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unexpected friendships

Books about unexpected friendships for readers of all ages.

Cover of Drop Dead, Mad Dog Fred

Drop Dead, Mad Dog Fred

Jonathan Harlen

Ages 8–12adventureredemption

Cover of The king, the mice, and the cheese

The king, the mice, and the cheese

Nancy Gurney

Ages 4–8problem-solvinghumor

Cover of Also an octopus, or, A little bit of nothing

Also an octopus, or, A little bit of nothing

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Ages 4–8imaginationhumor

Cover of Princess Chamomile gets her way

Princess Chamomile gets her way

Hiawyn Oram

Ages 4–8determinationcleverness

Cover of The horrendous hullabaloo

The horrendous hullabaloo

Margaret Mahy

Ages 4–8chaos and funcelebration

Cover of It's so nice to have a wolf around the house

It's so nice to have a wolf around the house

Harry Allard, James Marshall

Ages 4–8familyacceptance