
A Friend Is a Friend Is a Friend
Sara O'Leary(Author)
Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada (Publisher)
Published on 21. May 2026
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-77946-026-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this companion to best-selling titles A Family Is a Family Is a Family and A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid, a child explores how to make a friend.
When a child arrives at summer camp, they see a lot of other kids. Will any of them want to be their friend?
One by one, the kids share their thoughts on friendship. One child makes friends by asking questions, while another says you can be friends even if you don't speak the same language! Listening to each other's stories, liking the same things and showing kindness are among the many ways of being a friend. And in the end - whoever you are - the best way to make a friend is to be one!
Author Sara O'Leary and illustrator Qin Leng have created a delightful, heartfelt, inclusive book about making and being a friend - the final title in the Who We Are trilogy.
Key Text Features
dialogue
illustrations
speech bubbles
vignettes
Correlates to the Common Core States Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
When a child arrives at summer camp, they see a lot of other kids. Will any of them want to be their friend?
One by one, the kids share their thoughts on friendship. One child makes friends by asking questions, while another says you can be friends even if you don't speak the same language! Listening to each other's stories, liking the same things and showing kindness are among the many ways of being a friend. And in the end - whoever you are - the best way to make a friend is to be one!
Author Sara O'Leary and illustrator Qin Leng have created a delightful, heartfelt, inclusive book about making and being a friend - the final title in the Who We Are trilogy.
Key Text Features
dialogue
illustrations
speech bubbles
vignettes
Correlates to the Common Core States Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
Reviews / Votes
"An irresistibly charming conclusion to the creators' beloved trilogy." - Kirkus Reviews "A helpful, jovial addition ... for collections with its gentle guidance on friendship and how to cultivate it." - School Library Journal "Equal parts earnest and humorous, [A Friend Is a Friend Is a Friend] captures the fears, joys, and fun of making friends and invites readers to take the plunge." - Horn Book "An encouraging tale about finding your place among others when you're far from home." - Foreword Reviews "A Friend Is a Friend Is a Friend is an excellent option for parents and educators looking for a way to help young readers ease social anxiety or build social skills." - Quill & Quire "The colourful, activity-filled pages will have readers wanting to join in the laughing, sharing, climbing, running and exploring. ... A wonderful book to share with children to talk about relationships and what friendship means to them." - Calgary HeraldMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ontario
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 years
Product notice
Picture book
Illustrations
Full color illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
93 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77946-026-4 (9781779460264)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
SARA O'LEARY's notable picture books include A Family Is a Family Is a Family (USBBY Outstanding International Books, Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year), A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid (TD Canadian Children's Literature Award finalist) and A Friend Is a Friend Is a Friend in the Who We Are trilogy, illustrated by Qin Leng. Sara has won the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People in recognition of an exceptional body of work. She lives in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
QIN LENG is a highly acclaimed illustrator and author of picture books and graphic novels. Her art appears in the award-winning Who We Are trilogy by Sara O'Leary; Trefle by Nadine Robert (Governor General's Literary Award); Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri Uegaki (Asian/ Pacific American Award for Literature, Governor General's Literary Award finalist); and When I Found Grandma by Saumiya Balasubramaniam (Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award finalist); among others. Qin lives in Toronto, Ontario.
QIN LENG is a highly acclaimed illustrator and author of picture books and graphic novels. Her art appears in the award-winning Who We Are trilogy by Sara O'Leary; Trefle by Nadine Robert (Governor General's Literary Award); Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri Uegaki (Asian/ Pacific American Award for Literature, Governor General's Literary Award finalist); and When I Found Grandma by Saumiya Balasubramaniam (Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award finalist); among others. Qin lives in Toronto, Ontario.