June 8 is National Best Friends Day in the US. In celebration, here are some of the best friends we've met between the pages of a book or in film/TV. Just off the top though, the following links set the stage with friendship conversations, revelations, & title suggestions...
STAFF PICKS
Best Book Buddies
Captain Jack Aubrey & Dr. Stephen Maturin series ~ O'Brian (Eric)
Frog & Toad series ~ Lobel (Roberta, Heather)
Curious George & the Man with the Yellow Hat ~ Rey (Roberta)
Nancy Drew, Bess & George in Nancy Drew series ~ Keene (Joan)
Snoopy & Woodstock in Peanuts ~ Schulz (Debbie)
Charlie Brown & Linus van Pelt in Peanuts ~ Schulz (Jen)
Elizabeth Bennet & Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice ~ Austen (Debbie)
The March sisters in Little Women ~ Alcott (Debbie, Jen)
Jo & Laurie in Little Women ~ Alcott (Kathy) Hercule Poirot & Captain Hastings - Agatha Christie series (Debbie)
Celie & Nettie in The Color Purple - Walker (Jen)
Jude, Willem, JB & Malcom in A Little Life ~ Yanagihara (Heather)
Harry, Ron & Hermione in Harry Potter series ~ Rowling (Jordan, Robin)
Anne Shirley & Diana Barry in Anne of Green Gables ~ Montgomery (Jordan)
Lena, Tibby, Carmen, & Bridget in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ~ Brashares (Jordan, Robin)
Crowley & Aziraphale in Good Omens ~ Pratchett & Gaiman (Aleks)
Scout Finch & Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird ~ (Heather)
Ponyboy & Johnny in The Outsiders ~ Hinton (Amy T.)
Matilda & Miss Honey in Matilda ~ Dahl (Jordan)
Sherlock Holmes & John Watson ~ Doyle (Jen, Robin)
Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, & Miranda in Sex and the City ~ Bushnell (Jen) Lila & Elena in My Brilliant Friend ~ Ferrante (Robin)
Gerald & Piggie in Elephant and Piggie ~ Willems (Kathy)
Calvin & Hobbs ~ Watterson (Aleks)
Charlotte & Wilbur in Charlotte's Web ~ White (Amy T.)
Sydney Carton & Charles Darnay in A Tale of Two Cities ~ Dickens (Kathy)
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ~ Twain (Robin, Jen)
Dorothy & Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz ~ Baum (Kathy)
Jane & Helen in Jane Eyre ~ Bronte (Amy T.)
Pooh & Piglet (really everyone in the Hundred Acre Wood) ~ Milne (Jess)
April & Melanie in The Egypt Game ~ Snyder (Jess)
Madeline & Pepito ~ Bemelmans (Kathy)
"It's not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend." -- R.J. Palacio, Wonder
Best Film (& TV) Friends
Amy & Molly in Booksmart (Jess)
Bret & Jemaine in Flight of the Conchords (Jess)
Bert & Ernie in Sesame Street (Andrea)
Big Bird & Snuffleupagus in Sesame Street (Andrea)
Woody & Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story (Debbie)
Shawn Spencer & Burton "Gus" Guster in Psych (Debbie, Cathy)
Judy, Violet & Doralee in 9 to 5 (Debbie)
Martin Ellingham & Joe Penhale in Doc Martin (Kathy)
Xander & Willow in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Cathy)
Mulder & Scully in The X Files (Cathy)
Data & Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: Next Generation (Cathy)
Rod & Chris in Get Out (Cathy)
Grace & Frankie in TV comedy of the same name (Kathy)
The Losers' Club in It (Cathy)
Kirk, Spock, & Dr. McCoy in Star Trek (Eric)
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve." -- Stand by Me