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Frog and Toad Together
By Arnold Lobel
New York : Harper & Row, [1972]. Easy Reader.

"Five further adventures of two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery." --Editor

Written by Heather Ayris Burnell
Illustrated by Hazel Quintanilla
New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2022. Easy Reader.

"In three stories, friends Unicorn and Yeti spend time with each other, watching clouds in the sky, playing copycat, and having a tea party." --Editor

Written by Kate DiCamillo
Illustrated by K.G. Campbell
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2013. Fiction. 231 pages.

"Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle Buckman is astonished when the squirrel, Ulysses, demonstrates astonishing powers of strength and flight after being revived. Can her superhero squirrel help Flora defeat her greatest enemy?" --Editor

Written by Meg Medina
Illustrated by Sonia Sánchez
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020. Picture Book.

"Evelyn Del Rey is Daniela's best friend. They do everything together and even live in twin apartments across the street from each other: Daniela with her mami and hamster, and Evelyn with her mami, papi, and cat. But not after today--not after Evelyn moves away. Until then, the girls play amid the moving boxes until it's time to say goodbye, making promises to keep in touch, because they know that their friendship will always be special. The tenderness of Meg Medina's beautifully written story about friendship and change is balanced by Sonia Sánchez's colorful and vibrant depictions of the girls' urban neighborhood." --Editor

By Mo Willems
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2013. Easy Reader.

"Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them." --Editor

Juana & Lucas
By Juana Medina
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2016. Intermediate. 88 pages.

"A spunky young girl from Colombia loves playing with her canine best friend and resists boring school activities, especially learning English, until her family tells her that a special trip is planned to an English-speaking place." --Editor

By Norm Feuti
New York, NY : HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2021. Comic. 60 pages.

"Ally the alligator is perfectly happy being alone ... until one day a noisy bird named Beak lands on her snout. Much to Ally's annoyance, this chatty bird likes to sing all the time and has chosen a nearby tree to build his new nest. Even worse, he insists that he and Ally will be best friends. In fact, he has all kinds of friendship goals in mind, and it seems nothing Ally says will convince him that she'd rather just be alone. Nothing beats peace and quiet ... except for maybe a new best friend?" --Editor

Written by Annie Barrows
Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2006. Intermediate. 125 pages.

"Second graders Ivy and Bean set out to expel the ghost who is living in the girls' bathroom at their school." --Editor

Bunny Party
By Rosemary Wells
New York : Viking, 2001. Picture Book.

"Max and his big sister Ruby disagree about which of their toys to invite to Grandma's birthday party." --Editor
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