Books like The One and Only
By Holly Hobbie
For the kid who's ever felt annoyed by a copycat friend and secretly wondered what to do about it, Opal's dilemma will feel instantly familiar. Gentle, warm, and true-to-life, with the cozy reassurance of Toot and Puddle's steady friendship in the background.
As night falls and the woods grow cold, a big bear loses his way on a crooked trail — so his friends take to the sky and ground until they find him and bring him safely home.
A Japanese girl moving into a new house spots an American girl playing in the snow outside, and though neither speaks the other's language, they team up to build a snow creature together.
A young llama starts his first day of preschool, and once Mama leaves for work, the new teacher, new toys, and roomful of noisy kids feel like too much all at once.
An old mailman bikes through the forest every day delivering letters that mend friendships and spark invitations among the animals — though he alone never receives any mail, until one special letter finally arrives.
A boy declares Jeremy Ross his enemy the moment he moves in down the street, so Dad offers his secret weapon: Enemy Pie — but the recipe requires spending a whole day playing with the enemy first.
A young Quaker boy on old Nantucket is trailed everywhere by a seagull he finds annoying — until the bird disappears on a cold winter day and Obadiah discovers he actually misses it.
A girl stuck wearing her brother's old winter boots feels envy and sting when her friend teases her about them — until one word starts to mend their friendship.
A girl brings her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school, only to discover another girl has the exact same one — and after a mix-up leaves her with the wrong bunny, her daddy comes to the rescue with a midnight swap.
A lion wanders into the library one day, and since there aren't any rules against lions, he stays — quiet-footed, story-hour pillow, rule-follower — until an emergency forces him to break the one rule that matters.
A friendly zookeeper who's always on time oversleeps and misses his bus, putting a surprise he planned for his animal friends in jeopardy — so they set out to help him.
A girl named Nora hears a tapping tentacle at her window and discovers a giant octopus living on her apartment roof, helping neighbors with chores — until one morning he's simply gone.
A small creature tries everything to fit in with the others, but he's different and just doesn't belong — until a strange Something shows up wanting to be his friend.
