Three Friends and a Bestie

Rose Lagercrantz, illustrated by Rebecka Lagercrantz

Evelina is just about to turn eight, and there’s only one thing on her wish-list: A best friend. She has friends, but they are not always nice. Now, she wants a best friend, someone who picks her first when they play rounders – even though she’s never caught the first ball. When Olga joins her class, Evelina decides that they will become best friends. And they do! They bake cupcakes and take the neighbour’s dog on walks and have heaps of fun, until one day when Olga would rather play rounders with the others instead of baking. Does that mean that they are no longer best friends? This is a story about the art of getting a best friend and at the same time being one yourself. How do you find and trust a real friendship?

Three Friends and a Bestie is a standalone prequel to Eight, Almost Nine and is accompanied by bold, colourful illustrations by Rebecka Lagercrantz.