"The Lonely Book" by Kate Bernheimer

This is a fantastic little story about a book that has seen better days at the library and doesn't get taken out so much anymore. Then one day, a little girl finds it and brings it home where she reads it everyday and falls in love. They are accidentally torn apart and the book is left forgotten in the library basement. But though other titles come and go, the little girl always looks for her lost friend. The story ends happily with the two being reunited. Just right. The illustrations also are just right; the illustrator also did the cover for "Because of Winn-Dixie".