Mabel Wants a Friend
Ariel Bernstein
(Author)
Marc Rosenthal
(Illustrator)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
From the acclaimed duo Ariel Bernstein and Mark Rosenthal comes a new humorous and earnest story about a young fox who learns that making a new friend takes more than just wanting one. Meet Mabel. She always gets what she wants. No matter what it takes. Meet Chester. He's Mabel's new friend, but...he doesn't always agree with Mabel's methods. After a disagreement, Mabel decides she's better off alone. But when Mabel starts to miss Chester, she realizes that to get what she wants most of all, she'll have to learn what it means to be a good friend.
Product Details
Price
$18.99
$17.66
Publisher
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publish Date
October 01, 2024
Pages
48
Dimensions
11.2 X 9.2 X 0.6 inches | 1.1 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781665940405
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Ariel Bernstein is the author of I Have a Balloon and Where Is My Balloon?, both illustrated by Scott Magoon, as well as We Love Fishing! and You Go First, both illustrated by Marc Rosenthal. I Have a Balloon received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, and it was a Junior Library Guild Selection. Where Is My Balloon? was a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, and We Love Fishing! received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. You Go First was a Junior Library Guild Selection, named a Charlotte Zolotow Highly Commended Title, and received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. Ariel lives in New Jersey with her family. Learn more at ArielBernsteinBooks.com. Marc Rosenthal is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of many books for children, including the Small Walt collection by Elizabeth Verdick, All You Need Is Love by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, I Must Have Bobo! by Eileen Rosenthal, We Love Fishing! and Mabel Wants a Friend by Ariel Bernstein, and Archie and the Pirates, which he wrote. He lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Learn more at Marc-Rosenthal.com.
Reviews
* "Prior collaborators Bernstein and Rosenthal (You Go First) once again dazzle at demonstrating social-emotional nuance in this savvy, playground-set work."--Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
*"Sharp insights on honing social skills, wrapped up in an immensely appealing package." --Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
*"Sharp insights on honing social skills, wrapped up in an immensely appealing package." --Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW