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Friends

Younger Readers

Gigi and Lulu's gigantic fight by Pamela Duncan Edwards ; illustrated by Henry Cole

Four friends in autumn by story and pictures by Tomie dePaola

Abby's chairs by written by Barbara Santucci ; illustrated by Debrah Santini

Four friends in the garden by Sue Heap

Hot day on Abbott Avenue by Karen English ; illustrated by Javaka Steptoe

You are to me by written and illustrated by Rebecca Doughty

My best friends by Anna Nilsen ; illustrated by Emma Dodd

From me to you by Anthony France ; illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke

Brian & Bob : the tale of two guinea pigs by Georgie Ripper

Dracula and Frankenstein are friends by Katherine Brown Tegen ; illustrated by Doug Cushman

The richest crocodile in the world by Daniel Postgate

When Marcus Moore moved in by Rebecca Bond

Blossom and Boo : a story about best friends by Dawn Apperley

A box of friends by Pam Muñoz Ryan ; illustrated by Mary Whyte

Four friends in summer by written and illustrated by Tomie De Paola

A to Z of friends and family by Tracy Nelson Maurer

Alicia's best friends by Lisa Jahn-Clough

Ahoy there, little polar bear by written and illustrated by Hans de Beer

Molly and the storm by Christine Leeson ; illustrated by Gaby Hansen

Fran's friend by Lisa Bruce ; illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

Ariel and Emily by Adele Aron Greenspun and Joanie Schwarz

New kid in town by Mercer Mayer

Make new friends by text and jacket art by Rosemary Wells ; interior illustrations by Jody Wheeler

Big Al and Shrimpy by Andrew Clements ; Yoshi

Alien & Possum hanging out by Tony Johnston ; pictures by Tony DiTerlizzi

All for one by Jill Murphy

Being friends by Karen Beaumont ; pictures by Joy Allen

Babar's little girl makes a friend by Laurent de Brunhoff

39 uses for a friend by Harriet Ziefert ; drawings by Rebecca Doughty

Alien and Possum : friends no matter what by Tony Johnston ; illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi

The adventure of Louey and Frank by text by Carolyn White ; pictures by Laura Dronzek

And to think that we thought that we'd never be friends by Mary Ann Hoberman ; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

Aggie and Will by Larry Dane Brimner ; illustrated by Rebecca McKillip Thornburgh

Amanda Pig and her best friend Lollipop by Jean Van Leeuwen ; pictures by Ann Schweninger

Dog and Cat shake a leg by [text and illustrations by] Kate Spohn

Word Bird's new friend by Jane Belk Moncure ; illustrated by Linda Hohag ; color by Lori Jacobson

The Berenstain bears and the trouble with friends by Stan & Jan Berenstain

Little Bear's friend by Else Holmelund ; pictures by Maurice Sendak

Fox and his friends by Edward Marshall ; pictures by James Marshall

Frog and toad together by Arnold Lobel

Older Readers

Amalee by Dar Williams

Stealing home by text by Paul Mantell

The fire of friendship by adapted by Elizabeth Lenhard

Yankee girl by Mary Ann Rodman

Mallory on the move by Laurie B. Friedman ; illustrations by Tamara Schmitz

Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata

Eleven by Lauren Myracle

Ruby Lu, brave and true by Lenore Look ; illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf

Some friend by Marie Bradby

Minn and Jake by Janet S. Wong ; pictures by Genevieve Cote

Lilly in the middle by Brenda Bellingham ; illustrated by Elizabeth Owen

Act I, act II, act normal by Martha Weston

Herbie Jones moves on by Suzy Kline

The care and keeping of friends by illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Agnes Parker... girl in progress by Kathleen O'Dell

Friends! by Elaine Scott ; photographs by Margaret Miller

4 1/2 friends and the secret cave by Joachim Friedrich ; translated from the German by Elizabeth D. Crawford

Aquamarine by Alice Hoffman

Friendliness by Lucia Raatma ; consultant, Madonna Murphy

Snail mail no more by Paula Danziger, Ann M. Martin

P.S. Longer letter later by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin

Alice Rose & Sam : a novel by Kathryn Lasky

Annie Bananie and the people's court by Leah Komaiko ; illustrated by Abby Carter

Bad, badder, baddest by Cynthia Voigt

Amber Brown goes fourth by Paula Danziger ; illustrated by Tony Ross

Cap it off with a smile : a guide for making friends by written and illustrated by Robin Inwald

The Green Toenails Gang by Marjorie and Mitchell Sharmat ; illustrated by Denise Brunkus

Fourth grade rats by Jerry Spinelli ; illustrated by Paul Casale

Very far away from anywhere else by Ursula K. LeGuin

The fantastic stay-home-from-school day by Nancy Hayashi

Pajama party by Amy Hest ; illustrations by Irene Trivas

Ellen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary ; illustrated by Louis Darling