Mrs. Chicken is looking for Mr. Chicken, but if she leaves the farm, the gate will lock and she won't be able to get back in. Mr. Lion is hungry and has to decide which one of his friends he will eat. The farm animals are in a contest to see who will be the next Farm Idol And the little mice return home from school to discover that their parents have moved out Just Friends teaches children, through the stories of four animals, that decisions have to be made carefully because decisions affect the situation's outcome...and that some risks have to be taken along the way. Mae McClellan is retired and lives in Buffalo, New York. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/JustFriends.html