A Splendid Friend, Indeed.

Picture Book # 1
 
AUTHOR: Suzanne Bloom

         TITLE: A Splendid Friend, Indeed 

ILLUSTRATOR: Suzanne Bloom

GENRE: Fiction Picture Book

THEME: Friendship

          PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CHARACTERS: 

          Polar Bear and Goose

AWARD(S): Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book Award

         DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2005 by Boyds Mill Press.

What a charming book!    It is about a polar bear who just wants to read his book, write in his journal, and think his thoughts. But a little goose trots in and only wants to talk, persistently asking the polar bear what he is thinking.   After consistently interrupting the polar bear, goose goes off and returns with a snack, a blanket and a note that says “I like you. Indeed I do.  You are my splendid friend!” Despite their differences polar bear and goose learn to be friends.  The illustrations in this book are stunning and they draw you into the simple text.  This book would be fun to read aloud or individually. It could be used to teach children appropriate ways to talk to people, how to make friends and how to recognize when someone wants to be left alone.