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Books in Forest Friends series

  • Best Friends: We Are Better Together

    Roger Priddy

    Board book (Priddy Books, April 12, 2016)
    You can't paint a picture without paint, or make a milkshake without milk. This charming book of teamwork and friendship shows how individual things are so much better, when they all work together! Flour, eggs, butter, and sugar all join together to make a cake; paper, scissors, and tape wrap a beautiful present. Designed with a mixture of photographs and fun illustrations to engage little ones and make them smile, there are cute rhymes to read and share in this celebration of teamwork in its many forms.
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  • Best Friends: We Are Best Friends

    Roger Priddy

    Board book (Priddy Books, Dec. 15, 2015)
    There are some things that just belong together – milk and cookies, pen and paper, salt and pepper, all best friends forever. This charming book of friendship is full of best friend pairs, and is designed with a mixture of photographs and fun illustrations to engage little ones and make them smile. With cute rhymes to read and share:‘Knife said to Fork: There's no one better.I love it when we are together.'This is a great book to celebrate friendship and love in its many forms.
  • Forest Friends: Mystery in the Meadow

    Bella Rose, Lisa Stone, Susan Touchstone

    Paperback (Quad Line Publishing, LLC., Dec. 30, 2019)
    The second of the Forest Friends series has familiar friends and the introduction of new friends. In this humorous mystery, Riley Rabbit returns and is joined by Dollie Deer as they enjoy the start of the spring season. Dollie Deer and Riley Rabbit are adorable friends that can often be found playing together in the meadow in the middle of the forest. There are all sorts of games they enjoy playing, but hide-and-go seek and tag are two of their favorite. The forest is full of beautiful colors, blossoming trees, and sweet aromas as the plants begin waking from their winter hibernation. The animals of the forest also enjoy the springtime, and Dollie and Riley are no exception. They are full of energy and ready to go early every morning. They always have lots of fun in the forest, but games in the meadow are always the best.One wonderful spring day, the two friends are enjoying their games when they come upon a strange item. This strange item is not something from other animals, and quickly the two friends learn it is something from a human. As they continue playing their games, more items appear and just as magically disappear. With all the strange things happening, they both wonder what is going on. Can Dollie and Riley solve the mystery of the magically appearing and disappearing human things?
  • Forest Friends: Ruckus at the River

    Bella Rose, Lisa Stone, Susan Touchstone

    Paperback (Quad Line Publishing, Aug. 6, 2020)
    Forest Friends is a series of early reader chapter books. The latest and fifth book in the series introduces the Otter Family. Ollie and Owen Otter are twin brothers and live in their burrow along the river with their mom, dad, and little sister. The Otter Family loves being in the water and the boys certainly spend most of their days swimming up and down the river. On one end of the river is the pond sitting in forest and the other end of the forest is the furthest point the boys will swim. That’s where the bridge is that leads to town where all the humans live. The boys know they can’t go any further than that bridge. But they also know they can find all kinds of cool things left by the humans. Swimming down the river to the pond, the boys are usually able to find things that have made it all the way down the river. One day they find a really stinky thing. They don’t know what it is, but they make the journey back up the river to ask their mom and dad about this stinky thing. And as usual, the boys seem to get into another mishap when they run into their little sister right on the riverbank’s edge.While adventures are always on the boys’ activity list, they also make sure to helps their friends when they are in need. One night, a terrible storm rolls through the forest. It leaves a mess all over the forest. Can Ollie and Owen help all their friends clean up? How many adventures will Ollie and Owen find? Can they make it one day without any mishaps?Throughout the Forest Friends series, readers learn about being a good friend to others, they learn about helping each other and sharing with each other, and they learn about working together. These feel good stories encourages friendship through the lives of familiar forest animals and helps kids learn about their habitats, daily habits, and it teaches kids about courage and trying new things. The Forest Friends series encourages learning through humor and intrigue and leaves the reader laughing and wanting more.
  • Don't Poke the Bear

    Dominic Robert Villari

    Paperback (Figment Press, March 12, 2018)
    Don't Poke the Bear is a fun and easy to read book about the importance of keeping your hands to yourself and not touching. Despite Rabbit's advice, Hare learns the hard way about unwanted touching and being a "noodge" while Bear is sleeping. The book features colorful illustrations and rhyming sight words. In addition to teaching a valuable lesson it is also useful for early readers and phonics lessons.
  • Friends

    Kim Lewis

    Paperback (Gardners Books, Jan. 31, 1999)
    Sam and Alice are the best of friends. One day, while playing on the farm they find an egg and decide to take it back to the farmhouse. The egg breaks and the children fall out. Then they find another and this time they take the egg all the way home to Sam's mum, friends once more.
  • Marvin, the Moss-eating Moose

    Marte Franklin, Victoria Krause

    Paperback (E. Blok Press, Nov. 5, 2019)
    This book is a work for young children. It was inspired by Christi Franklin and dedicated to children everywhere Marvin is a moose calf who has no friends. His mother suggests he do good deeds without telling anyone about them. He begins doing good deeds and during the course of the next few months, he meets Mrs. Wolf and her pups, Mrs. Grizzly and her cubs, and Curly. Together they develop friendships.
  • Friends: Stories About New Friends, Old Friends, And Unexpectedly True Friends

    Meg Cabot, Pam Munoz Ryan, Jennifer L. Holm, Ann M. Martin, Anne Martin, David Levithan

    Hardcover (Scholastic Press, Aug. 1, 2005)
    Stories of friendship from some of the most acclaimed and dynamic writers in children's books today, edited by Ann M. Martin and David Levithan, with all proceeds going to The Lisa Libraries.The friend can be the girl next door . . . or a faithful dog . . . or a teacher . . . or just plain invisible. But in every life, there's at least one friend who changes your life. In this collection, writers including Virginia Euwer Wolff, Ann M. Martin, Pam Munoz Ryan, Tanuja Desai Hidier, Walter Dean Myers, Rachel Cohn, Meg Cabot, Jennifer L. Holm, Patty McCormick, David Levithan, and Patrick Jennings present stories about friendship and all of its reverberations. All proceeds go to The Lisa Libraries, which provides small libraries for children in need.
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  • Best Friends: We Are A Family

    Roger Priddy

    Board book (Priddy Books, Dec. 15, 2015)
    Like peas in a pod, and leaves in a tree, we all belong to a family! Whether they are big, or whether they are small, this charming book shows young readers that there are all kinds of different families to be found in the world around us, from a bunch of balloons, to eggs in a box, and fingers on a hand. Designed with a mixture of photographs and fun illustrations to engage little ones and make them smile, there are cute rhymes to read and share in this celebration of family in its many forms.
  • The Forest Friends Learn to Be Kind

    Danae Dobson, Cuitlahuac Morales

    Hardcover (W Pub Group, Dec. 1, 1993)
    In a dream, six-year-old Eric helps his forest animal friends understand that in assuming Geronimo the bear is dangerous they have misjudged him
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  • We Are A Family

    Roger Priddy

    Board book (Priddy Books, Sept. 29, 2015)
    A Roger Priddy Best Friends book, We Are Family―created by Emma Jennings and written by Robyn Newton―is a delightful imaginative children’s picture book about families. Like peas in a pod, and leaves in a tree, we all belong to a family!Whether they are big, or whether they are small, this charming book shows young readers that there are all kinds of different families to be found in the world around us, from a bunch of balloons, to eggs in a box, and fingers on a hand. Designed with a mixture of photographs and fun illustrations to engage little ones and make them smile, there are cute rhymes to read and share in this celebration of family in its many forms.Describes family units as peas in a pod, eggs in a box, clothespins on a line, and leaves on a branch to describes how a family sticks together.
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  • Forest Friends: The Sticky Situation

    Bella Rose, Lisa Stone, Susan Touchstone

    (Quad Line Publishing, May 12, 2020)
    Forest Friends is a series of early reader chapter books. The latest and fourth book in the series, The Sticky Situation, brings the Bear family out from hibernation. The Bear cubs are always full of energy. They can often be found running around chasing each other or getting into all kinds of funny situations. There is never a shortage of things for the brother and sister to do in the forest, but they are often found looking for food. Betty is more reserved and careful than her brother Ben. Ben is always getting himself into some kind of situation. While the two have to learn to care for themselves and find their own food, they learn that working together can make things easier. Momma Bear soon realizes she needs food, and lots of it if she is to keep up with her very energetic cubs. Betty and Ben are very active and are often found chasing each other. With Momma Bear keeping things in check, she teaches Betty and Ben all about the different foods of the forest and even how to fish! Along with their new friend, Wheezy Woodchuck, the trio are often found searching for food or just playing a game of chase. However, one can be sure when the cubs are around, there is sure to be something funny that happens! When the three friends begin venturing out on their own, they even find themselves in a sticky situation! Can the Bear Cubs and Wheezy find a way to get unstuck? Join the Bear cubs and their new friend Wheezy Woodchuck as they learn about their forest home and how to survive on their own.Be sure to check out the third book in the series, Chaos at the Cabin brings Shelby Squirrel back into the story. Being as mischievous and curious as she is, she quickly finds herself in mishap after mishap. With winter arriving in the forest, the animals are quickly fixing up their winter homes. The Squirrel family decides the old cabin by the pond is the perfect place to stay. As they find their way into the attic from the tops of the trees, the Skunk family is moving in down below. Can the two families share the space peacefully and without any mishaps? With so much changing in the forest, will Shelby avoid the usual mishaps, or will the mishaps begin to spread to her friends as well?The second book in the series, Mystery in the Meadow follows Riley Rabbit and Dollie Deer as they discover human things spread around in the forest. As these items magically appear, they just as magically disappear. This leaves Riley and Dollie working as detectives to solve the mysterious disappearing act. The first book in the series, Trouble in the Garden, tells the story of three friends from the forest: Riley Rabbit, Shelby Squirrel, and Charlie Chipmunk; These three friends love to explore the world around them. There is always so much to do in the forest but exploring and finding new things are two of their favorite activities. Throughout the Forest Friends series, readers learn about being a good friend to others, they learn about helping each other and sharing with each other, and they learn about working together. These feel good stories encourages friendship through the lives of familiar forest animals and helps kids learn about their habitats, daily habits, and it teaches kids about courage and trying new things. The Forest Friends series encourages learning through humor and intrigue and leaves the reader laughing and wanting more.