Twigs and stones don’t just break bones. They can also hurt feelings, as in this story about Snake and Lizard, who live together in a hole under a rock. “Sometimes they were Friends with a big F, and sometimes the f was quite small. That’s how it is with friends.” One day, Snake is skeptical of Lizard’s new décor idea—using twigs to spell out their names above the entrance to their home—but when it’s all finished, she thinks it’s pretty clever. That is, until a desert wind knocks down the letters in SNAKE. Trying to fix the word in the dark, Lizard accidentally spells out SNEAK. Discovering this in the light of morning, Lizard laughs and tries to play it off as a compliment (“I admire your sneakiness”), but the inadvertent insult—not to mention Lizard’s dismissive laughter—angers Snake. She retaliates the next night, surreptitiously removing a couple of letters from LIZARD. Looking at their new sign, SNEAK AND LIAR, Snake and Lizard “didn’t say anything. This was no longer funny. It was terrible!” Together they dismantle the sign. Apologies are not even necessary; capital-F Friendship prevails through relatable misunderstandings and petty drama. Observant readers may notice other animals in the backgrounds of the earth-toned ink-and-watercolor illustrations gathering sticks to spell out the story’s theme.