Scrappy makes Flappy smile even when she's having a bad day. Flappy makes Scrappy feel special when he needs it most. These three adventures show what being a best friend is all about.

Arthur Yorinks has written and directed for opera, theater, dance, film, and radio and is the author of dozens of acclaimed children's books, including Hey, Al, with illustrations by Richard Egielski, which earned the Caldecott Medal in 1987. His writing has been hailed in The New York Times Book Review as ?one of the most distinctive prose styles in children's literature.? His eclectic and wide-ranging career has brought Yorinks into collaborations with illustrators such as Mort Drucker, Maurice Sendak, David Small, and William Steig as well as with composers such as Philip Glass, directors such as Jim Simpson and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and a small army of well-known actors and musicians including Sigourney Weaver, Adam Driver, Catherine Russell, and ?Blue Lou? Marini. You can visit Arthur Yorinks online at www.arthuryorinks.com