Looking For a Friend by Elizabeth Beresford

A Benn Beginning to Read Book featuring the wonderful illustrations of Margery Gill.

'Tommy wants to play but he can not find a friend. Everyone is too busy. His mother is cooking supper and Mary is playing with her doll. The horse is pulling his cart and the cat wants to sleep. The hedgehog rolls into a prickly ball and the frog wants his dinner. But someone does want to play with Tommy…'

Hardcover. First edition. Gift inscription from parents to child in blue ink to inside front cover. Otherwise this book is a very well looked-after copy in VERY GOOD+ condition with clean, unmarked pages which are free from scribbles and very minimal wear to illustrated clothbound boards. Dustjacket is in excellent condition and has been covered with dustjacket cover. 

Pages: 28