Who Will Be My Friends?

Name: Who Will Be My Friends?
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Syd Hoff
ISBN: 9780062405791

Author: Syd Hoff

Narrator: Dan Bittner

Unabridged: 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/24/2015

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Beginner Readers

Synopsis

A classic I Can Read about finding a friend—a good match for 3- to 6-year-olds looking for a friendship story, especially during or after a move. He likes his new room and his new street. The police officer and the mail carrier are very nice. But what Freddy really needs are friends—and he looks everywhere until he finds them!Syd Hoff created the Danny and the Dinosaur and Sammy the Seal I Can Read favorites. His unique graphic style still speaks to children today.""Highly successful—has the individuality and style welcome on the primary-first grade reading level."" —School Library Journal

About Syd Hoff

Syd Hoff has given much pleasure to children everywhere as the author and illustrator of numerous children’s books, including the favorite I Can Read books Sammy the Seal, The Horse in Harry’s Room, and the Danny and the Dinosaur books. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design. His cartoons were a regular feature in the New Yorker after he sold his first cartoon to that magazine at the age of eighteen. His work also appeared in many other magazines, including Esquire and the Saturday Evening Post, and in a nationally syndicated daily feature.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josiah on July 26, 2016

Of all the cherished easy readers Syd Hoff wrote and illustrated over his five decades in children's literature, I'm not sure he ever made a better book than Who Will Be My Friends?. The story affords no shortcuts through the inevitable awkwardness for a new boy in town who's dying to make friends,......more

Goodreads review by Tym on November 28, 2021

Moving to a new place can be scary, who will be your friends?......more

Goodreads review by Zipora on August 28, 2022

Freddy moved into a new house. He liked his room. He liked the street. “Who will be my friends?” he asked. He rolled his ball to a little dog. He rolled his ball to a cat. They did not roll it back. “I am your friend,” said the policeman. “I am your friend,” said the mailman. “I am your friend,” sai......more

Goodreads review by Alissa on October 21, 2024

This book was not my favorite. Freddy is trying to make friends and although he has friends, the adults are busy sometimes. He tries to make friends with children but they only want to be friends with him after they see he has skills. It isn’t very kind of educational.......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on March 22, 2021

What a great book......more