My Friends

Author: Max Low

A playful and thoughtful exploration of friendship, with stunning, collage illustrations.

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Summary

A playful and thoughtful exploration of friendship, with stunning, collage illustrations.

Description

“I’ve made some friends. Would you like to meet them?”

Mossy is a quiet friend, Archibald is a lion friend, Ezza watches clouds, Pepper cooks yummy food, Olga listens to music, Herman knits and Lina invents things, while Bert looks after worms and snails. And Klaus is an imaginary friend! They are all good friends but sometimes it’s also nice to just be on your own.

Written in the first person, this is a playful and thoughtful exploration of friendship, with stunning collage illustrations, for younger children.

Critic Reviews

"Simple, bright and illuminating the benefit of having lots of friends who like different things."

Minerva Reads

"Influenced by Dick Bruna and Lucy Cousins, this new author/illustrator is one to watch. His simple pictures and original ideas flow together beautifully, and the theme of friendship is topical."

Books for Keeps 5 star review

"A playful and thoughtful exploration of friendship, with stunning collage illustrations, for young children."

Achuka

"A thoughtful exploration of friendship and what it means and it's a great conversation starter. The stunning collage illustrations give even more impact to this sensitive book."

Parents in Touch

"Simply written, colourful and engaging. A lovely book to share at home and in a learning setting that could promote chats around positive friendships and emotions."

Mamafilz

"This quirky, playful look at friendship offers a great starting point for exploring the topic with young listeners who will readily relate to rising star, Max Low’s bold bright images."

Red Reading Hub

About the Author

MAX LOW graduated from Hereford College of Arts with a degree in Illustration. His work is quirky, friendly and energetic, made using a very fat pen and a very old computer. He is influenced by the simplicity of books by Lucy Cousins and Dick Bruna as well as drawings by children themselves. In 2017 Max was shortlisted for the Penguin Student Design Award for his book jacket design of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Max Low lives in Crickhowell, Powys.