{"product_id":"words-to-make-a-friend-isbn-9780593122273","title":"Words to Make a Friend","description":"\u003cb\u003eA clever and innovative bilingual English\/Japanese picture book about a Japanese girl and an American girl who prove you don't need to speak the same language to understand each other.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHow will these two girls have any fun at all? As it turns out, it's not that hard when both girls are looking for a friend! What starts with a simple \"hello\" and \"konnichiwa\" becomes a day filled with fun in the snow.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach girl's love of play, snow, and making a new friend transcends the need to speak the same language, and by using simple words in their own languages, along with a bit of charades, the girls find they have all they need to build a snow creature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn important book to show children that speaking the same language isn't a prerequisite to making a new friend.Donna Jo Napoli is both a linguist and a writer of children's and young adult fiction. Some of her work includes \u003ci\u003eTreasury of Greek Mythology, Stones in Water, Treasury of Norse Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Daughter of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e. She has five children and eight grandchildren. She dreams of moving to the woods and becoming a naturalist. She loves to garden, bake bread, dance, and make pottery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaoko Stoop is a Brooklyn-based, self-taught illustrator. She grew up in Tokyo and has illustrated many picture books including \u003ci\u003ePup and Bear, Sun and Moon Have a Tea Party\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Picture Book \u003ci\u003eRed Knit Cap Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Random House Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304871514341,"sku":"NP9780593122273","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593122273.jpg?v=1767744526","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/words-to-make-a-friend-isbn-9780593122273","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}