Overview
What could be more important to children, or to any of us, than friends?In these 24 poems by Bobbi Katz, children will find reflections of their own experiences. They'll find both funny poems and poignant poems about things that happen to them every day.
This is an exuberant celebration of friendship, family, and community to delight readers of all ages. The fresh, sensitive pictures by Joung Un Kim perfectly complement these insightful poems.
A collection of poems describing different kinds of friendships including those with other children, siblings, pets, grandparents, and neighbors.
Synopsis
What could be more important to children, or to any of us, than friends?
In these 24 poems by Bobbi Katz, children will find reflections of their own experiences. They'll find both funny poems and poignant poems about things that happen to them every day.
This is an exuberant celebration of friendship, family, and community to delight readers of all ages. The fresh, sensitive pictures by Joung Un Kim perfectly complement these insightful poems.
School Library Journal
Gr 1-3A collection of pedestrian verses. While the subjects will interest children (siblings, new kids, name calling, chicken pox), the language and imagery are uninspiring and replete with clichs, and many of the rhymes and rhythms are awkward. "Greeting card" lines abound, e.g., "All of us are children./All of us like fun./All of us are special/every single one." The accompanying acrylic paintings are only average in quality and look muddy despite an extensive use of color, effectively mirroring the mediocrity of the poetry. This book is at best harmless, and with so many outstanding collections available, harmlessness is no justification for purchase.Carrie Schadle, New York Public Library