The Friend
by Sarah Stewart
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Author: Sarah StewartIllustrator: David Small
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-08-11
ISBN: 0374324638
Number of pages: 48
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Book Review: * SWEET FRIENDSHIP SPEAKS *
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Friend" is author Sarah Stewart's salute to a childhood friend who was a surrogate parent - a 'stand-in' for a too-busy mother. It is the poignant story of little Belle's friendship with housekeeper Bea, and of a painful void being filled 'way beyond duty.(How could anyone be paid adequately for love that transcends pity and paycheck?)
This sweetest story is written for children AND adults, and may we all learn about valuing the beautiful varieties of friendship. The ocean's healing grace is evident when each day "Belle and Bea, by the sea, hand in hand" grow in friendship and reliance on one another.
But then the day comes when little Belle challenges the ocean with her own bravado and audacity. David Small (husband of the author) paints the rescue: a scene that sums up the author's gratitude for life, for friendship.
This lovely story makes me want to be a pretend librarian and gather adult friends in a circle for story-telling. I would tell how Sarah Stewart's words and David Small's paintings grab my heart. Memories surface as I see the picture in the locket and I have a renewed appreciation for the blessedness of my own childhood.
*REVIEWER mcHAIKU* suggests you 'give yourself up' to the tears as well as the laughter in this lively, loving poem that is matched by exquisitely imaginative illustrations.
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