Author: Tallec, Olivier
Reading age: from c 3 years
Published on 1 March 2024 by Gecko Press in New Zealand.
Hardback | 32 pages, Illustrations, colour
290 x 210 x 8 | 368g
“This morning when I was out walking, I found a best friend. At least I think so. It certainly looks a lot like it! He really has a best friend kind of face.”In this comedic picture book exploring a forever childhood question about friendship, squirrel and a mushroom explore the forest through the seasons, show each other special trees, build snow mushrooms, share the good times and bad—which become good bad times alongside a friend.
Then spring arrives, and so does a new friend. And then another. This raises a profound question for an overthinking squirrel: should we have just one best friend?After much drama, Squirrel doesn't find an answer—the friends keep coming—and he ends the book with at least three better best friends.