Save Your Friends!

Save your friends from the big, bad shark in this hilarious interactive picture book by South Korean artist Hyewon Kyung!

This laugh-out-loud adventure encourages family sharing and is a perfect pick for fans of Deborah Diesen’s The Pout-Pout Fish and Adam Rubin’s Dragons Love Tacos.

Help! There is a shark in the water, and he’s eating all your friends! Only you can save them from being swallowed whole. How? Turn the page and find out! This funny story about a playground bully, friendship, and empathy will have kids laughing along as they hurry to save their friends (all marine animals) from the shark’s dangerous jaws. And in the end, readers learn why the shark is acting so rudely in the first place!

Hyewon Kyung’s Save Your Friends! has an unusual, lively concept; a surprise ending; humorous illustrations; and a simple, repetitive text that is presented in conversation bubbles. Save Your Friends! makes reading fun and is a great choice for emerging readers, story time, and anyone who loves to learn about sharks.

Shark is big.

Shark is hungry.

Shark is a bully.

Shark eats everyone

and everything in the sea.

Shark eats:

1 little clownfish

1 puffy pufferfish

1 brave bitey fish

1 baby seal

1 clever crab

4 inky octopuses

And who knows what else!

Dear reader, it is up to you to save them!

“Kyung keeps pages fresh with humorous dialogue and expressive faces on her sea creatures. . .Children will enjoy the interactive nature of this funny book during storytime or while sitting in a lap.” - Kirkus Reviews