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The Friendship Surprise

English · Hardback

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It is spring and Little Red fox is excited to be reunited with his best friend, Hazel, a dormouse who will shortly wake from a long sleep. But over the winter, the fox has made another friend, Brock the badger. Little Red delays bringing it up as they resume their games. But the fox needs to find a way to introduce the friends while maintaining the special friendship with Hazel he holds so dear.

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Author Giorgio Volpe and illustrator Paolo Proietti have collaborated on three previous picture books including Before We Sleep which features two of the three characters in this new title. Before We Sleep was their first book to be published in English and it received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. Giorgio is a an actor, playwright and children’s book author. Paolo is a graduate of the International School of Comics in Rome. In 2016 he was awarded a Scarpetta d’Oro, the prestigious international award for children’s book illustration. Giorgio Volpe and Paolo Proietti both live and work in Rome, Italy.

Translator, Angus Yuen-Killick is the founder and publisher of Red Comet Press. Originally from the UK, he lived in Rome in the 1980s. He now lives and works in brownstone Brooklyn, NY. 


Summary

It is spring and Little Red fox is excited to be reunited with his best friend, Hazel, a dormouse who will shortly wake from a long sleep. But over the winter, the fox has made another friend, Brock the badger. Little Red decides revealing the new friendship is not the surprise Hazel will want to wake to, so he delays bringing it up as they resume their games. Bu the fox needs to find a way to introduce the friends while maintaining the special friendship with Hazel he holds so dear. Eventually the dilemma is resolved, but not without a surprise or two along the way. This book continues the friendship story told in the companion title Before We Sleep, also by Volpe and Proietti, although it may be read and appreciated completely on its own. 

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"The illustrations are pure delight, sharply colored, and full of nature. The language and word choice is easy for kids to understand, but sophisticated in portraying the complexities of friendships, new and old. This sweet, colorful, engaging picture book uses charismatic animals to explore friendship, and it's ideal for social emotional learning shelves."–School Library Journal". . . readers will be charmed by the simple story and the deep bond of loyal companions. Stunning illustrations . . . are the highlight of this tale for very young children learning about friendship. Proietti's soft-hued pictures are charming, displaying texture and color and featuring sunny days filled with flowers, birds, and butterflies. Pictures of beautiful poppies, trees in spring bloom, and lush undergrowth are delightful to scrutinize. . . Visually enchanting." – Booklist

"A fox frets that an old friend and a new one will shut him out if he introduces them in this follow-up to Before We Sleep. . . sprays of lovely flowers and greenery give Proietti's misty, rolling woodland settings a sunlit, beguiling serenity. " – Kirkus Reviews
"Soft, blushing, winsome illustrations trace this story of an unconventional friendship between a dormouse and a cheerful fox–one that is challenged during the dormouse's hibernation, when the fox befriends a badger, too. Can the twosome survive the addition of a third, or will hearts break on the the fine spring morning when the dormouse awakes? Trepidatious, the fox delays finding out; the true answer awaits, past pages whose verdant features will captivate young eyes." – Foreword Reviews

Product details

Authors Georgio Volpe, Giorgio Volpe
Assisted by Paolo Proietti (Illustration), Angus Yuen-Killick (Translation)
Publisher Red Comet Press
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation ages 0 to 3
Product format Hardback
Released 01.05.2022
 
EAN 9781636550282
ISBN 978-1-63655-028-2
Dimensions 219 mm x 8 mm x 296 mm
Weight 388 g
Subjects Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Foxes, Picture storybooks, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Early learning: time & seasons, Early years: time & seasons, Picture books, Early years: nature & animals

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