Books Make Good Friends by Jane Mount

This new picture book from beloved author-illustrator Jane
Mountcelebrates the avid reader, demonstrates how books make you
better, and reassures anyone who has been anxious or uncertain about
facing the real world.
Lotti isn't sure she wants to make friends. She's shy, and she doesn't really
know how. While everyone around her is playful, outgoing, and loud, Lotti
prefers a quiet place and a book to read. Lotti LOVES books. To her, books
are full of magic and aren't as scary as new friends. But perhaps Lotti's books
can show her how to find magic in everyday moments, and maybe the friends
she can share this magic with are closer than she thinks.
Iconic Bibliophile creator Jane Mount makes her children's book debut in this
imagination-driven story of a shy booklover's attempts to open her mind and
find joy with the people around her. This journal-esque narrative-which
includes fun recommended reads on each page-celebrates the avid reader,
demonstrates how books make you better, and reassures anyone who has
been anxious or uncertain about facing the real world.
Perfect for enthusiastic and reluctant readers alike!
FOR ALL TYPES OF READERS: The story's main character, Lotti, is shy and
struggles to make friends, but her imagination and love for reading take her to
faraway places and introduce her to new friends. Readers of all tastes will find
a relatable character in Lotti and enjoy the diverse books she reads-from
fiction and nonfiction to novels and picture books. There's (...)

Jane Mount is an illustrator, designer, writer, and thingmaker, and she
particularly makes things for people who love books. She is the founder of
Ideal Bookshelf (idealbookshelf.com); the author and illustrator of Bibliophile:
An Illustrated Miscellany ; and the illustrator and co-author, with Jamise
Harper, of Bibliophile: Diverse Spines . She lives in a log cabin on Maui,
Hawai'i, with her husband, three weird cats, and a speckled dog. She really
loves books.

Chronicle Books
On Sale: Nov 7/23
9.5 x 10.5 • 48 pages
9781797209654 • $28.99 • CL - Hardcover, full-color
illustrations throughout, jacketed
Juvenile Fiction / Books & Libraries • Ages 5-8 years