One Lonely Lizard By Karyn Miller

Bruce, a lonelylizard, just wants a friend. He spends his days trying to catch the eye ofpassersby, but the other Australian animals get all the attention. It's notuntil he sees some eyes staring at him, and realises that they belong tocamouflaged lizards, that he realises that he, too, just can't be seen-and soonhe has the friends he's always longed for. This funny story about perseverance,just being yourself, and friendship, written in upbeat rhyming verse, with playfuland expressive illustrations, is sure to delight and amuse young readers.