MABEL WANTS A FRIEND written by Ariel Bernstein, illustrated by Marc Rosenthal

Ariel Bernstein’s MABEL WANTS A FRIEND opens with an anti-hero as the first page declares “Mabel always got what she wanted” and pictures by Marc Rosenthal show a small fox who’s fuming and succeeding pages show her manipulations to meet her desires. When she does make a friend readers will wonder if she can keep Chester’s friendship and when she loses it will she be able to earn it back? By story’s end we root for this because she is a very changed main character. Find out more about the book at the purchase link below.