Frank Carlson Library

Gossie and Gertie are best friends and everywhere Gossie goes, Gertie goes too--except when she doesn't, and sometimes that's even better.

Born only six months apart, and living in the same apartment building for eight years, Ashley Sanchez and Ashlee Taylor have always been best friends--but now Ashlee's family is moving to a house, and even though it is only three blocks away, it feels to Ashley as if their friendship is in serious jeopardy.

Mermaids Shelly and Echo are excited to begin third grade at the prestigious Trident Academy, but snooty Pearl, jokester Rocky, brilliant Kiki, grumpy Mr. Fangtooth, and an argument over their first project challenge the best friends. Includes facts about marine plants and animals and words to the Mermaid Tales Song.

When her best friend moves out of the house next door, Amelia Bedelia wonders who the new neighbors will be.

Two girls quickly become best friends, even before they learn one another's names.--

Ashley has a baby brother Sam who is cute because he is just beginning to talk, but is also cranky because his teeth are erupting; Ashlee has a twelve-year-old sister who can be fun, but also often ignores her younger sister--so the eight-year-old friends cannot decide which of them has a worse sibling situation.

Snail and Worm are best friends who support each other during a silly game of tag, through Snail's adventure up a flower stalk, and when Worm's pet goes missing.

Gerald the elephant and Snake fear that Piggie and Brian Bat will have so much fun together they will no longer need their best friends.

For first-grader Posey, every school day is great until her teacher's birthday, when her best friend's gift of an enormous bouquet puts Posey's few, home-grown roses to shame.

Initially worried that the new girl in class, Tori, might steal her cookies, Molly is soon faced with a bigger problem--it seems that Tori is stealing Molly's best friend, Kayley.