Bella & Bean

by Rebecca Kai Dotlich and illustrations by Aileen Leijten
Published by Atheneum Books for YOung Readers/Simon &schuster Children's Publishing
Reading Level: 1-2
31 Pages
Genre: Picture Book

Summary:
Bella and Bean are best friends(mice). Bella is a poet and she loves to write. So one day she is writing and Bean comes over and tries to get her to come play. Bella says she is busy writing, so Bean goes away. But all Bella can think of is Bean. So she writes poems about Bean. Bean comes back a couple times throughout the day but Bella continues to write poems. Which all turn out to be about Bean. So that night Bella call Bean to come over and they lay on the grass under the stars and write a poem about their friendship. The illustrations are beautiful. Though the mice are a little silly looking, it is so fun. The plants in just seem to come to life. They have beautiful soft colors that represent the text very well.

Reaction:
This was such a fun book. I picked it out because my nick-name has always been Belle and my little brother's is Bean. So i thought this related to our lives perfectly! I loved it, it was a sweet story about friendship.

Potential Problems:
None

Recommendations:
I think this is a fantastic book for little girls. The pink colors are beautiful and girly. But the friendship between these two girls is a wonderful example.