Learning to see past differences and appreciate people for who they are is an important lesson for everyone to live by. Maggie Mouse Makes a New Friend is an excellent story to teach children that even though someone might look different at first, you should still take the time to get to know them. With easy to read rhyming verse, this story is great for ages 3 and up and is wonderful for shared story time and for children learning to read on their own.



Maggie already has many friends at daycare, but today a new student, Alice, arrives to join the class. Everyone is surprised to see that Alice is in a wheelchair and, though they are curious, they are reluctant to include her at first. At lunch time, Maggie looks around and is surprised to see that Alice has brought the exact same thing – tuna salad and pickles! Seeing that Alice is lonely, Maggie goes to join her and they quickly realize that not only do they share the same taste in lunches, they also have the same favorite color, blue! It doesn’t take long for Maggie to realize that she and Alice will be great friends and soon the other children in daycare come over to play with Alice, too. Suddenly, Alice’s wheelchair is hardly noticeable at all!