Meg Barclay, education consultant and early years reviewer for the School Library Association, reviews books which help children to build friendships, learn about stories from India and be introduced to key mathematical concepts

1 Will You Be My Friend?

By Sam McBratney

Illustrated by Anita Jeram

Walker Books

January 2024, pp24, £7.99

9781529514988

Reading age: 1+ years

From the creators of Guess How Much I Love You comes a book which celebrates curiosity, play and making new friends. Readers will be delighted to follow Little Nutbrown Hare who has new adventures playing by himself, as Big Nutbrown hare is very busy. While exploring, Little Nutbrown Hare discovers many new things, including his own reflection, his own shadow and a surprise in the heather on Cloudy Mountain. This turns out to be Tipps, a snow hare, who asks ‘Will you be my friend?’ and they go off to play together.

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