By Joy Cowley
Illustrations by Gavin Bishop
‘Friends’ is the follow up to the very popular Snake and Lizard, published in 2007. Snake and lizard live in the desert. Snake is red and Lizard is brown and they are the best of friends (even though they tend to argue quite a lot)
The two friends have lots of adventures together in the desert. In one story, Lizard makes up a rain dance to impress Snake; in another they encounter a Porcupine. They even go on withers together (Lizard walks and Snake slithers, so they invent a new word!)
I really enjoyed this book. I like that although Snake and Lizard often disagree about things, they always make up with one another in the end. This is a great book for reading aloud, or if you’re just starting to read chapter books.
Friends: Snake and Lizard has been nominated in the 2010 NZ Post Book Awards in the Junior Fiction category.
By Rowan