Amos and Boris

by William Steig

For ages 3-6 years

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Of all the wonderful picture books about friendship, Amos and Boris holds a special place. An updated version of Aesop's fable of the lion and the mouse, it's a story about the most improbable and unexpected of friendships. Amos the mouse sets out to sea to explore "the vast living universe." He meets with misfortune, but also discovers a true friend and soul mate in the form of a whale named Boris. Your best friends may look nothing like you, this book teaches, and you never know when you might need their help. Steig's beautiful watercolors and lyrical storytelling (packed with unusual and charming vocabulary, by the way) are an absolute treat for both children and the grown-ups who read to them. This is a book that will fascinate and entrance for years to come.

$6.95

Review provided by The Savvy Source.