{"product_id":"my-best-friend-is-a-lion-isbn-9780593860137","title":"My Best Friend Is a Lion","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen you're having friendship troubles, a pet lion could be the perfect antidote!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFriendship troubles are hard! Especially when your best friends start leaving you out of their fun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut this little girl knows what would make everything better—a lion! If her best friend was a lion, they could go to the park without an adult, do amazing dunks on the basketball court, and get free ice cream whenever they want. Everyone would be jealous—especially those other friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lion would definitely fix things, right?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImagining and drawing some of their adventures help her work through her big feelings. And it turns out that sometimes, problems get better with a little time, creativity, and being yourself.“The simple text, relatable message, and witty pictures make this a fun addition to friendship-themed story times . . . [A] sweet picture book.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This simple, imaginative tale softly showcases friendship exclusion and working through one’s feelings with creativity . . . Humor comes through the bright illustrations . . . A gentle, amiable friendship tale.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“In this winsome picture book . . . dissonance between the narrator’s confident words describing the perks of lion friendship and the illustrated reactions of terrified adults adds both humor and a layer of emotional depth . . . When the narrator is revealed to be illustrating her fantasies with sidewalk chalk . . . sharing her creativity both cheers her and attracts friends old and new.”\u003ci\u003e —The Horn Book Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDEB PILUTTI wrote and illustrated \u003ci\u003eOld Rock (is not boring)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTen Rules of Being a Superhero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBear and Squirrel Are Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets of Ninja School\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dinosaur in the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, and illustrated \u003ci\u003eIdea Jar\u003c\/i\u003e by Adam Lehrhaupt. Deb lives with her husband and their border collie, Wilson, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Follow her on Twitter @dpilutti.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233412395237,"sku":"NP9780593860137","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/my-best-friend-is-a-lion-isbn-9780593860137","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}