"A delightfully silly story with a sweet heart." --Booklist

"Capybara is simply a hoot." --BCCB

Learn what lengths you do and DON'T need to go to in order to be a good friend! This hilarious picture book from Maddie Frost is perfect for social emotional learning!

Hi, hello. My name is Capybara and I think it's important to be a great friend. Take it from me, I have 4,382 friends!

Capybara will do anything for his friends. But it's exhausting--and when Capybara meets a potential new friend who doesn't seem to be responding to his advances, Capybara learns a valuable lesson. His friends like him just for who he is!

From the creator of Smug Seagull and Just be Jelly and illustrator of Shine Like a Unicorn comes a funny, heartwarming story about friendship.

This book is an excellent teaching tool for lessons on friendship and creating boundaries within those relationships. It is a funny story for families to share, and a great read-aloud at home or in the classroom!

Author: Maddie Frost
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 03/22/2022
Pages: 32
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 10.30h x 10.30w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780063021020
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2022
Booklist 02/01/2022 pg. 56

About the Author
Frost, Maddie: -

Maddie Frost (AKA Spunky Happyhooves) is a secret unicorn, too. She loves to smile, frolic, and be her spunky self everywhere she goes. She makes her own magic with art, and has illustrated many picture books including Animobiles, Smug Seagull, Wakey Birds, as well as the upcoming picture book Capybara Is Friends with Everyone and the drawing book, Let's Draw Animals. Maddie lives in Grafton, Massachusetts. Visit her online at www.maddie-frost.com.