Grade ToThird Grade
SynopsisAnother quintet of stories about the pleasures and problems of a great friendship: The Sweet Tooth, The Misunderstanding, The Hypnotist, The Special Gift, and The Photograph., Five more short stories featuring the two best hippo friends, George and Martha. Like all best friends, George and Martha butt heads sometimes. In this volume, the companions (and readers) learn the importance of listening to each other's needs, having good boundaries, and that maybe commenting on your friend's junk food habit isn't the best idea.... A man with a talent for friendship, James Marshall defined its very essence in his stories about the world's two best friends. Each of these five brief tales is filled with humor, and James Marshall's drawings are guaranteed to spark feelings of empathy, delight, and self-recognition., Another quintet of stories about the pleasures and problems of a great friendship: "The Sweet Tooth," "The Misunderstanding," "The Hypnotist," "The Special Gift," and "The Photograph.", Marshall's ludicrously buoyant hippos overcome misunderstandings, twinges of guilt, petty deceptions, and the loss of a birthday gift in these five brief tales. Full-color illustrations., Another quintet of stories about the pleasures and problems of a great friendship: "The Sweet Tooth, " "The Misunderstanding, " "The Hypnotist, " "The Special Gift, " and "The Photograph." "Marshall must have had great fun dreaming up poses for the two." -- Kirkus Reviews