Everyone Needs a Friend

This heart-shaped book uses simple phrases to celebrate friendship. A sand-colored bunny pushes a striped kitty on a pink and purple swing ("A friend for play"), while a purple panda sits, unhappy, with a little mouse at his side ("A friend who stays when you are sad"). Readers exploring new friendships will readily grasp the basics of what they're all about. Available simultaneously: Everyone Needs a Kiss; Everyone Needs a Hug; and Everyone Needs Love. Up to age 3. (Mar.)