{"product_id":"mabel-wants-a-friend-9781665940405","title":"Mabel Wants a Friend","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo starred reviews!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed duo Ariel Bernstein and Mark Rosenthal \"once again dazzle at demonstrating social-emotional nuance\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) in their new humorous and earnest story about a young fox who learns that making a new friend takes more than just wanting one.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Mabel. She always gets what she wants. No matter what it takes. Meet Chester. He's Mabel's new friend, but...he doesn't always agree with Mabel's methods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a disagreement, Mabel decides she's better off alone. But when Mabel starts to miss Chester, she realizes that to get what she wants most of all, she'll have to learn what it means to be a good friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAriel Bernstein is the author of \u003ci\u003eI Have a Balloon \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Where Is My Balloon?\u003c\/i\u003e, both illustrated by Scott Magoon, as well as \u003ci\u003eWe Love Fishing!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Go First\u003c\/i\u003e, both illustrated by Marc Rosenthal. \u003ci\u003eI Have a Balloon\u003c\/i\u003e received starred reviews from \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, and it was a Junior Library Guild Selection. \u003ci\u003eWhere Is My Balloon?\u003c\/i\u003e was a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eWe Love Fishing! \u003c\/i\u003ereceived a starred review from \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eYou Go First \u003c\/i\u003ewas a Junior Library Guild Selection, named a Charlotte Zolotow Highly Commended Title, and received a starred review from \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. Ariel lives in New Jersey with her family. Learn more at ArielBernsteinBooks.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarc Rosenthal is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling illustrator of many books for children, including the Small Walt collection by Elizabeth Verdick, \u003ci\u003eAll You Need Is Love \u003c\/i\u003eby John Lennon and Paul McCartney, \u003ci\u003eI Must Have Bobo!\u003c\/i\u003e by Eileen Rosenthal, \u003ci\u003eWe Love Fishing!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMabel Wants a Friend \u003c\/i\u003eby Ariel Bernstein, and \u003ci\u003eArchie and the Pirates\u003c\/i\u003e, which he wrote. He lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Learn more at Marc-Rosenthal.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874942980370,"sku":"9781665940405","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_87f2c0fd-8529-47da-b5a1-62fb0aaa4ea4.jpg?v=1738012436","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mabel-wants-a-friend-9781665940405","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}