Anzu and the Art of Friendship

By Moni Ritchie Hadley and Nathalia Takeyama

A new student connects with her classmates through origami.

Starting a new school, Anzu struggles to find her place. Starting a new art unit, her class struggles to learn origami. It's not easy to make friends or to fold tiny paper figures, but with her grandfather’s encouragement, Anzu finds a way to try again even when she doesn’t succeed the first time—and helps her classmates do the same.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Release date: Jun 22, 2023
• ISBN: 9780807561362

Moni Ritchie Hadley

Moni Ritchie Hadley is the author of Anzu and the Art of Friendship and The Star Festival. After attending UCLA and enjoying a career as a home/hospital teacher, Moni pursued her dream of becoming a writer. She is the founder of the Write Kidlit Now! scholarship, and lives in Los Angeles with her family and four furry writing buddies.

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