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Olive’s Perfect World: A Friendship Story

Olive’s perfect world involves doing anything and everything with her best friend Emily.  But things are not always perfect in the real world.  When Eva came, things were no longer perfect.  Emily and Eva began doing many things together: taking ballet classes, wearing the same clothes, and eating the same things – all without Olive.  Olive suggested doing things together but Emily and Eva did not want to.  As Olive’s perfect world dissolved, the real world became too much and her eyes filled with tears.  Eva and Emily realize that they have not been including Olive in any of their activities.  Olive realizes that a perfect world can involve more than one friend.  As they started talking, it didn’t take long for the world to become  perfect again as they started laughing and doing things together.  The pastel pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations show the girls as young cats spot-lighted on largely while pages.  Feeling left out is common.  This story lightly shows that a perfect world is possible with more than one best friend.