Annie Penland

Once There Was a Nothing Annie Penland

This story is about a little boy that feels unwanted, like a Nothing, and has no friends. He stumbles onto a Something that needs a friend. He helps her and becomes her friend, but after a while she becomes stronger and returns to her home. The Nothing has been changed however by the friendship and feels better about himself. He decides to be a friend to himself and to find another friend too. One day he comes across a Someone who is lonely and wandering alone. They become friends and one day they come across another person who is all alone and sad and they befriend her too. This is a story of hope and courage and true friendship! It is a roadmap to how to make friends and feel better about yourself by helping others.