Review Detail

sweet early chapter book about friendship
Overall rating
 
4.7
Plot
 
4.0
Characters
 
5.0
Writing Style
 
N/A
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
5.0
BILLY & ROSE: FOREVER FRIENDS is a sweet chapter book about friendship. Each chapter works as its own insular story. In the first, they are each procrastinating on what they feel is their biggest chore (washing clothes and practicing the cello). When they talk about it, they know it's important to do, and they do them together. In the next, they are having trouble playing catch. Each blames it on the other and the way they throw, so they argue and go their separate ways, only to realize how much they miss each other. In the end, they give it some more tries and finally succeed!

For the third story, they have opened a lovely ice cream stand, but they have no customers. They wait for a long time before realizing they can be each other's customers. In the final story, they want to have a sleepover but both of them only want to have it at their own house. After they each go home, they decide to compromise and meet in the middle.

What I loved: These are really cute and fun stories about friendship with themes around support, creative solutions, compromise, and persistence. Young children will empathize with the characters and appreciate the happy resolution to each of the stories. Having each chapter be a separate story is also great for children who want to tackle only a chapter at a time. As each resolves, it is easy for them to start and stop and read in any order they would like, giving some flexibility.

The illustrations are adorable and full of lovely details, with many different sized illustrations being used throughout. Notably, every page spread features at least one illustration, which helps to break up the text and make it seem less daunting. The font is clear and large throughout, using a black font on a white background that provides the simplicity needed to aid in early reading.

Final verdict: A sweet collection of stories about friendship, BILLY & ROSE: FOREVER FRIENDS is a beautifully illustrated early chapter book with great themes for children to explore.
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