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Do You Want to Be My Friend?

Published
Feb 1971
Main Genre
General Fiction General Fiction
Pages
40

About This Book

This classic tale of friendship tracks a small gray mouse's search for the perfect pal. He asks various animals the same question: "Do you want to be my friend?" But it's not until he meets another mouse that he is answered with a heartwarming "Yes!"

Fans of The Secret Birthday Message and The Mixed-Up Chameleon will delight in this ingenious picture book by Eric Carle. Do You Want to Be My Friend? was selected as an ALA Notable Children's Book, a Library of Congress Children's Book Pick, and a Book World Spring Book Festival Honor Book. It supports the Common Core State Standards.

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Jan 1987 HarperCollins ISBN 0064431274
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Jul 1990 Penguin (UK) ISBN 014050284X
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Feb 1971 HarperCollins ISBN 069024276X
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Feb 1971 HarperCollins ISBN 0690011377
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Mar 1987 Perfection Learning ISBN 0812450922
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Apr 1987 San Val ISBN 0808594346
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Oct 1988 Philomel ISBN 0399215980
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Oct 1995 HarperFestival ISBN 0694007099
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