Ella and Maddy and their adorable cat learn there’s always room for new friendships in this endearing follow-up to <I>A Year with Marmalade</I>.<br><br>Best friends Ella and Maddy are busy building a playhouse, with Marmalade lazing around nearby. Suddenly Toby, the boy from across the street, zooms by with his red cape and ruins everything. So then they decide to build some sandcastles. <I>Swoosh!</I> Toby cartwheels through, his cape destroying the castles. Ella and Maddy don’t want Toby around, but Marmalade seems to be warming up to him. And when Marmalade gets stuck in a tree, guess who comes to the rescue?<BR> <BR>Continuing the wonderful theme of friendship that began with <I>A Year with Marmalade</I> with simple, effective text from Alison Reynolds and charming, one-of-a-kind illustrations from Heath McKenzie, this is a beautiful story about accepting others and tolerating those who may be different from us.