The adolescent peer group serves a crucial role in the developmental tasks of this period. Such tasks include formation of identity, promotion and enhancement of self-esteem, incorporation of bodily changes into one's self-image, the development of intimacy, and separation from the family. The peer group also offers a refuge—there is safety in numbers. The universalizing aspect of the group—we are all going through this together—can be quite comforting. Both this natural propensity for group affiliation, together with the adolescents’ strong need to detach from the adults around them, make group therapy a practical and sensible treatment modality for this age group. This article describes the manifestation of these and other issues utilizing a popular picture book to illustrate the themes of adolescent group work.