Twig Friends

Twig Friends, Book 1

By: Andrew McDonald, Ben Wood - illustrations

Narrated by: Andrew McDonald

The world is big when you're a twig, but problems, surprises – and even volcanoes – are no match for Red, Ziggy, Noodle and Stump! In three adorably funny comic stories, Red Twig discovers that not all surprises are good when he accidentally ruins his friends' snail zoo, Ziggy and Stump discover a volcano (or is it?), and Noodle tries and fails to find blue paint in nature. And at the end, young readers can learn to make their own twig friend with simple step-by-step instructions!

This funny young audiobook will surprise and delight young listeners. If you love hilarious friendship series like Pizza and Taco and Narwhal and Jelly, you'll adore TWIG FRIENDS! Noodle isn’t just a twig – she’s an ARTIST too. And she knows exactly what she wants to paint. There’s just one problem – the twigs have made red paint, green paint and yellow paint for her to use – but they can’t find any BLUE. Noodle is dismayed … until she discovers that true artists can make up their own rules. Clever Noodle! She always works things out.

©Text copyright © 2023 Andrew McDonald / Illustration copyright © 2023 Ben Wood (P)2025 Bolinda Publishing

Critic reviews

'Absolute goofy goodness.' (Booklist)

'The stories are simple, but there are many moments of drama and plenty of laughs.' (Readings)

'There are four books in the series so far and all have a story told with humour and the themes of friendship and exploring emotions.' (ReadPlus)