Friends Forever

Friends Forever

By Author / Illustrator

Mary Murphy

Genre

Friends and family

Publisher

Happy Yak

ISBN

9780711294134

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

30-01-2025

Synopsis

I'm going out to play,
Please, will you come too?
Everything is better
When I do it with you!

Two adorable monkeys laugh, play and look out for each other in this sweet and uplifting picture book. With eye-catching, bright artwork, adorable characters and simple, bouncy text, Friends Forever is suffused with Mary Murphy's trademark playful humour and heart.

Reviews

Elen

Friends Forever is a pitch-perfect story about friendship for very young children, bursting with vibrancy and energy.  A young monkey wants to explore and of course the adventure wouldn't be perfect unless his very best friend comes too.


There follows a romp through the treetops, told in joyous rhyming verse: "We bound and leap, and whirl and swing. We hoot and holler and squeal and sing'. There is some lovely vocabulary to introduce young children to, and a warm look at friendship, and how friends watch out for each other. Look out for the moment of peril when the young friends reach the ground - but all will be well!


The illustrations are bold, energetic and use repeated greens and yellows, with the monkeys standing out in black so children will have no trouble in following their antics. 


Friends Forever is a fun, warm look at friendship that has a lot to offer young children, encouraging them to talk about their friends, enjoy adventures and also to learn some new words and discover jungle environments and animals.


Picture book / Reviewed by Elen Green

Suggested Reading Age 0+

 

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