FICTION

When the World Is Full of Friends

by Gillian SHIELDS
illus. by Anna Currey. 32p. Bloomsbury. Feb. 2018. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781681196268.
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Toddler-PreS—The rabbit family from When the World Is Ready for Bed and When the World Was Waiting for You are back in this book about friendship. The four bunny siblings love to play. Albert loves to run and jump, Tom likes playing pretend, and "Flossie was a great inventor." Of course, the baby just likes lying around. One day, they realize they need to make new friends to play with. Luckily, a family of squirrels has just moved in across the stream. The rabbits and squirrels are all too small to cross the stream though, so the rabbits quickly come up with a plan to meet their new buddies. The pen-and-ink with watercolor illustrations are soothing and set the perfect atmosphere for this calm book.
VERDICT This engaging story will be enjoyed in one-on-one readings or in a preschool storytime about solving problems. While there is nothing groundbreaking here, this is a sweet addition for most early childhood collections.
Reviewed by Brooke Newberry, La Crosse Public Library,WI , Feb 01, 2018

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