What Is a FRIEND?

To learn to be a good friend kids need models of friendship. The 41 poems in this book guide us in reaching out sharing ourselves asking for help giving support and just having fun. These poems also show us that friends come in many forms; we can find them in our families at school on sports teams through community service on vacation in pets in nature - and even in ourselves.Many talented voices are represented in this book: Gail Aldous Marcie Flinchum Atkins Robyn Hood Black Willeena Booker Sandy Brehl Carol Bullman Kelly Conroy Mary E. Cronin Linda A. Dryfhout Janet Clare Fagal Karen Elise Finch Nancy Bo Flood Patricia J. Franz Marilyn Garcia Van G. Garrett Theresa Gaughan Sara Holbrook Irene Latham Rebecca Gardyn Levington Molly Lorenz Jone Rush MacCulloch Carmela A. Martino Guadalupe García McCall Rochelle Melander Heidi Mordhorst Elisabeth Norton Joan Riordan Laura Purdie Salas René Saldaña Jr. Michael Salinger Donna JT Smith Anastasia Suen Pamela Taylor Linda Kulp Trout Fernanda Valentino Charles Waters Vicki Wilke Matthew Winter Janet Wong Helen Kemp Zax and Sarah Ziman.As with our books in the THINGS WE series (THINGS WE DO; THINGS WE EAT; THINGS WE FEEL) 100% of the profits will be donated to the IBBY Children in Crisis Fund (IBBY.org).