How to Make Friends: A Bear's Guide

Cat Rabbit is a textile artist and designer from Melbourne Australia. She makes plush sculptural works of imagined characters and the worlds they might live in. She has collaborated with Instagram, the National Gallery of Victoria, Lady Magazine, Frankie Magazine and several other high profile journals.

“A quirky, winsome tale that provides a solid example of how to make friends. A friendship tale that stands out for its unusual visuals and modeling of a flexible, supportive threesome.” Kirkus Reviews"This book is beautifully illustrated with photographs of the artist’s signature soft sculptures, as her previous picture books have been... How to Make Friends: A Bear’s Guide is a perfect book to share with kids aged four and up who are struggling to fit in or reconcile their love of quiet activities with their desire to make friends." Books and Publishing"How to Make Friends – A Bear’s Guide is more than a read-out-loud book about making friends and being yourself. It is a lovely visual experience which is sure to engender all sorts of conversations between children and adults about the characters and the process involved in making them and their clothes as well as the message the book conveys."  Children's Book Council of Australia Reading Time