Frost, Maddie. Capybara Is Friends with Everyone. Maddie Frost, Illus. Picture Book. HarperCollins, 04/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-302102-0. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1.
Capybara is super friendly, super busy, and very overbearing with his 4,382 friends. He meets an animal he has not become friends with—Sloth. Even after performing a super enthusiastic Friends Song, bringing gifts, making a zen garden, and more, Capybara is devastated to have no response from Sloth. But, as anyone who understands knows, Sloth’s extreme slowness to do anything includes slowly reacting to hyperactive Capybara. Frost’s digital illustrations aptly show everything Capybara does for his friends, including finally slowing down (for Sloth) and being a less overbearing friend to all.
Joshua Rees, Daly City Public Library