Words to Make a Friend: A Story in Japanese and English (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593122273)

A clever and innovative bilingual English/Japanese picture book about a Japanese girl and an American girl who prove you don't need to speak the same language to understand each other.

When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese.

How will these two girls have any fun at all? As it turns out, it's not that hard when both girls are looking for a friend! What starts with a simple "hello" and "konnichiwa" becomes a day filled with fun in the snow.

Each girl's love of play, snow, and making a new friend transcends the need to speak the same language, and by using simple words in their own languages, along with a bit of charades, the girls find they have all they need to build a snow creature.

An important book to show children that speaking the same language isn't a prerequisite to making a new friend.

Author: Donna Jo Napoli
ISBN-10: 0593122275
ISBN-13: 9780593122273
Publisher: Random House Studio
Language: English
Published: 11/09/2021
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.66w x 0.39d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 0.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 518019 / Words to Make a Friend: A Story in Japanese and English


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/19/2021
Booklist 10/01/2021 pg. 76
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2021
School Library Journal 12/01/2021 pg. 80
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2022 pg. 95
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average