Product Description

I like you
and you like me,
and though we're different as can be . . .
we both like being friends!

In lilting rhyme and charming images two true-blue best friends proclaim their differences, and have fun with them too. So when one wants to play baseball and the other prefers a game of dress-up, a true pal finds she can pitch while wearing a tiara. And though one buddy favors days and the other nights-both like having pillow fights!

In this tender, joyful portrait of friendship's give-and-take, young readers will easily find reflections of their own special relationships.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #95343 in Books
• Published on: 2002-05-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-K-Through rhyming text, Beaumont conveys the joys of friendship between two girls while celebrating their similarities and differences. The words bounce along in language appropriate for children who are making their first friends: "I am me/and you are you./I like red/and you like blue." Many of the verses end with a line noting what both children like to do: "I like Saturn./You like Mars./We both like counting falling stars." Allen's expressive, colorful pastel illustrations on full spreads match the cheerful text, and offer lots of details to explore. Try this at storytime along with other books on friendship.
Doris Losey, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library, Tampa, FL
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
A delight to look at and a treat to read: a gem for best friends of any age to share. -- Kirkus Reviews

Allen's expressive, colorful pastel illustrations on full spreads match the cheerful text, and offer lots of details to explore. -- School Library Journal

Customer Reviews

What a great book!
I loved this book. I read it to 6 different classrooms (grades K and 1) All of them enjoyed it. The two girls, one white and one black, talk about their friendship. Sometimes they like that same things and sometimes they don't. But they are still best friends. I have also purchased this for our church library. It teaches the best way to be a friend without being at preachy. The illustrations are delightful

Great Book about Friends
My daughter loves this book. It shows that friends don't have to be the same or like the same things.

What a joyful book to share
I love this book. My grand daughter comes to my day care and has a special friend. They love when I read this book because they see theirselves in it. Each of them like some of the same things while each of them are very different. They like when I read this book and we talk about how being friends is accepting the way others are different. I recommend this book to build self esteem and friendship.