Noni can do many things: she can give her baby brother his bottle, she can help her mother in the kitchen, and she can even walk over to her friend Susiers’s house. But Noni just canr’t say “no.” When she was very small, it was easy saying “no” to everybody, but now that she has a best friend, she wants to please. Noni can’t say “no” to her friend, even when it means she has to hand over a precious toy, or when it means agreeing to a hideous haircut, or even giving up her bed at a sleepover. But when Noni finally finds her voice, the consequences are not what she or the reader expects. A comforting exploration of friendship and of the importance of trusting one’s own judgment. Noni learns that you can stand up for yourself and still be a good friend.

• ISBN: 9781770492332
• Author: Hartt-Sussman, Heather
• Illustrator: Cote, Genevieve
• Published: 2011 , Tundra
• Themes: Friendship, Identity, trust
• Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction
• No. of pages: 24