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Highlights
- When a new kid moves to town, a beautiful friendship filled with wonder and imagination blooms in this lushly illustrated, inventive, and empathetic picture book.Between strangers and friends..."Hello.
- 4-8 Years
- 9.1" x 11.0" Hardcover
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes
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About the Book
"When a new kid moves to town, a beautiful friendship filled with wonder and imagination blooms."--Book Synopsis
When a new kid moves to town, a beautiful friendship filled with wonder and imagination blooms in this lushly illustrated, inventive, and empathetic picture book.
Between strangers and friends..."Hello."
Lean into the in-between moments in this poetic picture book that celebrates all the small steps in a budding friendship between two new friends.
Between friends and friends forever...Promises and pinky swears.
Two young kids meet for the first time and a playful friendship begins. From their backyard to the rolling hills of their neighborhood to the unlimited dreamscape of their imaginations, the two discover what it's like to connect with a true friend in real life and make-believe.
With vibrant illustrations, Between You and Me is an exploration of the big and small ways we can empathize with one another, and it's the perfect book to share, whether it be with someone you love or someone you are just getting to know. Scenes flow from realistic depictions of playing in cardboard boxes to portrayals of magical landscapes, capturing the childhood spirit of make-believe perfectly.
Review Quotes
This successful marriage of word and image respects the internal feelings of the very young.The beginning of a beautiful friendship, lovingly depicted. -- Kirkus Reviews
In a stirring picture book centering friendship, Sanders highlights the reassuring sentiments and moments that can exist between contrasting ideas. -- Publishers Weekly
"A young child sees a new neighbor their age moving into a house across the street and takes steps to make...an enduring, empathetic companionship...A growth mindset is highlighted throughout. An uplifting picture book about all the seemingly small in-between moments that contribute to a momentous relationship." -- Booklist
Over the course of the day, [the two friends] climb trees, talk through cups on a string, and frolic through a world created by their shared imaginations...both mundane and fantastic realms have a near-tangible texture that keep the characters rooted in their environment, whether they are exploring their backyard or outer space...Both an engaging group read-aloud and a book to prompt deeper discussion between a child and their grown-up. -- School Library Journal
Sanders's lyrical text celebrates the in-between of opposing ideas: "Between yesterday and tomorrow...Today"...a friendship evolves through shared moments, big and small, "ordinary and magical." Figueroa's fanciful digital art expands on Sanders's imaginative text...Between Sanders's words and Figueroa's images--a reminder that there are wonders to observe in the gaps between one moment and the next. -- Horn Book Magazine