Pip and Posy : the New Friend

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 3, 2018

Review

Pip the rabbit and Posy the mouse are very, very good friends and they are off for a day at the beach. They do lots of beachy things; they collect shells, wade in the water and dig in the sand. Everything is going great until Posy takes a nap and Pip befriends a boy dog named Zac and begins playing with him. When Posy awakes she immediately feels left out even though the others invite her to play with them. As often happens with little people and even sometimes older people, three friends being together just doesn't work out. How will this problem be rectified for Pip and Posy. Little readers and listeners will learn a great lesson from this story, as Posy realizes that three friends playing together truly can work out and not threaten but enhance the core friendship. The illustrations and text complement one another well with lots of white space on several pages. Little readers and listeners who have enjoyed other Pip and Posy offerings will like this one, too.

Overall Book Score: very good