Rosie and the Friendship Angel is a gentle and comforting story that explores the ups and downs of friendship with warmth and a touch of magic. Lucinda Riley’s storytelling has a lovely charm, and the addition of her son Harry Whittaker brings a heartfelt layer to this enchanting tale.

The illustrations are beautiful and add so much to the emotion and message of the story. Rosie is a sweet and relatable character, and the guidance of the friendship angel is handled with kindness and care.

This is a thoughtful and reassuring book that encourages empathy and understanding. A lovely read for children navigating the tricky world of friendships.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with this empowering fun and extremly uplifting story in exchange for a honest review. I loved reading this story about guardian Angels and Rosie’s guardian angel who helps her settle into her new school and not feel so alone

As a mother of a child who suffers from anxiety I found this book simply wonderful.

The story of Rosie starting at a new school and worrying about fitting in was delicately and sensitively handled by both the author and the illustrator.

The way Rosies feelings are described will be very familiar to many children (and parents too).

I think this book will be a lovely way to open discussions with a child who is feeling anxious and the idea of the guardian angel gently listening and acting on their anxieties will be reassuring.

The illustrations were beautiful and calming.

Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a digital ARC through Netgalley for an honest review.

I love the illustrations for this book. However I'm not quite sure about the story. As an early years teacher I'm not sure that I would read this with a 4-6 year old, putting thoughts of worry into their minds and yet it does not quite have the appeal for an older child. It would have sat better with me if the girls had all made up in the end and done an activity together. As it is, there is still the feeling that the girls who excluded Rosie are still 'out there'. No angel overcomes that feeling of being on the outside of a group.