Friends are friends, forever

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Title:

Friends are friends, forever

Author:

Liu, Dane, author.

Scurfield, Lynn, illustrator.

Summary:

On a snowy Lunar New Year’s Eve in Northeastern China, it’s Dandan’s last night with Yueyue. Tomorrow, she moves to America. The two best friends have a favorite wintertime tradition: crafting paper-cut snowflakes, freezing them outside, and hanging them as ornaments. As they say goodbye, Yueyue presses red paper and a spool of thread into Dandan’s hands so that she can carry on their tradition. But in her new home, Dandan has no one to enjoy the gift with―until a friend comes along. -- Amazon.

Audience:

Ages 4-8. Henry Holt and Company.

Grades 2-3. Henry Holt and Company.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction.

Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.

Paper work -- Juvenile fiction.

Chinese New Year -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Scurfield, Lynn,

Publisher:

Henry Holt and Company,

Publication Date:

2021

ISBN:

9781250778185

Publication Information:

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2021.

Call Number:

P LIU

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

A picture book based on the author's own immigration story, the infinite impact of friendship, and passing on love and kindness around the world.

On a snowy Lunar New Year's Eve in Northeastern China, it's Dandan's last night with Yueyue. Tomorrow, she moves to America. The two best friends have a favorite wintertime tradition: crafting paper-cut snowflakes, freezing them outside, and hanging them as ornaments.

As they say goodbye, Yueyue presses red paper and a spool of thread into Dandan's hands so that she can carry on their tradition. But in her new home, Dandan has no one to enjoy the gift with--until a friend comes along.

Author Notes

Dane Liu was born in China and spent her teenage years in the U.S. and Canada. In 2018, We Need Diverse Books awarded her a year-long mentorship. Friends Are Friends, Forever is her first picture book, and she lives in Portland, Oregon.

Lynn Scurfield is a mixed media illustrator based just outside of Toronto, Canada, who has worked on a variety of projects in newspapers, magazines, comics, and children's publishing. Her books include Friends Are Friends, Forever and Hold That Thought!

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Based on Liu's personal experiences emigrating from Changchun, China, to North Carolina, this earnest, poetic narrative ("Nainai's stories chime in my ears./ Garlic and ginger tickle my nose./ I close my eyes to remember everything") follows Dandan, a Chinese child, and best friend and neighbor Yueyue. When Dandan must move after the Lunar New Year, the friends enjoy their paper-cutting ornament tradition for the last time, and Yueyue gives Dandan supplies for next year. But Dandan has difficulty making new friends--that is, until meeting pale-skinned, freckled Christina, who eventually partakes in the Lunar New Year festivities with Dandan's family. Scurfield's cartoonish art--drawings rendered in pencil, colored with ink, and digitally collaged--adds levity to a sensitive story. At once culturally nuanced and universally heartfelt, this picture book debut will resonate with anyone who has ever had to leave a friend behind--and managed to make a new one. Back matter includes an author's note, more information on Lunar New Year, and instructions on how to make a snowflake. Ages 4--8. (Dec.)