A Friend is Someone who Likes You

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1958 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

For over half a century, Joan Walsh Anglund has been creating books that touch the hearts of children and adults worldwide. A Friend Is Someone Who Likes You was the book that launched her illustrious career, and to this day it remains a favorite gift between friends of any age. With a lovely new jacket and its original intimate trim size, Joan Walsh Anglund's classic remains the perfect token--on a holiday, a birthday, or just a hard day--to share your love with a friend.

A Friend Is Someone Who Likes You has sold more than four million copies worldwide in more than fourteen languages.
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First published in 1958
 

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About the author (1958)

Joan Anglund Walsh is the author and illustrator of books for all ages. Her illustrations feature round faced characters with no mouths. Her first title was "A Friend is Someone Who Likes You." This along with her other titles have been published worldwide in more than 12 languages. She has been honored by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois for her contribution to art and literature. On March 9, 2021, she died of natural causes at her home in Connecticut. She was 95.

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