Books with title Meet My Best Friend

Everyone needs a friend who will stick by them through thick and thin, and in My Best Friend, author-illustrator Lois Kim reminds children that they always have a best friend to cheer them on and help them to be their best. The charmingly illustrated rhymed-verse narrative concludes: My best friend is ME and I am my best friend. My Best Friend was born of Kim's desire to encourage her daughter—and herself&mdashduring times of self-doubt and to give the pre-teen inner strength and confidence as she was bullied in school. "The idea came to me as she confided in me about the 'mean girls' at school," Kim says. "The feelings she shared with me between her tears and sobs vividly reminded me of my own experiences, both as a kid and as an adult. I wanted her to see that loving and relying on herself and being her own best friend will help her through her darkest moments. For me, as a recovering addict, remembering to love myself can mean the difference between life and death. I have to be my own best friend and treat myself with respect." This message of self-confidence is especially important today, as increasing bullying and social media pressure can make children feel isolated and outcast. "In my journey promoting my first book, Mommy Loves You," Kim recalls, "I met strong, accomplished women who also echoed this message—that loving yourself and being your own best friend is something we can all benefit from practicing." As a former inmate at the Women's Community Correctional Center (WCC) in Kailua, Kim knows a thing or two about the necessity of self-confidence in the face of daunting challenges. "While incarcerated, I was in the loneliest place in the world," Kim says. "Writing and illustrating that first book while I was there gave me a voice when I thought silence was my only option. I've reached a new chapter in my life, starting again from the ground up. I face challenges today because of the bad choices I made in the past. It's not easy, but I continue to push forward, despite some closed doors. I know I've been fortunate to get a second chance, but I also have to listen when my inner best friend tells me I'm doing the right things to earn that chance. If I didn't have that confidence, I wouldn't be where I am today." Ever since she was a child, Kim has turned to drawing as a source of comfort. During her incarceration, her passion for art became a lifeline and a way to communicate with her children and send them a deeply felt message: Mommy Loves You, her first book, created in collaboration with Haku Moolelo ("Composed Stories"), a program offered to inmates by the non-profit organization Read to Me International. The project provided her with an outlet to combat her loneliness and to reassure her children that her absence wasn't their fault. In My Best Friend, Kim again combines her gift for art with a message given additional depth by her family's experiences.

In My Best Fiend Angela is Charlie's best friend, or best fiend as Charlie accidentally wrote in her essay. But fiend is probably a better word, as it's Angela who puts a spider in Miss Menzies' sandwich, and plasters glue all over Laurence Parker's chair... Angela has a knack of getting Charlie into heaps of trouble but friend or fiend, life is never dull for Charlie when Angela is around!

Snick was in his family for years before a baby boy was born, and now that he's here, baby and Snick are inseparable! Snick is present for almost everything that goes on during the child's day and the bond they share is like no other. No longer just "man's best friend" but "baby's best friend," Snick is this child's first loving and constant companion. About the Author Sharon Daniels is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati with her degree in child development. She always loved reading stories to children--especially her own grandchildren--so writing a book for kids was only natural! Daniels has three sons whom she raised in South Florida. All of them were good students and now are successful businessmen and excellent fathers. Daniels is a professional comedian/impressionist and singer. She writes poetry for all occasions and also works as a lyricist. She's been professionally performing in South Florida and theaters around the country for over thirty years. My First Best Friend is based on her first-born grandson's relationship with his dog, Snickers.

In the world of teenage girls, friends become enemies and enemies become friends on almost a daily basis. But ever so often there is a best friend who becomes a hated enemy through a series of unthinkable events. That is what happened to 13 year-old Monica Jackson when her closest friend destroyed Monica’s life by embarrassing her on the Internet.Now her ex-best friend is queen of the school. So Monica must plot her revenge, avoid being embarrassed again, and hopefully get her period, all while trying to snag the cutest boy in school.

Losing a pet is hard, but when that pet is your best friend, the loss is much harder. This book was written to showcase one young boy's experience losing his best friend and how, with the help of his family, the sadness and feelings of loss eventually turned to happy memories and gratitude for the time spent together. This book does not try to colour over the sadness and frustration, but rather seeks to show how one boy navigated those feelings. Mostly this book celebrates the life of an amazing dog and a friendship that meant the world to one little boy....

Annalisa is your quintessential five year-old girl. The person she loves most in the world is her older brother Tyler. One of her favorite activities is spending time with him. But when he becomes stricken with the disease of addiction, their relationship drastically changes as well as their whole family dynamic. This story explains the disease of addiction and meaning of recovery to young children through Annalisa’s journey through her older brother’s addiction and eventual recovery.

There's a new girl in town! After Ida May’s last best friend moved away, she swore she’d never have another. But then she met fun, sparkly Stacey Merriweather, and now she and Ida are like two peas in a pod. When the friends discover a magical mermaid night-light that seems to grant wishes, they start a secret club—just the two of them. Ida uses the mermaid to make something bad happen to Jenna, the mean girl in class. Then Stacey uses the mermaid to undo a scheduled math test. The more they put the mermaid's powers to use, the more they need to help it along by manipulating the truth with their "highly creative stories." Ida goes along with all the lies at first. But before long, Ida suspects that Stacey is using the mermaid to tell some big lies . . . and to cause some big trouble at home. And soon Ida feels caught between telling the truth and hurting friendship with Stacey. How will Ida set the record straight while still keeping her new best friend?