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Lawrence & Sophia
By (Author) Doreen Cronin
Illustrated by Brian Cronin
Penguin Young Readers
Penguin Young Readers
28th November 2023
11th October 2023
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and be
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage: Personal and social topics
Hardback
40
Width 238mm, Height 262mm, Spine 11mm
461g
By the author of Click, Clack, Moo and the illustrator of The Lost House, here is an utterly endearing story about venturing out of your comfort zone and overcoming anxiety to help a friend. Lawrence stays close to home because "out there" is too big and loud. Sophia stays high up in the tree branches because "down there" is too dark and dangerous. When they meet and become friends, they find ways to enjoy each other's company without leaving their own safe spots . . . until a storm comes, and both are so worried about the other that they are finally able to take a huge, scary leap into the unknown. Together they feel brave, and the future is suddenly a lot more interesting.
"A friendship slowly develops, with the duo finding clever ways of sharing activities withouteither of them moving beyond their respective comfort zonecomplemented by very funny art . . .a tale that quietly applauds both the efforts and the rewards offriendship building and risk-takin.Read it and smile."Kirkus
Doreen Cronin is the author of many New York Times bestselling books, including Caldecott Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo and its sequels (with 8.5 million copies sold and over 20 years in print); and Diary of a Worm and its sequels (7 million copies sold worldwide); as well as a host of other beloved picture books.