Unlikely Friends (Baby Rhino and Billy Goat)

By Joshua McConnell and Susan Banki

New children's book celebrating friendship and diversity! When choosing a friend, look for kindness and laughter. You'll find that your life's full of joy ever after. A baby rhino and a billy goat form an unlikely friendship. Working together they overcome adversity and the scorn of their animal peers. Their friendship eventually is put to the test as they use their unique skills to help each other, and the other animals, get to safety when a flood washes their homes away. Inspired by a true story of unlikely animal friends, this story shows young readers how unlikely friends can be the best friends of all. With a soothing and smooth rhyme parents can read to kids over and over again, Unlikely Friends is a timeless story of friendship to inspire every child. WHAT EDUCATORS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS ARE SAYING I love the message of friendship - Pre-K Teacher I can definitely recommend this one; the story is in a delightful rhyme and the cheerful pictures come together to give a strong message about inclusiveness - Child Development Professional, New York As an educator, I love how this story teaches a lesson about being brave enough to venture outside the umbrella of those we view as 'just like me' and finding friends that may be different but bring something extraordinary in our lives. A great story and lesson about the importance of diversity! - Public School Teacher, Houston When Susan came to my Kindergarten class and read the book to us, my first reaction was of tears of joy! I thought this book painted a very moving picture of today's life where inclusiveness is not easily achieved but very much needed and doable! Thank you Susan and Josh for introducing a very powerful message to young, developing minds. - Pre-K Teacher, Boston The rhyming is cute and catchy and the art is beautifully done. As a parent of young children and an educator, I appreciate the timely messages that we should not feel confined by our herd, should appreciate others for who they are and should step up and help others in need. - Private School Teacher, Boston Unlikely Friends is told in a delightful rhyme with exquisite, rich vocabulary! My students were enchanted by the story and the vivid, fun illustrations! It is a treasure of a read! - Public School Teacher, Boston GIVING BACK TO HELP WILDLIFE It is a sad fact that animals often befriend animals of other species because they are orphaned, which can occur as a result of poaching and loss of natural habitat. As a small part in trying to help slow this unfortunate trend, a portion of all book royalties will be donated to wildlife conservation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1731544634
• ISBN13: 9781731544636
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.1" x 8.5"