{"product_id":"walter-had-a-best-friend-hardcover","title":"Walter Had a Best Friend - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Underwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSergio Ruzzier\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Book\u003c\/i\u003e comes an honest and touching new picture book about the ups and downs of friendship.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWalter and Xavier are best friends. They do everything together! But then...quietly...slowly...Xavier becomes best friends with someone else. Walter goes from feeling hurt and left out to feeling confused and angry to feeling just plain lonely. Until one morning he wakes up feeling a tiny bit hopeful. That day, while out for a hike by himself, he meets Ollie. Could this be the beginning of a new friendship? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSometimes best friends aren't forever, and that's okay. Because there might be a new pal waiting just around the corner.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Underwood is the author of numerous books for kids, including the Caldecott Honor book\u003ci\u003e Outside In \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Loud Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHere Comes the Easter Cat\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Northern California with her feline muse, Bella. Visit her at DeborahUnderwoodBooks.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSergio Ruzzier has written and illustrated many celebrated picture books, including \u003ci\u003eWe Give Thanks\u003c\/i\u003e by Cynthia Rylant and his own \u003ci\u003eGood Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Letter for Leo\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Fox and Chick series, the first book in which received a Geisel Honor. His work has been awarded by American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, \u003ci\u003eCommunication Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, The Society of Publication Designers, and Parents' Choice. In 2011, he received the Sendak Fellowship. Sergio lives in Italy, and you can visit him at Ruzzier.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10.6 x 8.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Walter Had a Best Friend\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766113141024,"sku":"9781534477001","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c5c9d7c1787ef3e43d617dbc96ddf75e.webp?v=1780285782","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/walter-had-a-best-friend-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}