A Better Best Friend

A feel-good picture book about best friendship told with dry comedy and an open ending - squirrel and mushroom are best friends until another best friend comes to play.

This morning when I was out walking, I found a best friend. At least I think so. It certainly looks a lot like it! He really has a best friend kind of face.

In this comedic picture book exploring a forever childhood question about friendship, squirrel and a mushroom explore the forest through the seasons, show each other special trees, build snow mushrooms, share the good times and bad—which become good bad times alongside a friend.

Then spring arrives, and so does a new friend. And then another. This raises a profound question for an overthinking squirrel: should we have just one best friend?

After much drama, Squirrel doesn't find an answer - the friends keep coming - and he ends the book with at least three better best friends.

Reviews:
“This book is adorable!” Youth Services Book Review, starred review
"The idea of finding a friend will resonate with many children, and Squirrel's first-person narrative reads aloud well." Booklist

Väzba: brožovaná (paperback), farebné ilustrácie
Rozmery: 202 x 281 mm
Počet strán: 32
ISBN: 9781776575749
Dátum vydania: 03/2026
Vydavateľ: Gecko Press
Odporúčaný vek: 3+