Friends Come in All Shapes and Sizes

This week, I am sharing picture books featuring stories about friendship.  Here are a few of my favorites . . . .

My Friend Bear by Jez Alborough
Eddie is feeling sad, and so is the bear. They both wished they had a friend to talk to, All they have are their teddies, and teddies can't talk. or can they?.

Waiting for Goliath by Antje Damm
While waiting for his friend Goliath, Bear ignores the suggestion made by other animals that Goliath will never arrive.

Ribbit! by Julie Folguiera
When a pig visits a frog pond, sits on a rock, and says only "Ribbit!", news spreads fast but only the wise old beetle has an explanation.

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable--he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world.

Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry
Stick and Stone are both lonely until Pinecone's teasing causes one to stick up for the other, and a solid friendship is formed.


More Friendship Stories --
And to Think That We Thought We'd Never Be Friends by Mary Ann Hoberman
Boom, Snot, Twitty by Doreen Cronin
Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman
Buddy and the Bunnies in Don't Play With Your Food by Bob Shea
Don't Need Friends by Carolyn Crimi
Don't Worry Bear by Greg Foley
Elwood Bigfoot: Wanted: Birdie Friends! by Jill Esbaum
Four Friends Together by Sue Heap
Good Night Bat! Good Morning Squirrel! by Paul Meisel
He Came with the Couch by David Slonim
Horace and Morris But Mostly Dolores by James Howe
How I Found a Friend by Irina Hale
I Got a New Friend by Karl Edwards
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
The Lonesome Polar Bear by Jane Cabrera
My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
My Friends Make Me Happy by Jan Thomas
Pug & Doug by Steve Breen
Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear by Monica Carnesi
A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne Bloom
Squid and Octopus: Friends for Always by Deb Pilutti
Toot & Puddle by Holly Hobbie
A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker
Waddle! Waddle! by James Proimos
We Forgot Brock! by Carter Goodrich


Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through July 19, 2019.