“Laggie and Grillo: An Unlikely Friendship”
Phyllis Schwartz, author, and Siski Kalla, illustrator, have a new children’s book that has been published. It’s a beautiful story of friendships between humans and creatures that walk the earth that not often get a chance to be connected. In this case, it’s a cricket and a lizard that befriend each other and a young child.
The book not only helps children think about the responsibilities of keeping a pet, but also about the importance of helping opposites get along. It’s a multicultural friendship story so full of rhyming fun you’ll want to be a part of it.
Here’s a section of the book to help bring the story to life:
Yoshi wants a pet so badly she befriends some backyard critters who
aren’t likely to get along and brings them into her circle of family and
friends for fun and frolic.
She aces a school writing assignment in the process by telling the tale in a
poem that uses words from all over the world.
To be safe, I brought Grillo into my room, but I couldn’t sleep ‘cause he chirped all night!
Sin dulces sueños*(No sweet dreams), more like a fright!
The next day, I built each of them a cardboard house, and told them, “Don’t be mean!”
Then hoping they would listen, I built a twig bridge in between!
To learn more about “Laggie and Grillo: An Unlikely Friendship” and other books by Phyllis Schwartz, visit
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