Synopses & Reviews
"Everyone has a box of friends that they can take with them wherever they go, " Annie's grandmother tells her. And it's just the thing to help Annie adjust to her new home on the beach. When Annie's grandmother shares her special memory box with Annie--complete with a gray feather, knotty driftwood, and dried flowers--Annie realizes that she can fill her own box with objects that will help bring back happy memories of the friends she misses so much. Beautiful watercolors bring to life this gentle story about a girl learning to live in a new home by keeping the memories of friends from her old home close to her heart. Its soft seascapes make A Box of Friends the perfect summertime promotion.
Synopsis
Beautiful watercolors bring to life this gentle story about a girl learning to live in a new home by keeping the memories of her friends in a special "memory box." Full color.
Synopsis
Award winning author Pam Munoz Ryan has created a heart-warming tale about a girl adjusting to a new home. When Annie's family moves to the beach, Annie misses her friends and is worried that she won't be able to make new ones. Luckily, Grandma knows just what to do. She shows Annie a box filled with mementosa feather, a white stone, and a bouquet of roses and explains how each of these things reminds her of a special day with one of her friends. Together, she and Annie decorate a box for Annie and fill it with things that will remind Annie of the friends she misses so much.