May I Bring a Friend? (Paperback)

from tnelson725

Caldecott winner. The narrator in this story is invited to visit the king and queen and every day he brings a new friend. On Sunday he brings a giraffe to tea. On Monday he brings a hippo to dinner. On Tuesday he brings monkeys to lunch. On Wednesday he brings an elephant to breakfast. On Thursda...

from beckie05

In this story a queen and a king invite a young child to their castle. He asked if he may bring a friend and they are very excited and tell him it is no problem. His friend ends up being an elephant. This story is very cute because it is not expected that a child would have an elephant as a frien...

from awoodham93

The illustrations in May I Bring a Friend are phenominal. I love how the backgrounds are colored, but the details are done with what appears to be pen. The illustrations are very vivid, and make you laugh when you see what is happening in the story. The little boy has many animals friends that he...

from ambourg7

The text and illustrations match well together. Montresor uses a bit of shading with various shapes. The colors are limited but show the same throughout. The use of black and white illustrations gives a contrast with the colors. The pictures have delicate details that show the emotional expressio...

from conuly

This book is a bit longer than many picture books, and the illustrations aren't as colorful as in more modern books, so some smaller children may have trouble sitting through it. However, with the right age range, this book is wonderful. A little boy is just randomly invited to the palace for the...