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Best Friends (Trumpet Club Special Edition)
Best Friends - Trumpet Club Special Edition Author:Steven Kellogg Kathy and Louise, best friends, do everything together in school and at home. They even invent a pet horse, Golden Silverwind, who lives in a pretend stable between their houses. They imagine that the neighborhood becomes a fantasyland and spend wonderful hours playing. When Louise is whisked off for her family's summer vacation, Kathy is mi... more »serable when she learns that her friend can have fun without her. Worse still, Louise returns home and claims a neighborhood dog's only puppy, leaving Kathy feeling slighted yet again. Finally, when Kathy shares her hurt feelings, Louise understands and helps her resolve them. The story's concerns are truly childlike, and Kathy's emotions are realistically depicted. The illustrations, filled with warmth and humor, flow along with the story to the final satisfying frame.
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3 Kellogg's "fantastical" nature is more than evident in his latest title. Best friends Kathy and Louise share everything together. When Louise goes away for the summer, Kathy sees the neighborhoodliterally and figurativelyas a barren desert. Finally a postcard arrivesLouise (the traitor) is having a wonderful time! Kathy is hurt and angry but is somewhat appeased by the appearance of a new neighbor, 72-year-old Mr. Jode, who has a dog who is about to have puppies. Kathy is to have the first spotted pup; Louise's mom also arranges for Louise to have one. Louise returns, bearing gifts and assurances that she did indeed miss Kathy. The first puppy is brown, and given to Louise. There is no second puppy. Kathy is crushed, until Louise suggests raising the puppy together. All ends in starry daydreams about the future. The watercolor and ink illustrations are appealingly bright and magical. Kathy and Louise's daydreams are vividly and flamboyantly portrayed, with "reality" just as attractively pictured.« less