Fine Friends is a celebration of all things friendship. Sometimes the very best thing you can do with a fine friend is to share a little "aha" moment . . . a small, knowing smile that says, "I may have toilet paper stuck to my shoe, but you, my fine friend, have food stuck in your teeth."

• Peter Stein offers up a unique declaration to friendship just in time for graduations, birthdays, bar mitzvahs, and all other conceivable gift-giving occasions.

Drawing inspiration from a menagerie of animals photographed in adorable, amusing, and sometimes astonishing postures, Stein adds universal observations and off-the-cuff word balloons to convey the intricacies, loyalty, humor, and idiosyncrasies associated with true friendship.

• The average person purchases 29 gifts each year, spending more than $87,000 over a lifetime. That's a lot of money to spend, considering we offer the perfect gift for less than $10.