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May I Bring a Friend Nrf #0001: May I Bring a Friend?

by Beatric De Regniers

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What could be more natural, when invited by the King and Queen to tea, than to ask to bring a friend? And that, of course, is what the hero of May I Bring a Friend? does. Not only to tea, but to breakfast, lunch, dinner, apple pie and Halloween — one invitation for each of six days of the week.

The King is most gracious. "Any friend of our friend is most welcome here," says he. And his graciousness extends to giraffes, lions, hippos, monkeys, all kinds of friends. Not all of whom are on their very best behavior.

It must be assumed however, that everyone (including the reader) enjoyed the friends, for why else would the king and queen step off to the zoo for tea on the seventh day.

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A well-mannered little boy has permission to bring his animal friends to visit the king and queen.

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What could be more natural, when invited by the King and Queen to tea, than to ask to bring a friend? And that, of course, is what the hero of May I Bring a Friend? does. Not only to tea, but to breakfast, lunch, dinner, apple pie and Halloween — one invitation for each of six days of the week.

The King is most gracious. "Any friend of our friend is most welcome here," says he. And his graciousness extends to giraffes, lions, hippos, monkeys, all kinds of friends. Not all of whom are on their very best behavior.

It must be assumed however, that everyone (including the reader) enjoyed the friends, for why else would the king and queen step off to the zoo for tea on the seventh day.

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Beatrice Schenk de Regniers is the author of many outstanding books for children, including some notable award-winners.
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Jennifer Starkman, July 7, 2007 (view all comments by Jennifer Starkman)
So begins the sweet, funny, lighthearted story of a little boy who each day brings a different animal friend to visit with his pals, the King and Queen, and the inevitable antics which ensue.
It?s strange to me how so many fairly mediocre stories are prized as ?classics? of children?s literature, when truly wonderful stories such as May I Bring A Friend?, which have stood the test of time so beautifully, are never really promoted the way they ought to be. Beatrice De Regnier writes with a wonderful, slightly off-kilter rhyme scheme perfectly designed for the pauses and emphases that make a story great for reading aloud, and Beni Montresor?s minutely detailed and varied illustrations (some black-and-white, some black on a single-coloured background, and some saturated with a handful of rich, complementary colours) will have children poring over them to see every little bit of what is going on in the story.
May I Bring A Friend? is a true classic?a book which never feels dated or tired, but has continued to provide laughs to children and for over 30 years.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780689206153
ill.:
Montresor, Beni
Author:
Montresor, Beni
Author:
Beatrice de Regniers
Author:
de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk
Author:
de Regniers, Beatrice
Publisher:
Atheneum Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Royalty (kings queens princes princesses knights etc.)
Subject:
Animals
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Picture books
Subject:
Stories in rhyme
Copyright:
1971
Edition Description:
B221
Series:
May I Bring a Friend Nrf
Series Volume:
0001
Publication Date:
February 1971
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
48
Dimensions:
9.98x7.82x.41 in. .80 lbs.
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
3-7
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