Bibliograph

The friendly four, Eloise Greenfield ; illustrations by Jan Spivey Gilchrist

Type

Label

The friendly four, Eloise Greenfield ; illustrations by Jan Spivey Gilchrist

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The friendly four

Oclc number

61262293

Responsibility statement

Eloise Greenfield ; illustrations by Jan Spivey Gilchrist

Summary

Drummond -- Who I am -- Bummer summer -- After the baby -- Neighbors -- Drum and Dorene -- Meeting Dorene -- Race -- Tall tale -- New boy -- Drum, Dorene and Louis -- Someone -- Party -- Tall tale, too -- Going to get Rae -- Drum, Dorene, Louis and Rae -- Rae -- Promise -- Playground -- Friendly four -- Rain -- Fuss -- Punished -- When summer ends -- Let's make a town -- Here comes the truck -- We did it! -- Town of goodsummer -- Parade -- Movies -- Bank -- School -- Office building -- Library -- Pet shop -- Concert hall -- Goodbyes -- Goodbye, Rae -- E-mail -- Goodbye to goodsummerDrum: Didn't I call this summer a bummer? All: Not anymore, not anymore. Drum: I was alone, and life was lonely. All: But not anymore, Drum: 'cause we're the Friendly Four! Louis, Dorene, Rae: The Friendly Four? Drum: The Friendly Four. Meet Drum, Dorene, Louis, and Rae as they share one special summer of discovery and creative play together. Through individual poems and poems for multiple voices, these four young people explore the bonds of friendship, family, and community. With her free-verse poetry, award-winning writer Eloise Greenfield poignantly reminds us that sometimes our truest friends enter our lives when we least expect them. With inspired illustrations by renowned artist Jan Spivey Gilchrist

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor