Originally titled Welcome, this is a joyful picturebook about friendship and togetherness, from internationalbestselling illustrator, Axel SchefflerWould you like to come inside this book? You're very welcome.In fact, everyone is welcome here, whether you're big or small, flappyor jumpy, noisy or quiet.With its simple text and endearing animal characters, Friendsshows how everyone can be a good friend, and how we canall help others to feel welcome. Axel Scheffler's fabulous, funny animals arethe perfect ambassadors to show us all about friendship and togetherness:how to laugh together, play together - and, most importantly,how to make friends again after a quarrel!Axel is much-loved for his characters such as the Gruffalo,Stick Man and ZogA donation from every copy of Friends soldgoes to Three Peas, a charity which supports refugees whohave had to flee their homes.Friends follows Axel's picture bookKind which has enjoyed huge critical and internationalsuccess.Friends, previously published as Welcome, hassold into 14 territories Praise for Kind: The Times 'Children's Book of the Week' on6th April 2019'A treasure trove of wisdom and beauty. . . A beautiful andprofound book' BookTrust 'An anthology of tips about how to make a kinder world' TheSunday Times 'This book is really good ... A simple story about what achievingthe impossible dream of 360-degree kindness might look like... showcasing some of the best children's book illustrators inthe world' The Times 'Children's Book of the Week' 'This valuable book discusses kindness in all its forms' DailyMail'Celebrate the importance of kindness. Small acts of kindnesscan make a real difference' Angels and Urchins'A timely and inspiring new picture book' PrimaryTimes'A beautiful and thoughtful gift that will be treasured forgenerations' South Wales Evening Post'One of this year's most celebrated releases' Telegraph
