James used to be my friend. But today he is my enemy.

James and John are best friends -- or at least they used to be. They shared pretzels, umbrellas, and even chicken pox. Now James always wants to be boss, and John doesn't want to be friends anymore. But when he goes to James' house to tell him so, something unexpected happens.
两个好朋友吵起架来了，绿夹克很气红夹克，因为红夹克每次都要当king，而且每次都霸占所有的蜡笔......于是绿夹克跑去红夹克家，打算不和他当好朋友了，"We're enemies.""All right!"然后，"Hey, James!""What?"一句邀约的暗语，让两人化解了恩仇，于是两人又玩在一块儿了。
描绘孩子们与同伴相处之间，常见的情绪及行为反应，勾画出童心的纯朴与友谊的真诚。

Janice May Udry is the author of several books for children, including the 1957 Caldecott Medal-winning A Tree is Nice, illustrated by Marc Simont, as well as The Moon Jumpers and Let's Be Enemies, both illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Ms Udry lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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