Harper Collins

Board Book
Juvenile Fiction/Social Themes / Friendship

This is a simple and nearly wordless picture book for children to explore in a variety of ways. Shared with little ones, the bright pictures showing a small gray mouse’s search for the perfect pal help introduce colors, animals, and sounds. Many preschoolers will also be drawn to the idea of looking for a friend.

“Do you want to be my friend?” asks a little mouse of a horse, a peacock, an alligator, and others in this charming story, now available as a sturdy board book.

Do You Want to Be My Friend was an ALA Notable Book and an Honor Book at the Book World Spring Book Festival when first published in 1971.