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Walter is excited—and a little nervous—about starting his new school. Everything feels new and overwhelming… until he meets Lily. At first, Walter struggles to understand her differences. Lily doesn’t talk much, she doesn’t play like the other kids, and making friends isn’t easy for her. But when Walter realizes Lily isn’t having fun like everyone else, he decides to do something about it. He makes it his mission to help her feel included, understood, and valued.

At the start of this book, there are three characters - Walter, Lucas, and Lily - that are the Bully-Free Brigade, and they work hard to make sure that there are no bullies in their school. After school vacation ends, a new girl arrives whose name is Joy. Joy is angry and yells at everyone. The three friends try to stop her by telling the teacher, but the teacher hasn’t seen Joy misbehave. Together the three friends work out a plan to stop Joy, and after some excitement, the Bully-Free Brigade three could become four.

Walter, Lucas, Joy, and Lily are the best of friends — they play together every Saturday, laugh together, and support each other through every adventure. But everything changes when Lily arrives one afternoon in tears after losing her beloved dog, Chance. In Celebrating Life with Friends, children learn the true meaning of empathy, kindness, and emotional support. As Walter and his friends gather around Lily, they help her heal by sharing memories, celebrating Chance’s life, and reminding Lily she’s never alone.

In this book, at the start, there are three characters, Walter, Lucas, and Moe. They are friends and play with each other. Learning can be fun, but Lucas only wants to play. Moe the toad wants to help his friend Lucas, but how can he make him learn? One day Moe goes missing, so Lucas sets out to find him with his best friend, Walter. They meet some interesting animals along the way. The first are the hare, the turtle, and the cat. Together they will learn STEM through science, technology, engineering, and math.

Life can be hard for a big dog like Rocky, especially when he begins to worry that his best friend doesn't love him anymore. Things get even more complicated when he gets the evidence: the book she is reading is about teacup-sized dogs. Does she not like him anymore because he is so big?

A fox's quest to search for food, turns out to be a life-changing lesson in how to be good. Follow the mischievous Fox in his journey and enjoy reading about his many encounters with his virtuous neighbors that do not only speak, but love to rhyme. Playful storytelling that rhymes all the way, musical dialogues, entertaining situations, and moral lessons to be learned from every chapter are all guaranteed to make you come back again and again. An instant classic!