A heart-warming story about the enduring power of friendship.

Lenny the rabbit is resting beside a pond when he spots a little fish all by herself. They play together, but will they be able to stay friends when rabbits live on land, and fish live in water? With fun to read aloud rhyming text and lovely illustrations from Paula Metcalf, this is a celebration of the enduring power of special friendships.

Talking about the book

Sharing this book is a great opportunity to talk about friendship. Here are some questions you could ask:

• What does it mean to be a good friend?
• Why do you think friends are important?
• Has a friend ever upset you? Why did they upset you?
• Would you rather have 100 okay friends or 5 really good friends?
• Why is it important to be friends with people who live in different places or look different to us?

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Beatrice’s mum has asked her to take a bunch of bananas to Grandad. On her path through the jungle, Beatrice meets a giraffe who accidentally flicks them into a stream. Whoops! But the giraffe picks some flowers for Beatrice to take instead. As her journey continues flowers are swapped for honey, honey is swapped for some mangoes . . . and so it goes on until a friendly elephant swaps a feather for . . . a beautiful bunch of bananas! A lovely circular story, based on an African folktale, about family, friendship, and teamwork. Written by best-selling author Elizabeth Laird, and illustrated by Liz Pichon, creator of Tom Gates.

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