Furry Friendships: Animals as Friends and Helpers
Jan 2026 · Lerner Publications TM
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Furry friends can be great friends—and helpers too! Alongside Sesame Street friends, readers will discover different ways animals can offer care and support, including therapy animals as well as animal pals.
Furry friends can be great friends—and helpers too! Alongside Sesame Street friends, readers will discover different ways animals can offer care and support, including therapy animals as well as animal pals.
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Julie Ditton
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April 26, 2026
Everyone knows that furry friends can make you feel better. Therapeutic animals can be even more important for an autistic child which is why Furry Friendships is a topic in this series. Each spread shows a Sesame Street character with their furry friend and the facing page has a photograph and easy to read text about how furry friends can help. The author's simple clear text is easy enough to appeal to preschoolers This book is perfect for children on the autism spectrum but for other kids!
About the author
Leslie Kimmelman is the author of more than fifty children's picture books and early readers, both fiction and nonfiction, including Everybody Says Shalom, a Sydney Taylor Honor Book, and We're Amazing, 1, 2, 3! A Story About Friendship and Autism, the book that first introduced Sesame Street's Julia. Leslie was a children's book editor for many years, including almost twenty-five years at Sesame Workshop. She lives in the New York City area. Please visit her at lesliekimmelman.com.
Leslie Kimmelman is the author of more than fifty children's picture books and early readers, both fiction and nonfiction, including Everybody Says Shalom, a Sydney Taylor Honor Book, and We're Amazing, 1, 2, 3! A Story About Friendship and Autism, the book that first introduced Sesame Street's J...
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