That's What Friends Are For

About this book

With a sly wink Florence Parry Heide and Sylvia Van Clief offer a valuable lesson about true friendship brought to life in vivid collage by Holly Meade. "If I had a bad leg " says the crab "I would get rid of it and grow another one." "Its nice of you to give advice " says Theodore. Theodore the elephant has hurt his leg and cant meet his cousin at the end of the forest. What a pity! Of course all the other animals are more than willing to give him advice. After all thats what friends are for - isnt it? Florence Parry Heides unmistakable dry wit rings through this clever cumulative tale of a long-suffering elephant his well-meaning friends and a straight-shooting opossum who reminds them all what being a real friend means.