About The Book

This sweet board book about animal friendships shows us that from elephants to otters, everybody needs a buddy!

Everybody needs a buddy,
whether clean or green or muddy!
Everybody needs a friend,
true and blue who’s not pretend.

If a baby’s on the ground,
elephants will gather round.
Trying hard to help him stand,
friendly trunks can lend a hand.

This charming board book about friendship highlights the ways animals care for each other! Sweet, silly, and all true, these friendships are described in ways that children will understand. With perfect rhyming text from Ellen Jackson and bright illustrations from Maddie Frost, it’s very clear: everybody needs a buddy!

About The Author

Ellen Jackson

Ellen Jackson is the award-winning author of more than fifty-five fiction and nonfiction books for children, including The Mysterious Universe (a Golden Kite honor book) and Earth Mother (which garnered three starred reviews). She lives with her husband and dog in Santa Barbara, California.

About The Illustrator

Maddie Frost

Maddie Frost is a picture book author-illustrator from New England. She currently lives outside Boston with her husband. Visit her online at Maddie-Frost.com.

Product Details

Publisher: Little Simon (October 15, 2019)
Length: 26 pages
ISBN13: 9781534439719
Ages: 2 - 4

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Everybody Needs a Buddy

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