In this sweet tale of the ups and downs of playground friendship, a resentful sock monkey tells his puppy pal that they are no longer friends, after the puppy takes his ball. The sock monkey soon discovers, however, that it's difficult to replace his friend, and that playing by himself isn't much fun. Is it possible that he too was to blame, because he didn't share his ball...?

Author/illustrator Daniel Kirk spins a believable story about children and their social interactions in You Are Not My Friend, But I Miss You. Young listeners will undoubtedly recognize a bit of themselves in both the sock monkey and the puppy, and will be led to think about friendship, sharing and forgiveness. The artwork, done in pen and ink and then colored digitally, is cute and appealing. Recommended to anyone looking for children's stories about the give and take required for friendship. ( )

Cute for the younger crowd.. under 3. ( )

This story is all about sharing and friendship. It is a great story to share with children about the nature of friendship. ( )