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40 pp.
| Sterling
| May, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4549-1993-3$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Ana Gómez.
This cheerful summer-camp story centers on the subtle difference between a buddy and a friend. The blond-ponytailed narrator is initially enthusiastic about showing new camper Dragon the ropes as his assigned buddy, but several mishaps leave them both feeling excluded until Dragon proves himself as a camper and a friend. The kindhearted red dragon towers over expressive-faced human kids in the busy illustrations.