By Mo Willems
Illustrated by Jon J Muth

A Carle Museum "Top of the Shelf" Book.
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Mo Willems' spare, poignant text and Jon J Muth's expressive watercolors team up to present a reflection on the natural course of friendship - and life - that will resonate with readers of all ages.

By Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee
Illustrated by Tony Fucile

Meet Bink and Gollie, marvelous companions who can always agree to put on their roller skates. In other matters, however (such as which socks to wear, the buying of goldfish, or venturing to the Andes Mountains), compromise is required. But even if one sees a tree house as halfway up and the other as halfway down, these girls are always the best of friends.

By Philip C. Stead
Illustrated by Erin E. Stead

Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day - "Ah-choo!" - he woke up with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests...

By Arnold Lobel

From the first enchanting story of the last, these five adventures of two best friends are packed with excitement, gaiety, and tender affection. Children will find this book delightful to read and beautiful to look at, either story by story, or from cover to cover. A 1971 Caldecott Honor Book.

By Olivier Dunrea

Gossie and Gertie are friends. Best friends. Everywhere Gossie goes, Gertie goes too. Or does she?

By Marla Frazee

A couple of boys have a summer adventure where they learn all about nature (um, sort of), eat banana waffles (of course), play lots of video games (naturally), and miss their parents like crazy (yeah, right).

By Bernard Waber

By Holly Hobbie
Illustrated by Holly Hobbie

Two friends, Toot and Puddle, live together in Woodcock Pocket. One day, Toot takes off to see the world, while Puddle decides to stay home. This is the story of their wonderful adventures both far away and right at home all year long. It's a story about being yourself and being a good friend.

By Laura Vaccaro Seeger

What do a frisky dachshund and a slightly timid stuffed bear have in commom? They're best friends. Here are three funny, beguiling, and meltingly tender stories about the ups and downs of friendship, ideal for emergent readers to read all by themselves, or better yet, to share with a friend.

By James Marshall

Like all best friends, George and Martha do everything together - go the movies, play at the beach, and just hang around not doing much of anything. George and Martha teach each other (and adoring readers) that even in a close friendship, privacy is important, practical jokes can sometimes backfire, and among other things, pouring split pea soup into your loafers to spare the chef's feelings is not the best-laid plan.

A man with a talent for friendship, James Marshall defined its very essence in his stories about the world's two best friends. This deluxe edition includes all seven of the George and Martha books - 35 stories in all - and a foreword by Maurice Sendak, afterword by Anita Silvey and appreciations by Marc Brown, Jack Gantos, Susan Meddaugh, Nicole Rubel, Coleen Salley, Jon Scieszka, and David Wiesner.