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unlikely bonds

Books about unlikely bonds for readers of all ages.

Cover of Ugly Cat & Pablo

Ugly Cat & Pablo

Isabel Quintero

Ages 4–8friendshipacceptance

Cover of Mo and Beau

Mo and Beau

Vanya Nastanlieva

Ages 2–6friendshipacceptance

Cover of Nanny Fox

Nanny Fox

Georgie Adams

Ages 3–7friendshiptrust

Cover of Who'd Have Thunk It?

Who'd Have Thunk It?

Wrigley Stuart

Ages 7–12friendshipacceptance

Cover of The lion and the mouse

The lion and the mouse

Jim Storey

Ages 4–8kindnessfriendship

Cover of The Church Mouse

The Church Mouse

Graham Oakley

Ages 4–8friendshipacceptance

Cover of Max and Bird

Max and Bird

Ed Vere

Ages 2–6friendshipunlikely bonds

Cover of Lion and Mouse

Lion and Mouse

Catalina Echeverri

Ages 3–8friendshipkindness

Cover of Owen & Mzee

Owen & Mzee

Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff and Dr. Paula Kahumbu

Ages 4–9friendshipcompassion

Cover of Dearest Little Mouse

Dearest Little Mouse

Schneider A., Greban Qu.

Ages 3–7friendshipkindness

Cover of The Assassin's Curse

The Assassin's Curse

Cassandra Rose Clarke

Ages 13–18magicredemption

Cover of A Rose for Pinkerton

A Rose for Pinkerton

Steven Kellogg

Ages 3–8friendshiplove

Cover of Snappsy the alligator and his best friend forever (probably)

Snappsy the alligator and his best friend forever (probably)

Julie Falatko

Ages 4–8friendshipacceptance

Cover of Cat & canary

Cat & canary

Michael Foreman

Ages 3–8friendshipacceptance

Cover of Melrose and Croc Beside the Sea

Melrose and Croc Beside the Sea

Emma Chichester Clark, Collins Big Cat

Ages 3–7friendshipacceptance

Cover of The good dinosaur fun book

The good dinosaur fun book

Greg Lockard, Heidi Roux, Salvador Navarro, Ester Salguero, Puste (Comic artist), Ernesto Lovera, Eduardo Alpuente, Alberto Garrido, Aaron Sparrow, Carolynn Prior

Ages 6–10friendshipadventure

Cover of Friends

Friends

Michael Foreman

Ages 3–8friendshipacceptance

Cover of Leopard & Silkie

Leopard & Silkie

Brenda Peterson

Ages 7–12wildlife rescueanimal friendship

Cover of The church mouse

The church mouse

Graham Oakley

Ages 4–8friendshipacceptance

Cover of Mrs. Marlowe's mice

Mrs. Marlowe's mice

Frank Asch

Ages 3–8friendshipacceptance

Cover of The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse

The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse

Mac Barnett

Ages 4–8friendshiphumor

Cover of Nugget and Fang

Nugget and Fang

Tammi Sauer

Ages 4–8friendshipacceptance

Cover of Anatole and the cat

Anatole and the cat

Eve Titus

Ages 4–8friendshipcourage