Friends for Real

By Ted Staunton

See below for English description.

Emma cherche remplacer son animal favori. Elle essaie d'adopter d'autres animaux. Elle ram ne un orignal la maison, mais il est trop silencieux. Elle trouve un phoque, mais il glisse entre ses bras et elle ne peut pas lui faire de c lins. Dans sa qu te d'un nouveau meilleur ami, Emma rencontre Frank, un gar on un peu comme elle. Va-t-elle r aliser qu'ils n'ont pas besoin d'avoir exactement les m mes go ts pour devenir amis? Cette histoire d'amiti c l bre l'ampleur des mondes imaginaires cr s par les enfants et la joie de trouver le compagnon id al.

When Emma loses Dino, her beloved stuffed animal, she must look for a replacement pet. To Emma, Dino was perfect. He hid her broccoli for her and liked the same things as Emma. She begins to consider other pets.Emma brings home a moose, but he is too quiet. She finds a seal, but he is too slippery for hugs. Nobody is just-right like Dino. In her search for a new best friend, Emma meets Frank, a boy who is a bit like her but also different. Will Emma realize that they don't need to be perfectly matched to get along? This story of friendship celebrates childrens' deep and expansive imaginary worlds and the wonder of finding companionship.Original title: A Friend Instead

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 1443175161
• ISBN13: 9781443175166
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 32 Pages
• Age Range: 3 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3