{"product_id":"make-new-friends-a-picture-book-9781949480559","title":"Make New Friends: A Picture Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom an acclaimed team comes this empathetic and reassuring picture book about the loaded question that every \"new kid\" or socially anxious child dreads, \"Did you make any new friends today?\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTomasso doesn't know anyone at his new school and has no one to play with at recess. So, knowing his dad will ask, he resolves to make a few new friends. Each day his crew grows; there's Roland (a foam ball), Coco (a milk carton), and Karen (a very pink eraser). But when his dad insists on having his friends over for pizza, Tomasso knows that soon his secret will be out. Will his dad welcome his new friends, even if they're not who he expects? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written for any child who struggles with making friends or social anxiety, and featuring warm, witty illustrations, \u003ci\u003eMake New Friends \u003c\/i\u003eis both silly and sincere\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e inviting kids to trust the unconditional love and acceptance of a parent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua David Stein\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, editor, and musician. He is a professional restaurant critic and coauthor of several cookbooks and chef's memoirs as well as many children's books, including \u003ci\u003eCan I Eat That?\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBrick: Who Found Herself in Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Ball Book\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSolitary Animals: Introverts of the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLunch from Home\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the founder of The Band Books, a band that performs children's books to music. Stein lives in Brooklyn with his two sons, Achilles and Augustus, and a doggie, Hermione. \u003cb\u003eMariachiara Di Giorgio \u003c\/b\u003eis an illustrator, storyboard artist, and concept designer. She is the illustrator behind two wordless picture books, \u003ci\u003eProfessional Crocodile\u003c\/i\u003e with writer Giovanna Zoboli and the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidnight Fair\u003c\/i\u003e with writer Gideon Sterer. Her work has been exhibited at the Bologna Children's Book Fair and with the New York Society of Illustrators. She lives in Rome, Italy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589911445778,"sku":"9781949480559","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f838695b-800d-40a0-a82e-d54e78e33eb3.jpg?v=1756813890","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/make-new-friends-a-picture-book-9781949480559","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}