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A delightful follow up to How to be ... the New Person, from Anna Branford, author of the much-loved series, Violet Mackerel
Hazel Morrison has settled into her new school and made a new friend, Laura, who shares Hazel's love of making pretend tutorials about everyday things. How to fold your pyjamas: The Morrison Method! Three top tips for drizzling honey on your porridge!
Laura's dad is away, and when her mum gets very ill with morning sickness, she turns to Hazel for help. Laura's mum goes to hospital and Laura comes to stay with Hazel's family. They also have to rehearse for the school play, deal with the not-so-helpful Camila, and help find a missing cat.
Together the girls learn how to be a friend: navigating self-doubt, secrets, helping out, knowing when to give someone space... and all the fun in between!
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Reviews suggest that How to be… a Friend by Anna Branford is an important read for young readers facing friendship challenges. It tells a delightful story of Hazel settling into a new school and forming a friendship with Laura, exploring themes like self-doubt, secrets, and providing space, all while emphasising the importance of communication and understanding in building friendships.
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ISBN: 9781760657246
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 July 2023
Country: Australia
Imprint: Walker Books Australia
Audience: Children
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Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 97g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Anna Branford was born in the Isle of Man and spent her early childhood in Sudan and Papua New Guinea before moving to Australia. Creative writing was her favourite subject at school and she also quite liked playing the piano. These days Anna is a doll maker and a careers educator at RMIT University in Melbourne. Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot was her first published work for Walker Books Australia and was Honour Book in the 2011 CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers category. In 2013, Violet Mackerel’s Personal Space won the Young Readers/Picture Book Award category of the Australian Family Therapists’ Award and was shortlisted for the 2013 Children’s Peace Literature Awards. Violet Mackerel’s Possible Friend was shortlisted for the 2014 CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers category.
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