Little Beaver is all alone. He has no friends, no family, and he feels so lonely that he begins to cry. Then, from across the pond, he can hear some body else crying too. Little Beaver feels a little less lonely now, and sets off in his boat to befriend the lonely individual across the pond. Along the way he meets and befriends a duck, an otter and a turtle. They are lonely too. It's only when Little Beaver turns to a wise old beaver for advice, that he learns that he will never find The Echo that was crying at the other side of the pond, but that in his quest to find The Echo, he did indeed find friendship.
This is an absolutely lovely book about loneliness and the human need for friendship, and is a reminder to all of us that we all need companionship. Children in early years foundation stage would enjoy looking at the beautiful water colour illustrations and could relate to the story as it is read to them, and confident readers in upper key stage one could enjoy this independently.

ISBN: 9780744523157