I Am a Good Friend

Learn what makes a good friend in this silly story about a girl and her disgruntled animal friends, perfect for fans of Peter Brown's You Will Be My Friend!

"I am a good friend!” says the girl and she heads outside to play with her buddies—two squirrels, a snail, and three crows. It’s a fun-filled day of games, picnicking, and storytelling, but is everyone having a good time? An unexpected turn of events suddenly challenges the girl to question if she’s treating her friends the way they want to be treated.

This funny and relatable picture book about growth mindset not only conveys the importance of being considerate and understanding of others' needs but also provides innumerable laughs with its depictions of a sweet, well-meaning little girl who loves her animal friends maybe a little too overzealously.
 

About the author

Charise Mericle Harper is the author and illustrator of many children’s books, including Bad Sister, I Cannot Draw a Horse, the Just Grace series, the Fashion Kitty series, and the Next Best Junior Chef series. She lives in Oregon. You can visit her online at chariseharper.com.

Liz Climo grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and moved to Los Angeles after college to work as a character artist on The Simpsons. She is the author of Please Don’t Eat Me, Rory the Dinosaur, The Little World of Liz Climo, and Lobster is the Best Medicine. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. Liz invites you to visit her online at thelittleworldofliz.com.

Product details

• Authors: Charise Mericle Harper, Charise Mericle Harper
• Assisted by: Liz Climo (Illustration), Climo Liz (Illustration)
• Publisher: Yen Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 6
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 28.04.2026
• EAN: 9780316364942
• ISBN: 978-0-316-36494-2
• No. of pages: 48
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Manners & Etiquette, Picture storybooks, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Picture storybooks: imagination and play