My Best Friend ~ Mary Ann Rodman

My Best Friend

Written by Mary Ann Rodman
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis

This story is about Lily (a 6 year old) girl who desperately wants Tamika (a 7 year old) to be her best friend. Despite all the teasing, Lily does all she can to become Tamika’s best friend. All the while, Lily doesn’t notice that Keesha is trying to be her friend. “Maybe someday, when Tamika is a hundred and I’m ninety-nine, we’ll be friends. But until them, Keesha and I will have lots of fun.” Read more >>

Buy the Book: My Best Friend

Originally posted on July 16, 2018.

Related Books:

In the Snow ~ Elizabeth Spurr

Can You Dance, Dalila? ~ Virginia Kroll

Keisha Ann Can! ~ Daniel Kirk

Ruby’s School Walk ~ Kathryn White

Lily Brown’s Paintings ~ Angela Johnson

Here and Now ~ Julia Denos

A Night Out with Mama ~ Quvenzhané Wallis

Dancing in the Wings ~ Debbie Allen

Special Book Collections: