A Friend Like Ed

by Karen Wagner

Book Overview

Charming children's story about two mice, Mildred and Ed and their friendship.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439133009
• ISBN13: 9780439133005
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Cute book with a great message

Recently I asked a girl in the third grade class where I am student teaching to recommend me a book. She chose a Friend Like Ed because she liked the story, but she said she liked the poetry in the book even better. The story itself is relatable for anybody of any age. We've all been embarrassed by a wacky friend (or family member) and wished to free ourselves from any association with that person. In this book, Mildred is embarrassed by her best friend Ed who can recite poetry anywhere he goes and seems to have an infinite amount of odd collections. Mildred grows tired of being embarrassed by Ed and decides to become friends with a girl named Pearl that seemed normal in everyway. However, Pearl does not prove to be as good as a friend as Ed was and Mildred begins to miss Ed and his oddities. The message of the book is to embrace our quirks and to accept those who are genuine and it comes through nicely in the book.

Cute book about friendship and accepting differences.

A friend lent me this book and it brightened my day! What an important idea to share with kids: the idea that we need to accept each other for what we ARE and not what we want the other person to be. This book effectively teaches us about what to look for in a friend. It reminded me a bit of some of the qualities of Marc Brown's "Arthur" books, as well as Kevin Henkes' work. Very enjoyable; great illustrations.