The Friend by Sarah Stewart, Pictures by David Small

From two wonderful local children's book authors, who I hadn't met until ALA. I had a nice chat with Sarah and David, they even joked about how they had courted - I think she was the persistant one. I got a couple more of their books, but this was the latest - about a little rich girl who's parents are too busy, so she spends her days with her friend - a big black woman, who lets her "help" around the house and takes her to the beach every day. Very touching.