Blossom and Boo: A Story of Best Friends

I first discovered the book Blossom and Boo: A Story About Best Friends by Dawn Apperley when looking for quality literature for a preschool unit on friendship. I loved the story so much, that I purchased a copy for each family in my family literacy program. It has become a cherished story in many of my student's homes.

Blossom and Boo are best friends. Blossom is a rabbit, and Boo is a bear. These best friends play hand-in-hand throughout the warm months.

In the summer, they sun shone and crickets buzzed. Blossom and Boo went exploring. "It's a swinging tree," yelled Boo. They sat in the flowers and made each other presents. "They're friendship crowns," Blossom said, smiling.

But then...winter came. Boo must go to a cave and hibernate. "You will still be my best friend," said Boo, "even when I can't play with you every day." Throughout the winter, when Blossom misses Boo, she remembers the good times they shared, and she feels better. Spring eventually comes, and the best friends are reunited.

When my daughter's best friend moved away, we would read Blossom and Boo often. Learning that friendship, and in fact all relationships, can persist in absence comforts children. Best friends are best friends, whether together or apart.