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RAYMOND AND NELDA
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Written by
Barbara Bottner
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Illustrated by
Nancy Hayashi
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Hardcover: $15.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-394-8
Total Pages: 32
Size: 8-1/4 x 10 inches
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Picture Books, ages 4-8/Fiction
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Barbara Bottner studied painting in Paris, worked as a set designer, and toured the United States and Europe as a member of an acting ensemble before she turned to writing and illustrating books for children and young adults. She is the author of a nearly a dozen books, including Bootsie Barker Bites and Wallace's Lists, and is the author-illustrator of several titles, including Two Messy Friends and Pish and Posh. She lives in California You can visit Barbara Bottner's website at: www.barbarabottnerbooks.com
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Nancy Hayashi has illustrated seven picture books, including Bunny Bungalow, which won a 2000 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award; Wanda's Monster, a CCBC Choice; and What Did You Do Today?, also a CCBC Choice. She lives in California.
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Laugh-out-loud letters enhance this endearingly quirky story about repairing a friendship.
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
AR Quiz#: 112039
AR Reading Level: 2.4
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RAYMOND AND NELDA are the best of friends. They make up funny songs and share chocolate-covered strawberries. They like to play ball and they always laugh at each other's jokes. But one day, Nelda twirls for Raymond and falls down. Raymond laughs at her. "Some friend!" says Nelda. Now the two aren't speaking. But life isn't nearly as much fun without a best friend to share it with. It's up to Florence the mail lady to deliver some important letters that might just help Nelda and Raymond make up and be best friends once again.
Author Barbara Bottner's quirky story of a friendship that gets off track will resonate with readers as they negotiate the highs and lows of their own relationships. Nancy Hayashi's illustrations colorfully capture the appeal of the characters and the charm of the story.
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Reviews
"Bottner’s story of a friendship that has hit a snag...is a healthy dose of sincerity, pure and simple...the story, along with art by Hayashi, gives an easy grasp of both sides of the misunderstanding, and provides a way out for any reader in the same fix."Kirkus Reviews "In Hayashi’s clear watercolor, pen, and colored-pencil illustrations, the plump, awkward characters wear clothes and act like children, their body language as expressive of their anger and longing as their words...The intense feelings are elemental, and the scenarios are part of every preschooler’s world."Booklist
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Awards
* 2007 Friends Medallion (special award)
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