiction Grand Master Book Review 2: “I finished your book last night. I settled down with it in front of a cozy fire and wound up staying up until 3:00 to finish it. I couldn’t put it down! I had to find out what happened to these interesting characters.” -- Jerry Oltion, Nebula winner, and twice nominated for the Hugo Book Review 3: “Teens and adults will enjoy this fast-paced science fiction adventure .....a satisfying read!” -- Patricia M. Prisbrey, Ret. YA Librarian, Eugene Public Library
Having lost his parents at an early age, Niko has always looked to his older sister for protection. So when she starts wanting a life of her own, Niko tries everything he can think of to keep her attention, taking ever greater risks with his life and the lives of others until the day it ends in a tragedy. On returning to his flat after the grim event, Niko finds an uninvited biker sitting on his sofa. Big, bearded, and boldy asserting that he is Jesus, the biker gently but firmly advises Niko to clean up his act.And Niko does what he's told, with surprising consequences...
Eleven-year-old Jack thought he had outgrown his imaginary friend, George—until his dad also disappears from his life. His mom's bipolar disorder isn't being properly treated, so while in the throes of a manic episode, she ditches Jack with his aunt, uncle, and cousins. Jack decides that only George can help him figure out where people go when others stop believing in them—and how Jack can put his family back together. Meanwhile, the imaginary George—half-walrus, half-human, all magic—has a problem of his own: with nobody to believe in him, he is slowly disappearing. Rejoining Jack is his only hope for survival. Or is it?