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Emma Dodd.
This book offers a running definition of what it means to be a friend but fails to relay what, exactly, elevates a friendship to a "best" friendship. (The qualities described--sharing, playing games together, etc.--seem true of all friendships.) Regardless, the flat, speech bubble-filled images of kids interacting are inviting, and Nilsen doesn't neglect to mention that arguments are part of the friendship package.