Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Bossy Best Friend by Larson, Kirby
Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Bossy Best Friend by Larson, Kirby

Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Bossy Best Friend

Fastidious Shermy and freewheeling Shake face a substitute teacher, fall for a shelter dog, and keep their...
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Author: Kirby Larson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Bossy Best Friend by Larson, Kirby

Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Bossy Best Friend

$55.99 $29.11
Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Bossy Best Friend by Larson, Kirby

Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Bossy Best Friend

$55.99 $29.11
Author: Kirby Larson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Fastidious Shermy and freewheeling Shake face a substitute teacher, fall for a shelter dog, and keep their friendship sparkling in their latest big-hearted adventure.

Shermy loves going to second grade. Well, except when the substitute teacher does the lessons out of order (spelling before recess and social studies during math time?). His friend Shake, however, goes with the flow. Maybe that's why their friendship works. Whether it's writing letters to their favorite authors, making homemade toys for the animal shelter, or coming up with New Year's resolutions for each other ("Stay a reading superstar!" Shake writes), the two pals' personalities always seem to balance out. But when Shermy adopts Wally, a lovable shelter dog, he gets so busy with training that he has less time for Shake--who eventually stops asking to do stuff together. And one day, Shermy hears about moving boxes at Shake's house. Is Shake moving away? Shermy is so worried he feels like he can't breathe. Wise Grandpa Gordy tells Shermy friendship is a big responsibility--just like having a dog--and that it blossoms with TLC.

Author: Kirby Larson
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 03/03/2026
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.74w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781536239010
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2026
School Library Journal 02/13/2026 pg. 1

About the Author
Kirby Larson is the author of the Newbery Honor-winning historical novel Hattie Big Sky as well as the New York Times bestselling nonfiction picture book Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle. She is also the author of the first two books in the Shermy and Shake series. She lives with her family in Washington State.

Shinji Fujioka is the illustrator of the first two books in the Shermy and Shake series. Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor was his first book. He lives with his family in Japan.
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