Title: Amos and Boris
Author: William Steig
Illustrator: William Steig
Publisher: Ferrar, Strans and Giroux
Year Published: 1992
Format: Hardcover/ Paperback
Genre: Picture Storybooks
Reading Level: Assisted Reader/ Self-Reader
Reading Interest Level: Pre-School/ Elementary
Topics: Friendship
Summary: Amos the mouse and Boris the whale: a devoted pair of friends with nothing at all in common, except good hearts and a willingness to help their fellow mammal. They meet after Amos sets out to sea in his homemade boat, the Rodent, and soon finds himself in extreme need of rescue. Enter Boris. But there will come a day, long after Boris has gone back to a life of whaling about and Amos has gone back to his life of mousing around, when the tiny mouse must find a way to rescue the great whale.
Extension Activity: Since this book deals with friendship, I would have the children get into small groups and come up with a list of nice things they could do for their friends, and then share their lists with the entire class. Since this activity requires group work, this would allow the kids to work together when brainstorming.
