A Friend for Bo
Synopsis
Fans of Tad Hills’s Duck & Goose books will feel right at home with A Friend for Bo, the story of a little rabbit who makes a new friend named Rollie! The only problem is that Rollie doesn’t like doing much. Not reading, not boating, and not even playing! How can Bo get his new friend to have some fun? And also . . . just what is Bo’s new friend? Well, his new friend is an egg, a fact that has gone right over Bo’s ears. Full of heart and humor, this endearing story proves that a true friendship can “hatch” at any moment!
"A purchase worth making." - School Library Journal
"Charming and sweet." - Kirkus Reviews
"Enticing details of Bo’s life invigorate this springtime story." - Publishers Weekly
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About the Author
ELISABETH ZUNIGA is an illustrator who specializes in painting magical landscapes and fuzzy ducklings. She has a fondness for woodland picnics and is always ready for an adventure. Elisabeth is from Southern California with Red Hugh of Donegal, her foxy cattle dog. Her favorite food is anything with sprinkles.
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Review
KIRKUS REVIEW
A lonely little rabbit desperatelychooses a very unusual friend.
Bo notices other creatures happilyplaying with friends and is determined to find one of his own. He notices...someone(a large egg) nestled in some reeds, says hello, and getting no reply, decidesthat this new friend is just shy. He names his friend Rollie, takes him home,and attempts to play all sorts of games with him. Rollie never reacts until Bopaints a smile on his blank face. A picnic turns into a mess as Bo becomes moreand more frustrated with this one-sided relationship. Finally, a loud crackreveals "a lovely surprise." It's a baby duck and a real live new friend withwhom playtime is fun at last. Short, easy sentences are set in white space amidbusy, colorful scenes that are filled with details that provide moreinformation than the text. Sharp-eyed readers will spot several animalfriendships, and they will of course notice that Rollie is an egg. UnlikeRollie, Bo's face tells every emotion from loneliness to puzzlement,frustration, and eventually, great joy. Zuniga's slight tale walks the knifeedge between whimsy and treacle. Young readers might laugh at Bo's excessivecluelessness, but they might just cheer when Rollie hatches and the little duckfinally becomes Bo's longed-for friend.
Charming and sweet. (Picturebook. 3-7)
"A purchase worth making." - School Library Journal
"...[Zuniga's] soft ink-and-wash spreads are full of cozy fixtures, from her bunny hero Bo's hobbitlike house to his rowboat and its overflowing picnic basket....The small, enticing details of Bo's life invigorate this springtime story." - Publisher's Weekly
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- PublisherRandom House Books for Young Readers
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 0553509993
- ISBN 13 9780553509991
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages40
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