Clare and Mary are best friends. They do everything together. But when it is Mary?s birthday,

Author / Illustrator: Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Format: Hardcover
Published: Harcourt, 2006

Clare and Mary are best friends. They do everything together. But when it is Mary?s birthday, Clare, feeling jealous at all the attention Mary receives, insults her choice of cupcakes. The seemingly minor disagreement escalates into a fight, and they declare,"You are not my friend!" and stomp off. Happily, after a rest and some coloring, Clare apologizes with a picture, and she and Mary make up. Bright, boldly patterned illustrations and brief text capture the various emotions of a preschool friendship.