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    A Splendid Friend, Indeed

    Part of Goose and Bear Stories

    Author Suzanne Bloom
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    $9.99 US
    Astra Publishing House | Astra Young Readers
    8.5"W x 11"H x 0.12"D  
    On sale Aug 01, 2009 | 32 Pages | 9781590784884
    Up to Preschool
    Reading Level: Lexile BR
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    A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book

    This charming, bestselling picture book says volumes about friendship with a few select words and accessible illustrations.

    Bear wants to read and write and think. But his friend Goose wants to talk and talk ... and talk! Bear and Goose are so different! But can they still be friends? Toddlers and preschoolers will learn about how to make--and keep--new friends through this delightful story.

    A Pennsylvania One Book, Every Young Child Selection
    Suzanne Bloom is the author and illustrator of the picture books featuring Goose and Bear: A Splendid Friend, Indeed, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book; Treasure; What About Bear? and Oh! What a Surprise! Her other books include Feeding Friendsies, No Place for a Pig, A Mighty Fine Time Machine, and the popular The Bus for Us. She lives with her family in McDonough, New York. View titles by Suzanne Bloom
    ★“The gentle humor will elicit giggles; Goose's silly statements and Bear's patient responses beg to be read aloud. An ideal book for storytimes about friendship and sharing.”—School Library Journal, starred review

    ★ “A more perfect union between giggle-inducing but reassuring images and a text of very few words is hard to conjure.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “Bloom gets maximum effect with minimum words. . . . Fun to read aloud, the book will also lead to discussion about friendly (and annoying) behavior.”—Booklist

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    A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book

    This charming, bestselling picture book says volumes about friendship with a few select words and accessible illustrations.

    Bear wants to read and write and think. But his friend Goose wants to talk and talk ... and talk! Bear and Goose are so different! But can they still be friends? Toddlers and preschoolers will learn about how to make--and keep--new friends through this delightful story.

    A Pennsylvania One Book, Every Young Child Selection

    Author

    Suzanne Bloom is the author and illustrator of the picture books featuring Goose and Bear: A Splendid Friend, Indeed, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book; Treasure; What About Bear? and Oh! What a Surprise! Her other books include Feeding Friendsies, No Place for a Pig, A Mighty Fine Time Machine, and the popular The Bus for Us. She lives with her family in McDonough, New York. View titles by Suzanne Bloom

    Praise

    ★“The gentle humor will elicit giggles; Goose's silly statements and Bear's patient responses beg to be read aloud. An ideal book for storytimes about friendship and sharing.”—School Library Journal, starred review

    ★ “A more perfect union between giggle-inducing but reassuring images and a text of very few words is hard to conjure.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “Bloom gets maximum effect with minimum words. . . . Fun to read aloud, the book will also lead to discussion about friendly (and annoying) behavior.”—Booklist

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