What is a good friendship like?
Author: Hannamari Ruohonen
Finnish original: Kaisan ja Oskarin ystäväkirja
Publisher: S&S, 2023
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Fiction
Number of pages: 30 pp.
Reading material: Finnish original, English translation
Kaisa is Oskar’s sister, and he is her brother. He plays on his own a lot, but he has one friend at nursery school, with whom he likes to draw pictures. His best friend is probably Mum.
Kaisa’s friend group consists of Penni, Elsa, Ville, Eino, Paul, Minja, Iina and Ludde, at least. They’re all in her daycare group. She invites Elsa to stay over, and it’s the most exciting and fun thing ever! But the pyjama party does not go as she planned, because Elsa gets nervous.
The adorable picture book deals with issues around friendship: should a friend be like you? Where can you find friends, and is it ok to have a single friend? Hannamari Ruohonen has previously written two books about the two siblings’ everyday issues: Kaisa’s and Oskar’s Book of Favourites (2019) and Kaisa’s and Oskar’s Book of Outings (2019).
Also available:
Kaisa and Oskar’s Book of Favourites
Kaisa and Oskar’s Book of Outings
About the author:
Hannamari Ruohonen