title: Be My Friend (Toddler Books)
author:  Anna Ross 
description: "A friend understands when you want to be alone... and when you don't." Elmo, Big Bird, Ernie, and the other well-loved Sesame Street characters show young readers what friendship is all about. Together, friends sing, swing, dress up, and mess up in this simple little book. Adorable, colorful pictures and lilting, repetitive text ensure that children will want to return again and again to this book with its positive message (mercifully lacking in moralizing). A nice contemporary touch: girls use tools to fix things for boys, and boys bake together. Anna Ross is faithful to the friendly Sesame Street educational style: never preaching and quietly funny. The book is printed on super-sturdy pages, perfect for the grabby hands of eager readers. (Ages 3 to 6) <i>--Emilie Coulter</i>
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  # Make You Mine
  
  
  
  
  
  by Ann Lister
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Acknowledgments
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The blogging community continues to make my little piece of the author world
  go-round! The outpouring of support and love I received when my father was
  sick and died, was huge and truly helped keep me pushing forward with the
  writing of this book.
  
  
  
  
  
  You make my heart feel so full and I love you all for it.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Additional thanks go out to:
  
  
  
  
  
  Denise Sprung from Shh, Mom's Reading – your continued help and support is
  much appreciated.
  
  
  
  
  
  Brenda Wright and Jennifer Robbins from Twinsie Talk Book Reviews – I can't
  thank you enough!
  
  
  
  
  
  Scott Burkett from GGR-Reviews, Greg Meier – I love our friendship!
  
  
  
  
  
  Valerie Degeorge, Tammy Middleton, Jen Gerschick, and Crystal Marie from
  Crystal's Many Reviews, Kimberly Sutherland and so many more. I love you all!
  
  
  
  
  
  Ella Frank – your books rock my world and I love our friendship!
  
  
  
  
  
  Kindle Alexander – thank you for the kick in the pan