Ollie and Augustus by Gabriel Evans
ISBN: 1536209678
Genres: Animals
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Ollie and Augustus are best friends. Ollie is small and Augustus is huge. Despite their differences (Augustus is also a dog), they do everything together and have a lot of fun together. Sometimes they argue, but they always make up. When Ollie has to go to school, he’s worried Augustus will be lonely so he tries to find him a dog friend. It turns out, Ollie is Augustus’s perfect friend, and Augustus knows Ollie will always come back.

This is a heartwarming story of friendship. The illustrations are just fun, funny, and really add to the story. Augustus really is a behemoth dog, and his expressions are perfect. Even thought the illustrations are relatively simple line drawings, they really make this book. Recommended for readers 3 and up.

Reviewed by Jessie Trafton, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, ME