Mabel Wants a Friend — Ariel Bernstein

Two starred reviews!
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2024

The acclaimed duo Ariel Bernstein and Mark Rosenthal “once again dazzle at demonstrating social-emotional nuance” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) in their new humorous and earnest story about a young fox who learns that making a new friend takes more than just wanting one.

Meet Mabel. She always gets what she wants. No matter what it takes. Meet Chester. He's Mabel's new friend, but…he doesn't always agree with Mabel's methods.

After a disagreement, Mabel decides she's better off alone. But when Mabel starts to miss Chester, she realizes that to get what she wants most of all, she'll have to learn what it means to be a good friend.