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Happy Friends, diversity stories: Heart warming bedtime animal stories & tales from the animal kingdom. Friendship & Adventure Kindle Edition

by Patricia Furstenberg (Author, Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
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Enter a world of FRIENDSHIP through DIVERSITY and ADVENTURE with your child

Happy Friends: 12 animal stories nurturing positivism, friendship and adventure

This fun children’s book is about finding the best in each situation. Then something magical can happen: you make new friends and discover that clouds do taste like ice-cream.

Meet Pete the cheerful toy elephant, Little Tail the curious dog, Summer Wind with a gentle soul, Murphy the lizard with a quick mind as well as their new friends: mysterious Blue, brave Dragonfly, helpful Squirrel and energetic B-Bee.

Friendship is good and friends do matter, regardless of differences.

Read these magical bedtime stories for sweet dreams, a warm fuzzy feeling and quality time. For PARENTS to READ to their young CHILDREN, as well as at the OLDER child, to enjoy and read on his/her own.

From Write Your Own Christie Winner Patricia Furstenberg

A 5 STARS Readers' Favorite Book!

”It’s that time of day, or should I say early evening. The time when, with pyjamas and slippers on, children can curl up on their bed or on the living room couch next to Mom, Dad, or a grandparent – or all of the above and just listen. There are stories that are fables, tales that teach for those who listen and truly have the desire to learn. But the best stories, the best fables are about friends. Because what would life be without friends?

There’s Pete the stuffed elephant who, though left behind in the acorn forest and somewhat lonely at first, always finds a way to be cheerful and he always finds new friends. There’s happiness and joy all around Pete and it’s very infectious. Then there’s Murphy the lizard, Pete’s new friend in the acorn forest. And there’s the ever curious Little Tail, a dog who wants to see and do everything, including finding Snow and making Snow his newest best friend. And there’s Summer Wind and a frozen dragonfly who, once he’s thawed, will help Little Tail find his way back home.

Patricia Furstenberg’s collection of twelve stories, Happy Friends, is a classic collection of stories to charm and to teach young readers the value of life and the value of good friends. Each of the twelve stories stands on its own, but each story interacts with the next as the plot thickens. The individual stories become Little Tail’s journey of discovery as he leaves his home and friends, only to discover that Snow might be interesting, but so are his friends back home.

For as “The Book of Life” says, and is often quoted in Happy Friends, “The time spent in the company of friends will, more than once, become part of our most cherished memories, staying with us for the rest of our lives.” Happy Friends is a treasure to be enjoyed and shared over and over again.”

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    5 - 10 years
  2. Print length
    359 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 5
  5. Publication date
    March 10, 2016
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"Happy Friends is a classic collection of stories to charm and to teachyoung readers the value of life and the value of good friends. There'shappiness and joy all around Pete and it's very infectious. HappyFriends is a treasure to be enjoyed and shared over and over again. Best stories... best fables are about friends." Readers'Favorite 5 Stars Review

"There are such strong themes of friendship, adventure, and positive thinking from beginning to end! There is such happiness and love and acceptance in this collection, making these perfect stories at bedtime, or especially if your little one has had a bad day and needs their spirits lifted." Jennifer Thomason, Dandelions Inspired

"Wonderful reading for young and old - beautiful characters and illustrations." Amazon 5 Stars Review

"Wonderful reading for young and old - beautiful characters and illustrations." Amazon 5 Stars Review.

"Twelve beautiful stories in one book. This book is great for bedtime." Amazon 5 Stars Review.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01CU1R35G
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 10, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 15632 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 359 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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Patricia Furstenberg

Patricia Furstenberg

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Amazon Bestseller and Award Winning writer Patricia Furstenberg is the author of JOYFUL TROUBLE, SILENT HEROES: When Love and Values Are Worth Fighting for (chosen One in Five Books Everyone Should Read in Their Lifetime), and new releases DREAMLAND and TRANSYLVANIA'S HISTORY A to Z. With a medical degree behind her, Patricia writes about unconditional love and war, while her keen interest for history and dogs brought her writing, through a perfect loop, to her native Romania, Patricia being the creator of #Im4Ro hashtag, sharing positive stories.

Her latest books, "Dreamland" and "Transylvania's History A to Z" are "a wonderful combination of stories, photos, history, and legends", "a novel idea and a captivating read".

Her contemporary military novel "Silent Heroes: When Love and Values Are Worth Fighting for" is a highly emotional read, action-packed, a vivid story of enormous sacrifice and bravery. "Silent Heroes" is a narrative about the value of life. A new look at the War in Afghanistan, at the MWD, Military Working Dogs and the brave Marines fighting it, but also at the Afghans caught in it.

Her historical fiction book "Joyful Trouble" is an Amazon Bestseller - read about real dogs caught in WW2.

Through her children's books Patricia is well known for her uplifting, charming themes and lovable, enchanting characters: dogs, cats, elephants, cheetahs, lions, but also squirrels and snails. Using her inner child she crafts stories and poems that are great fun, as well as teaching empathy. Her stories are filled with “creativity and vivid imagery” and she knows how to “capture the reader’s imagination.”

Her words “truly make the world a happier and more beautiful place!”

Her prolific writing is described as: positive, diverse, crisp, joyful and uplifting.

Patricia Furstenberg came to writing though reading, her passion for books being something she inherited from her parents. As a winner of the Write Your Own Christie Competition, the Judges "were impressed by her thorough investigation and admired the strength of her narrative; they were impressed by her style”. The judges thought Patricia's writing style is "well structured, with a great sense of tension and suspense”, “confident and intriguing”. The Judges were Mathew Prichard, David Brawn from Harper Collins UK and Daniel Mallory from Harper Collins US.

Patricia Furstenberg received Author of the Year at the Spillwords Press Awards MMXXIII.

When she doesn't writes Patricia enjoys reading, researching for forthcoming books and traveling with her family. She never counts how many cups of coffee she enjoys in a day.

Patricia lives happily with her husband, children and dogs in sunny South Africa.

Patricia Furstenberg Author Page and Blog: http://alluringcreations.co.za/wp/

Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PatFurstenberg

Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PatriciaFurstenbergAuthor

Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciafurstenberg

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enid Blyton style
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2016
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Happy Friends has everything you want in a children's book! It will make your child laugh, smile, stoke their imagination and set them on the right track for sweet dreams!
As well as all this, the book shares valuable life lessons, traditional values, installs empathy, and positivity too!
It is a fun yet deep book which I believe every child should own!
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FA Smit
5.0 out of 5 stars Great value!
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2016
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Twelve beautiful stories in one book. This book is great for bedtime. Thank you Patricia Furstenberg! You are so talented.
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Janine Dumas
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2016
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Wonderful reading for young and old - beautiful characters and illustrations.
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Jen Thomason
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic stories of friendship
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2016
It’s been quite a while since I have read a children’s book and I really enjoyed this collection of stories. There are such strong themes of friendship, adventure, and positive thinking from beginning to end! There is such happiness and love and acceptance in this collection, making these perfect stories at bedtime, or especially if your little one has had a bad day and needs their spirits lifted. Furstenberg’s beautiful writing and vivid imagery make these stories wonderful to read aloud, but not at a level too difficult for a child to understand. I loved all of the positive messages and lessons in each story about friendship, especially the beauty of unlikely friendships.
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Eva
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2022
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My eys had problem but read all the words so easy.
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