How Different Is Good: Nick the Wise Old Cat — Linda Sicks

Following the success of the Nick the Wise Old Cat debut series The Importance of Family, the warm, value based stories continue with the introduction of the second series, The Importance of Friendship. In this new series, young readers will build upon the lessons they learned on the importance and diversity of relationships from the family series, when choosing and forming friendships. In the first book of the series, How Different is Good, Nick and his adopted brother Baby Z discover friendship, beyond their own, when they meet a sparrow named Sammy and a butterfly named Beatrice. Nick and Baby Z's fascination with the surprising bond Sammy and Beatrice share raise many questions about friendship. As the story progresses, they meet Maria, a dear friend of the Nice Lady. These encounters with Sammy, Beatrice, and Maria enrich Nick and Baby Z's appreciation and understanding of friendship. This great story of sensitivity, inquisitiveness, and discovery is certain to increase a young reader's understanding of true friendship and the acceptance that different is good by any measure."