Norma Simon has been writing for children since 1954 and has published more than 50 books. Her work has been heralded for helping children explore feelings, families, and friendship.

In All Kinds of Friends, the dramatic illustrations of Cherie Zamazing put before our eyes the variety of friends we can have including school friends, family friends, grown-up friends, even pet friends. Kids can also number dolls and stuffed animals as comrades. These relationships reach across the generations and bring us endless satisfactions and pleasures.

Children often have fights and disagreements with friends but then they make up and carry on as before. People also move but can keep in touch even though they are physically apart.

All Kinds of Friends by Norma Simon offers a lively and affirmative celebration of these close and meaningful relationships. They light up our lives.