Animal BFFs: Even Animals Have Best Friends!, written and illustrated by Sophie Corrigan, is currently scheduled for release on April 26 2022. Even animals have best friends, someone that’s always there for them through thick and thin, to help them out with all of the usual things that friends do. You know, like picking ticks off your back, letting you know when a lion is about to make you its dinner and helping you hunt down some tasty prey. The animal kingdom is full of odd couples that prove that sometimes it’s better to be together! Like the rhino and the African Oxpecker, the coyote and the badger, and the crocodile and the plover bird. Uncover some unlikely friendships from the world of animals and discover how creatures get through every day with a little help from their friends. This book is full of funny facts about animals and symbiotic relationships for children to explore.
Animal BFFs is an entertaining and informative read about animal partnership, most mutually beneficial but some decidedly one sided. I thought the illustrations were charming and fun, sometimes fairly realistic but other times having the animals playing games and acting more like people than they really do. I think the art and text are well balanced, and will keep the reader's attention focus on the book and looking to see what it next. I think young readers will really enjoy getting to see animals they know from animated movies get some time on the page here, and it will give them an additional level of interest in the read. I knew some of the information, but other pieces were new to me. I appreciated the glossary and further reading, although I felt like the reading list could have been expanded on a little bit. I think this book will be well received by its intended audience and would be a good resource in school, classroom, public and personal library collections. 
