The First Strawberry

When two best friends fall out, who will be brave enough to say sorry first?

Clover the bunny and Hazel the squirrel are the very best of friends - until one silly squabble over the first strawberry ends in hurt feelings, harsh words, and two friends stomping off in opposite directions.

Now the meadow feels gray and lonely, and neither friend will say sorry first! Down in the patch, the little berry stays hard and green and just won't turn red. Then a wise old turtle named Tóta shares a gentle secret about the strawberry - the "heart berry" - and the bravest, sweetest words of all:

"I'm sorry."

With bouncy, laugh-out-loud rhymes and an ending as sweet as a sun-warmed berry, The First Strawberry turns the big lesson of forgiveness into a story kids will ask for again and again.

• Funny, bouncy, read-aloud rhyme - perfect for bedtime and circle time
• A gentle, un-preachy lesson about saying sorry and forgiving
• Includes a simple "how to say a brave sorry" guide kids can use
• Written by Indigenous author Jem Maracle, gently honoring the strawberry as the heart berry

A heart-warming summer read-aloud for ages 4-10.

Book 4 of Tóta's Woodland Tales. Collect all four - wise Tóta Turtle appears in every book!