You Will Be My Friend!

This has been in rotation for several months now, and it always provides ample amusement to both kid and me. Lucy is a tutu-wearing extrovert who is READY. TO MAKE. SOME NEW FRIENDS!!! Her mother wishes her good luck, and Lucy mostly comes on way too strong, way too fast for all the other animals. She despairs that she'll never find a friend. Spoiler: she does find a friend.

This is a sweet, charming book about socializing - our primo ape behavior, after all!

Lucy wants to find a new friend today. In her enthusiasm, she scares off many potential friends. Finally, just as Lucy is about to give up, a flamingo approaches Lucy and asks (in flamingo talk) to be her friend.

“She came close to making friends a few times.
‘Thanks for inviting me to lunch!'

But something always went wrong.
‘Sorry I ate your house!'

(Illustration shows Lucy, with honey dripping off her face and hands, running away from a beehive that has been half consumed.)

A satisfying story, with plenty of drama and truth and humor for everyone.