Review: Good Friends...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 27, 2013
My daughter will be starting pre-school in two weeks.  She is pretty excited and a little bit scared.  She can't wait to make some new friends. It's important for her make and surround herself with some great and happy friends.  In her "adventures" at various play groups and activities she's already discovered that some kids are much more fun to be around than others.  Some kids can be bullies and other kids are just quite simply a joy to be around. She definitely feeds off the emotions of others. One of her concerns is about making new friends is what to do if they turn out to be mean. The story of Princess Sophia has opened up a dialog with my daughter about the types of people we surround ourselves with.Princess Sophia is bored and lonely.  She is convinced that all she needs to be happy is to fly to the moon.  For the price of a kiss, a little green frog whisks her away to planets unknown where she meets new potential friends. Some of them are grumpy and some are sad, and none of them are friends that make her feel good. That is until she meets the last little star, he is a happy star. Princess Sophia shares his joy and discovers that happiness isn't having all the "things of the world" but it's surrounding yourself with happy people that love you.The font adds  some whimsy to the story.  I love how some of the words are different sizes and colours making it fun for my daughter to read along.The author, Suzy Liebermann has created a fairy tale of the unexpected.  The illustrations were bright and colourful, my daughter absolutely loved them.  The little frog reminded her of one of her stuffed toys who absolutely has to make an appearance every time we read it. It is just the perfect length for bedtime.I received this book for free using Tomoson. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.