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You Will Be My Friend!
by
Peter Brown
Today is the day the exuberant Lucy is going to make a new friend! But she finds it's harder than she had thought--she accidentally ruins the giraffe's breakfast and is much too big for the frogs' pond. Just when she's about to give up, an unexpected friend finds her, and loves her just the way she is.
This heartwarming story offers a unique and humor-filled spin on the all...more
This heartwarming story offers a unique and humor-filled spin on the all...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
September 5th 2011
by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Mommy's review from 12/11/11 -
I don't know how I didn't recognize the similarities but I didn't realize that we'd read another book by Peter Brown with Lucy in it, Children Make Terrible Pets. After seeing that on the back inside flap, along with Brown's other books, I remembered it and asked Julia if she did. She wasn't sure but I do remember that we both liked it. We liked these both enough that I'll check out Brown's other, non-Lucy books, in the near future.
I like the unique style and illus...more
I don't know how I didn't recognize the similarities but I didn't realize that we'd read another book by Peter Brown with Lucy in it, Children Make Terrible Pets. After seeing that on the back inside flap, along with Brown's other books, I remembered it and asked Julia if she did. She wasn't sure but I do remember that we both liked it. We liked these both enough that I'll check out Brown's other, non-Lucy books, in the near future.
I like the unique style and illus...more
"You Will Be My Freind" is a story of an eager bear,Lucy, who wakes up excited one morning, declaring, "MOM! I've decided to make a new friend today!" Lucy is determined to find a friend and looks all over the forest for one. She tries desprately to befriend many different animals, but each time something goes wrong and it just doesn't work out. At the end Lucy is about to give up and has stopped trying so hard, when suddenly someone asks her to be their friend. Lucy is estatic. The book has an...more
Lucy the bear has decided to make a new friend today. She sets off on many adventures in the forest to make this new comrade only to find it much more difficult than she expected. Becoming exasperated (some of my favorite illustrations,) she almost gives up but perseveres and accomplishes her goal in the end. This loving tale of friendship gives the reader both entertainment and a wonderful teachable moment. A teacher or parent reading this story to a child can help them see that making new frie...more
Peter Brown... I love you! I worship the ground you walk on! Well...not literally as you live in New York and I'm no where near New York, but you get the gist ;-)
I was so excited to find another book with Lucy in it. I LOVED Children Make Terrible Pets and this one was just as fantastic! Lucy definitely reminds me a little bit of Pinkie Pie from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. She is great! There were so many parts that I loved so much... but I think I laughed the loudest at this part (the...more
I was so excited to find another book with Lucy in it. I LOVED Children Make Terrible Pets and this one was just as fantastic! Lucy definitely reminds me a little bit of Pinkie Pie from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. She is great! There were so many parts that I loved so much... but I think I laughed the loudest at this part (the...more
Lucy wakes up ready for adventure, and as she tells her mother, she plans to make a new friend today. But doing so is harder than it sounds. Things go awry quickly when she splashes out all the water in one potential friend's pond, and interrupts another's breakfast. As she tries to fit in with her possible friends, she becomes more and more frustrated; in fact, she even starts demanding that the animals she meets be her friend, a practice that sends them scurrying away as fast as possible. Just...more
Peter Brown has done it again, he has written an absolutely hilarious childrens book with illustrations that make it that much more enjoyable. Lucille is a bear who wakes up one day telling her mother that she WILL make a friend today. Her mother, not so sure about Lucille's confidence humors her and goes along with this mission. As the story goes on Lucille comes across many animals and tries to conform to their characteristics to make them like her, but not knowing much about these animals, sh...more
Like the style of illustration done in panels with cartoon balloons. Lucille wants a friend and is off to the forest where she says there are lots of critters to find that friend. Many critters she does encounter before finding a special friend and Lucille goes to great lenghts to make them be friends with her. I absolutely love the flamingos with the sun glasses! But, wait a minute I just said I loved the flamingos and they are not forest critters. I do object to the text saying Lucille is off...more
Brown follows up his previous title Children Make Terrible Pets with a story that goes in a slightly different direction. One day Lucy, the tutu and bow-wearing bear, decides that today is the day to find a new friend. Unfortunately Lucy has a tendency to come on a little strong with the neighborhood animals. Her repeated attempts to befriend them just lead to problems and at last she despairs of ever finding a friend of her own . . . until a bow-tie wearing flamingo shows up as the answer to he...more
I'm a little confused as to what the message of this children's book is supposed to be. Annoy the shit out of people until someone randomly wants to be your friend? I was pretty sure given the first few pages that this was going to be some kind of lesson, like 'hey don't ruin people's stuff because then they don't want to be friends with you'. But no. In the end she just collapses after a long day of being a miserable brat and it just so happens that someone wants to be her friend. Apparently go...more
Gosh, may I confess that I've approached friendships this way too? There's something universal and sweetly sad about wanting friends so badly, and trying oh, so, very hard to get one... until sometimes, it just happens, without any movement left or right from you. Lucy is blessedly unaware of herself and the absurdity of her silly quest; the illustrations make that much perfectly clear. The tones of the colours in this little beauty of a picture book give the entire day-quest a very heartwarming...more
Precocious Lucy the bear from Children Make Terrible Pets is back in this funny story about friendship. One day she declares to her mother that she is going to make a new friend and sets out into the forest to do just that. She soon learns that you simply cannot demand someone to be your friend, nor can you try to do the same things they do in an effort to gain a friend. You have to take your time and be yourself and, when you least expect it, you will find a friend. Brown’s subtle, yet vibrant...more
Peter Brown does with eyes what James Marshall did with George and Martha, or a Rosemary Wells and her Max and Ruby. The irony in the Ostrich's eyes when the Bear asks, "So tell me, what's it like to fly?" captures the tongue-in-cheek humor of Brown picture book entirely. Lucy eventually learns she can't strong arm others into being her friend - truly a lesson children will receive with open arms, especially when it appears that all hope is lost.
I appreciate Peter's descriptions of the art metho...more
I appreciate Peter's descriptions of the art metho...more
Oh! How! Funny! Lucy is determined to make a friend but things aren't exactly working out as she had planned. From the moment she wakes up and shares her plan with her mom to the end when she finds just the perfect friend for her, this books is laugh-out-loud funny! The facial expressions and the body language of the animals in this story are just perfect; the ostrich's face as Lucy asks what it's like to fly; Lucy's face and hands as she tells herself to take a deep breath. Hilarious! This will...more
Lucy wants to find a new friend today. In her enthusiasm, she scares off many potential friends. Finally, just as Lucy is about to give up, a flamingo approaches Lucy and asks (in flamingo talk) to be her friend.
“She came close to making friends a few times.
‘Thanks for inviting me to lunch!’
But something always went wrong.
‘Sorry I ate your house!’
(Illustration shows Lucy, with honey dripping off her face and hands, running away from a beehive that has been half consumed.)
A satisfying story, with...more
“She came close to making friends a few times.
‘Thanks for inviting me to lunch!’
But something always went wrong.
‘Sorry I ate your house!’
(Illustration shows Lucy, with honey dripping off her face and hands, running away from a beehive that has been half consumed.)
A satisfying story, with...more
Lucy is determined to make a friend. There are so many critters in the forest that one of them is bound to want to be her friend, right? Lucy soon learns that friendship can't be forced.
Hilarious! This totally cracked me up. I couldn't decide if it was the text or pictures... most likely it was the combination of the two that was just pitch-perfect. The amount of expression Brown is able to put into the illustrations of Lucy (and the other characters) is really pretty amazing. Just a delightful...more
Hilarious! This totally cracked me up. I couldn't decide if it was the text or pictures... most likely it was the combination of the two that was just pitch-perfect. The amount of expression Brown is able to put into the illustrations of Lucy (and the other characters) is really pretty amazing. Just a delightful...more
Lucy is looking for a friend. Some who will do cartwheels with her, have a picnic and climb trees with her. But what Lucy doesn't realize is trying to force someone to be your friend never works. Neither does yelling, "You Will Be Mine Friend". Will Lucy's over enthusiastic ways get the better of her or will she find a friend?
This is my first Peter Brown book and after reading about Lucy, I'm definitely looking forward to reading more of his books. His illustrations are fabulous, his writing is...more
This is my first Peter Brown book and after reading about Lucy, I'm definitely looking forward to reading more of his books. His illustrations are fabulous, his writing is...more
Lucille the Bear (from Children Make Terrible Pets) is back. This time, she is determined to make a friend. She reminds me of some little kids I know, eager to make friends but not always successful in navigating those murky social waters (she scrubs a distraught skunk, saying "Don't you worry. We'll get that nasty smell out!" and runs from angry bees, saying "Sorry I ate your house!") In the end, she does make a friend. Nice for beginning the school year, or when those tricky friendship/boundar...more
YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND! by Peter Brown features the exuberant Lucy the bear who is determined that today she WILL make a friend - come Hell or high water!
Lucy leaves her home determined to make a friend, but things keep going wrong. When she tries to swim with the frogs in their small pond, she drains the pond and scatters the frogs. Lucy climbs directly into the giraffe's breakfast trying to introduce herself. Lucy tries to clean the smell off a skunk, tries to discuss flight with an ostrich, st...more
Lucy leaves her home determined to make a friend, but things keep going wrong. When she tries to swim with the frogs in their small pond, she drains the pond and scatters the frogs. Lucy climbs directly into the giraffe's breakfast trying to introduce herself. Lucy tries to clean the smell off a skunk, tries to discuss flight with an ostrich, st...more
Lucy is ecstatic! She WILL find a friend TODAY. She tries to play with friends in a pond, in a tree, and in a burrow. Everyone isn't as excited as she. She wants a friend so badly, but who will be a friend with a bear?
One determined bear has high expectations and an encouraging mother. Lucy goes through emotional ups and downs in one day. The text follows suit and can be very entertaining to read aloud.
Theme: friendship
Additional themes: bears
Reviewed from a book fair copy.
One determined bear has high expectations and an encouraging mother. Lucy goes through emotional ups and downs in one day. The text follows suit and can be very entertaining to read aloud.
Theme: friendship
Additional themes: bears
Reviewed from a book fair copy.
Good lessons on how to make friends. I really liked that Lucy tried again and again to meet people, and try things they liked. It seemed more realistic that it didn't work, that she made a friend when she least expected it. Too many books have the attitude that if you are nice people will just want to be their friend. Also, in the back Peter Brown has nicely included three things to do (or not do) to make friends. Particularly, never shout "You WILL be my friend!" at them!
This is quite a charming book. I chose it because, of course, many people throughout my life have called me Claire Bear so I thought the bear on the cover was fitting for me. Lucy is a quirky square bear kind of like me. Her character made me chuckle, especially the part where she's trying to wash the skunk's smell away and asking the ostrich how it feels to fly. I like the meaning though, because it's about finding good people in your life when you least expect it.
PreS-gr2
So if this was a piggie and elephant book, the title would be "Will you be my friend?" This Lucy the bear's story, and it is equally as good. The chipper, task-oriented Lucy wakes up one day and declares she will make a new friend that day. Lucy discovers that it is harder than it seems - she tries to fit in and do what different species like to do and demanding that someone be her friend - none of which works. This would be a fun book for storytime.
So if this was a piggie and elephant book, the title would be "Will you be my friend?" This Lucy the bear's story, and it is equally as good. The chipper, task-oriented Lucy wakes up one day and declares she will make a new friend that day. Lucy discovers that it is harder than it seems - she tries to fit in and do what different species like to do and demanding that someone be her friend - none of which works. This would be a fun book for storytime.
Another book illustrating Peter Brown's versatility. While THE CURIOUS GARDEN tugs on the heartstrings, YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND! will have you rolling with laughter. Lucille's over-eager approach to friendship scares off many potential candidates but nobody can say she's not persistent in attaining her goal. And once she does, it is with the absolute perfect friend for her. Hilariously funny, great for either a read aloud or a lap share.
Sep 26, 2011
Nancy
marked it as to-read
Today is the day the exuberant Lucy is going to make a new friend! But she finds it's harder than she had thought—she accidentally ruins the giraffe's breakfast and is much too big for the frogs' pond. Just when she's about to give up, an unexpected friend finds her, and loves her just the way she is.
This heartwarming story offers a unique and humor-filled spin on the all-important themes of persistence and friendship.
This heartwarming story offers a unique and humor-filled spin on the all-important themes of persistence and friendship.
LOVE. An over-exuberant bear rocking a tutu terrorizes the forest as she tries to make new friends. Kids everywhere (and their adults) will think each page is hilarious precisely because they are bound to know (or be) that kid who does things just like Lucy--over the top, over enthusiastic and completely passionately ridiculous. The illustrations capture the emotions of Lucy and her forest friends perfectly.
Read this to a kindergarten group today. Funny voices? check. Good pictures? check. Lots of laughter from the audience? check.
This is a perfect read aloud. I loved the mom's voice and character in the story... Peter Brown got that exactly right.
I added a few repetitions to Lucy's speech. Built up the excitement of a frantic five year old bear.
Bring on more perfect read alouds like this one!
This is a perfect read aloud. I loved the mom's voice and character in the story... Peter Brown got that exactly right.
I added a few repetitions to Lucy's speech. Built up the excitement of a frantic five year old bear.
Bring on more perfect read alouds like this one!
Theme: How to make a friend/ how to be a friend
This was a fun loving book! Just looking at the cover with the title and illustrations you know that this is a book geared towards kids and that the purpose is going to probably be taught through humor.
As a reader, I did look at the cover and after reading the title inferred that this bear has a hard time finding a friend but tries really hard to find one. In the classroom, this would be a fun book to introduce inferring at the beginning of the scho...more
This was a fun loving book! Just looking at the cover with the title and illustrations you know that this is a book geared towards kids and that the purpose is going to probably be taught through humor.
As a reader, I did look at the cover and after reading the title inferred that this bear has a hard time finding a friend but tries really hard to find one. In the classroom, this would be a fun book to introduce inferring at the beginning of the scho...more
LOVED this book, could be a stand alone. But honestly, I loved the back end flap of the book- Authors Note: "Over the years I've learned three important lessons about making new friends.
Lesson 1: Always be yourself.
Lesson 2: New friends appear when you least expect it.
Lesson 3: Do not scream, "YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND!" at people. Trust me, that never works."
Terrific, terrific, terrific.
Lesson 1: Always be yourself.
Lesson 2: New friends appear when you least expect it.
Lesson 3: Do not scream, "YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND!" at people. Trust me, that never works."
Terrific, terrific, terrific.
Very Pigeon-like. Love the crazy bear. I'd be her friend. :)
FANTASTIC illustrations!!!
A note from the author...
"Over the years I've learned three important lessons about making new friends:
Lesson 1: Always be yourself.
Lesson 2: New friends appear when you least expect it.
Lesson 3: Do not scream, 'YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND!' at people. Trust me, that never works."
FANTASTIC illustrations!!!
A note from the author...
"Over the years I've learned three important lessons about making new friends:
Lesson 1: Always be yourself.
Lesson 2: New friends appear when you least expect it.
Lesson 3: Do not scream, 'YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND!' at people. Trust me, that never works."
Ohhhhh, I was a Lucy. I did everything my teachers and parents told me would help me make friends, but I think I was just always a LITTLE too loud, and LITTLE too big, or a LITTLE too obnoxious for many people. But Lucy found a friend, and so have I. The art is fabulous, Lucy's expressions are RIGHT ON, and I always love a self-portrait for an author's picture in the back of the book.
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