In just thirty-four words and companion illustrations, Raschka tells a story of the discovery of friendship and the joys and insecurities that go along with reaching out. An African-American boy calls o!to a Caucasian boy who is shyly edging off his page. Their terse, but emotionally loaded, exchange continues as the shy boy admits to having no friends and the more outgoing child offers friendship. Raschka exhibits an appreciation of the rhythms of both language and human exchange in his deceptively simple story. -- Copyright © 1993 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.