Monday, March 12, 2012

PB #10: The Faithful Friend- Caldecott

Author:  Robert D. San Souci
Illustrator:  Brian Pickney
Genre:  Juvenile Fiction
Subgenre:  African American, people and places
Themes:  friendships, love
Primary Characters:  Clement and Hippolyte
Secondary Characters:  Pauline
Awards:  Caldecott
Date of Publication:  2011
Publishing Company:  Simon and Schuster
Clement and Hippolyte are handsome,smart, and are so close they could be brothers. When Clement falls in love with the beautiful Pauline, he asks Hippolyte to join his quest to court her, and the two friends set out toward danger and adventure. This is a wonderful story of courage and friendship.  They stick through everything together and never leave each other's side.

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