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Encouraging Kids’ Books For Building Friendships

Children spend so much time at school it’s vital they feel at home with happy friendships there!

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A school should be a happy, productive home away from home. But it’s also an opportunity to interact with new people outside the family. Don’t worry if your child hasn’t gotten the hang of it yet – these are the first steps!

Books that’s we’ve listed below will certainly be a help, though. Children are constantly learn, and by the time school comes around, they know that books are worth listening to. They’ll model their friendship making behaviour on the amazing, encouraging characters, and will be having play dates in no time!

#1 Elmore by Holly Hobbie

Elmore by Holly Hobbie
It’s about Elmore, a porcupine, desperate to make friends. Which is a hard thing to do when you’re covered in spikes! Such a sweet read that both parents and kids will enjoy about how friendship comes in unexpected ways.

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#2 Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Bridge to Terabithia is a classic in children’s literature. It won the genre’s most prestigious prize, The Newbery Medal from the American Library Association, in 1978. And yet, the book is more relevant than ever. The story of two outcasts, Jess and Leslie, the book beautifully portrays the surprising places we often find friendship. And through deft handling of tragedy, the book is also generatively instructive for children beginning to ask about life and death.

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#3 Social Skills Activities for Kids by Natasha Daniels

Social Skills Activities for Kids by Natasha Daniels
I recommend these books because I’ve personally read them go my nephew when he was having a hard time at school. We went over certain key points the books covered and he listened and implemented them.

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#4 Making Friends Is an Art! by Julia Cook

Making Friends Is an Art! by Julia Cook
For those kids who make their own path I think this book is a goof pick simply because the message of the book is that you need to have great friends but first you have to realize you need to be a great friend too.

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#5 Teach Your Dragon to Make Friends by Steve Herman

Teach Your Dragon to Make Friends by Steve Herman
You get to train your dragon how to eat, sit, stand, and to also be a friend when the little dragon is feeling lonely and left out.

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#6 About a Boy by Nkem Denchukwu

About a Boy by Nkem Denchukwu
About A Boy is a book every child or tween should read and have in their home & school libraries. The story is about an 11-year old boy named Sora, who was bullied and alienated by his peers for a reason that will shock the readers. LeChi is Sora’s new neighbor who made every attempt to be his friend, but Sora paid her no attention. So she thought! The story also emphasized on kindness, not judging a book by its cover, and how one person can make a difference.

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#7 See Me Don’t Judge Me by Nkem Denchukwu

See Me Don't Judge Me by Nkem Denchukwu
See Me Don’t Judge Me’ is a book about mindfulness that reminds and teaches young people (and adults) to be kinder to one another, love oneself & others without prejudice, be thankful, remember that we are all the same, l**earn to be content with who we are, and to always be thankful. This book also has two short stories that will make the readers think twice before being unkind to anyone.

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Contributors to this article
Brooke Van Sickle from Journey to KidLit

D. Gilson from 4AutoInsuranceQuote

Leslie Nichole from LeslieNicholeFreelance

Vivian Elebiyo from ElevivPublishing

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