Big Friends [Hardcover]

Birt and Etho are best friends. Together they play outside in big cardboard boxes. Sometimes they're kings, soldiers, astronauts. Sometimes they're pirates sailing wild seas and skies. But always, always they're Big friends. Then one day a new boy arrives, and he wants to join them. Can two become three?

Linda Sarahgrew up dreaming of being a fire fighter. She tried a number of other jobs-singer, piano player-before finding her true passion in creating children's books.

Benji Daviesis the author and illustrator ofThe Storm Whale. As a child, he was often found painting at the kitchen table . . . a habit he has continued into adulthood. He lives in London with his wife, Nina.

Excellent, believable advice, with boxes-what could be better than that? Kirkus Reviews

Sarah captures the joys and pain of a camaraderie that seems exquisitely perfectuntil it isnt. . . . Davies makes the story sing from beginning to end with lovely drawings that feel sturdy and resolutely optimistic, even when Birt is at his lowest. Publishers Weekly

Benji Davies's illustrations feel . . . relaxed, with a lovely loose-limbed, open look that invites exploration and perhaps a daydream of one's own. The New York Times Book Review

A common and often tricky situation among children is portrayed with compassion and honesty. . . . Both useful and attractive, this will hit the spot for school and home discussions of friendship dynamics. The Bulletin

An understated, profoundly charming little fable. The Financial Times, on The Storm Whale

Simple but powerful&. The world may still be as big and lonely and incomprehensible as the ocean, but still it's possible to find tremendous, heart-stopping tenderness. The New York Times on The Storm Whale

With its windblown illustrations and gratifying arc,The Storm Whalewould be wonderful to read in the safe harbor of l3œ