Fast Friends

O'Connor, Heather M.

ISBN 10: 1443170402 / ISBN 13: 9781443170406

Published by Scholastic Canada, 2020

Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 53963550-75

Synopsis:

Every child has a voice ― if we take the time to listen.

In this appealing, energetic picture book, two kids with different challenges and strengths find they are just what the other needs to navigate classroom life.

Tyson does everything fast ― so fast he often disrupts the class. His teacher is always saying, “Too fast, Tyson!” And often he ends up playing all alone.

Suze, the new girl, is nonverbal with special needs. Sometimes her classmates don’t know what those needs are.

But Tyson understands. Taking the time to interpret her cues, Tyson forms a special friendship with Suze, and teaches his classmates what it means to listen and understand others.

Claudia Dávila’s bright, energetic art captures the joy of moving at your own speed and connecting with a friend who can ride alongside.

About the Authors:

HEATHER M. O'CONNOR is a freelance writer, editor and author. Her first picture book about Suze and Tyson, Fast Friends, won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award. It was selected for the TD Grade One Book Giveaway and was distributed to every grade one student across Canada in 2022. Heather lives in Peterborough, Ontario.

CLAUDIA DÁVILA is the former art director of Chirp and Chickadee magazines, and is the author-illustrator of the award-winning graphic novel series The Future According to Luz and the picture book Super Red Riding Hood. Claudia illustrated Fast Friends, the multi-award-winning book Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War by Michel Chikwanine and Jessica Dee Humphreys, Viminy Crowe’s Comic Book by Marthe Jocelyn and Richard Scrimger and The Canadian Kids Guide to Outdoor Fun by Helaine Becker. Claudia was born in Santiago, Chile, and lives in Toronto, Ontario, with her husband and two children.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fast Friends
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Dávila, Claudia
Condition: Very Good