Friends

By Rob Lewis

Book Overview

Oscar the rabbit discovers that friends -- in whatever form they come -- are full of nice surprises. Oscar just moved to a new house with his mother. He was looking forward to making lots of friends. "I hope they like to swim," Oscar said to his mother. "Because that's what I like doing best." Oscar headed down the path. When Oscar moves to a new part of the woods, he wants nothing more than to make some friends and go swimming. Much to his dismay, all the potential friends have their own interests. And there's no one just like Oscar: one is too noisy, one is too wild, one is too smart, one is too bashful. But after returning home alone and disappointed, Oscar realizes that the best friendships require a little give and take. This playful picture book explores the meaning of friendship with subtlety and charm.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805066918
• ISBN13: 9780805066913
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.8" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 3 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

Give and Take --- That's What Makes a Friendship!

"Friends" is a nice little picture book written and illustrated by Rob Lewis. This story is about a rabbit boy named Oscar who moves to a new place. Like a lot of kids in his situation, Oscar finds himself needing some new friends. Thing is, he's not sure he wants to play with any of them when it seems like they won't want to go swimming with him. The kids in Oscar's new neighborhood all invite Oscar to do things with him. Oscar, however, isn't really sure that he wants to. He doesn't want to play with a boy named Charles when he offers to let him look through his telescope --- he doesn't like people who are smarter than him, or so he says. And he doesn't want to play with Maisy --- she invites him to play her drums, but he finds her to be way too loud. Oscar wonders if he will ever find anyone to friends with. He learns, though, that the process sometimes requires some give-and-take.