Lilibet Makes a Friend

Praise for Lilibet Makes a Friend★“A friendship tale as unique as it is heartbreaking and as winsome as it is moving.” —Kirkus Review (starred review)

Kersten Hamilton is the critically acclaimed author of books for toddlers, teens, and all people in between. Her fast-paced stories are loved by readers around the world.

• RED TRUCK (illustrated by Valeria Petrone), which was called “well-crafted” and “appealing” in a starred review from Booklist, has sold almost a quarter of a million copies and given rise to a series of machine books for young readers that now includes YELLOW COPTER, BLUE BOAT, GREEN TRACTOR, ORANGE EXCAVATOR, and MERRY CHRISTMAS, RED TRUCK!
• Her picture book about the evolution of dogs from wild wolves to humans’ best friend, FIRST FRIEND (illustrated by Jaime Kim), was called “lyrical” and “delightful” by Kirkus and received a starred review from SLJ.
• Her YA novel IN THE FORESTS OF THE NIGHT (second in the Goblin Wars trilogy) led Kirkus to call her “a wizard at creating tension.”

Kersten has worked as a ranch hand, a wood cutter, a lumberjack, a census taker, a wrangler for wilderness guides, and an archeological surveyor. She currently lives in New Mexico, where, when not writing, she hunts dinosaurs in the Ojito Wilderness.

Shanda McCloskey is an author and illustrator of children’s picture books and graphic novels, including Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll! (written by Catherin Thimmesh), which was called “Funny, chock-full of science, and wonderfully complicated” by Kirkus in a starred review. She lives with her husband, daughters, and dog in Georgia.

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