Friends to the End: The True Value of Friendship Paperback – October 18, 2011

I ordered this book to give to a friend as a hostess gift when I visit her next month.The subtitle of the book is "The True Value of Friendship." I somehow cannot associate the caption that, "Great friends cannot be manufactured in a laboratory by an evil genius," as being a factor of the value of friendship. Yes; it's meant to be clever and possibly funny, but it's just not my kind of humor. Some of the animals are dressed in costumes, such as pigs in grass skirts or a dog wearing glasses at a computer, and other dogs wearing clothes that may be pajamas. (A matter of individual taste, of course.) Near the end of the book are a dozen or so very negative things about "friends" who aren't really friends, such as bullies, drama queens, or those who are unreliable. Had I been the author or the editor, I would have omitted those pages and focused on the positive. The photos aren't great quality, and unrealistic color tints don't help, either.At the same time as purchasing this book, I also purchased FRIENDS FOREVER, by Anne Rogers Smyth. Had I been shopping in a bookstore and looked at both books, I would have chosen FRIENDS FOREVER and not both. (See my review of the other book, if you're interested.) I would not purchase FRIENDS TO THE END again, and it will not be a gift for my friend, as previously planned.

This book is a cute and wise display of every facet of friendship. It covers not only the fun and intimate rewards of friends, but also those areas that rub us raw and make us want to go running away screaming. Doing so with the marvelous pictures captures the savory moments and makes beautiful light of the joy in long-standing friends.I bought this for an entire circle of friends as momentos for whom I wanted something very special to capture the depth we had just gained with each other in working through difficulty and refinement with each other. It was absolutely perfect as a treasure gift.You will love this book, and the pictures will leave you roaring with laughter, yet cooing with sentiment.Stephanie S. Sawyer, author and reviewer

I gave this wee book five stars and a glowing review some time ago. I wanted another copy, for another dear friend so I ordered another. I'd like to find the person who thought it would be a good idea to take these wonderful B&W photos and colorize them -- and I'd like to give him or her a serious piece of my mind (think "pain."). Peeps, if you can find this book with the unadulterated photos, buy it, But what they did to this little gem is slap worthy.Three stars because the written content is still superb.

What a great book this is. I had never read anything by this author until I found this, and both his writing and the accompanying pictures or vice-versa are so telling. Animals emote such strong emotions, and they have such human like reactions to situations that it makes this a great present for a relative or close friend.

The pictures looked like the colors were painted on with a cheap paint. The book was not like the one that I purchased from the book store although it was complete and is a cute book. The colors of the pictures were not like the one from the book store. The Jesus Calling Book was perfect and just like the book from the book store.

One of my son's favorite books. He loved it so much he bought some for his best pals. Cute photos and easy for little ones to understand.

A WONDERFUL LITTLE GIFT FOR A DEAR FRIEND. GREAT ANIMAL PICTURES DEPICTING WHAT IS WRITTEN ON EACH PAGE. JUST A PRECIOUS BOOK.

I bought this book to share with a dear friend who has dementia. We sit and look at the pictures and laugh together. It was good to find something that makes her smile. The print is large and easy to understand without needing to remember what came before so she also enjoys reading the pages.

The book is as charming and amusing as the others in this series, but I don't like the introduction of the colour in this and "Blue day" book, makes the photos look so artificial and is an un- necessary distraction. Not an improvement in my eyes!

Really nice in general - Lovely to make you 'step back' and look wide or to look through with a friend/family once in a while... lovely pics! Can relate to most pages

Bought this for a very dear friend and she loves it.So if you just want to send a reminder to let your friend know how you feel about them then send this.

Bought this for my friend for christmas and she loved it! She laughed all the way through and was such a perfect gift!

A funny lovely little book to give to a dear friend who much reading it perfect gift !!