They do everything together and as close to the same way as possible. Life is blissful until Lily, a creative and unusual female moves into the neighborhood. Henkes' illustrations are clever and humorous and he has created yet another strong female character in Lily. One of the most difficult issues I've ever read about in a children's book appears in Paul and Sebastian by Rene Escudie and Ulises Wensell. This is the stories of two boys from differing background whose mother's are judgmental, prejudiced and won't let the boys have a relationship with each other.
Circumstances change minds and rapports to produce a happy ending.
This is one of those rare books in which it is the parents who are wrong and get an opportunity to grow. In Theodor and Mr. Balbini, by Petra Mathers, Mr. Balbinin thinks his dog, Theodor, is his best friend. One day Theodor begins to speak and voice all his dissatisfactions. There is however a happy ending as Madame Poulet, Theodor's French teacher, swaps her non-verbal poodle Josephine. The humor and situations are outrageously subtle and surround many friendship issues that are great discussion points.