How to be a Friend by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown (Ages 4-8) How Do I Feel About Making Friends by Sarah Levete (Ages 4-9) How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague (Ages 3-5) Gigi and Lulu’s Gigantic Fight by Pamela Edwards (Ages 3-7) Hallinan (Ages 4-8)īe Polite and Kind by Cheri Meiners (Ages 4-7)īest Friends by Charlotte Labaronne (Ages 3-5)Ĭan You Be a Friend? by Nita Everly (Ages 3-6)Ĭan You Talk to Your Friends? by Nita Everly (Ages 3-6)Ĭare Bears: Caring Contest by Nancy Parent (Ages 3-6)Ĭare Bears: The Day Nobody Shared by Nancy Parent (Ages3-6)įriendship Values to Live By by Sharon Lee Roberts (Ages 3-6)įox Makes Friends by Adam Relf (Ages 3-5) There are suggested age ranges listed with each title to help select appropriate books for your child’s needs. Check back periodically for updates as well.ĭo you have a favorite book you’d like added to our list? Let us know here! Social Skills/ FriendshipĪ Rainbow of Friends by P.K. This compilation includes books that you can find on your library bookshelves, in bookstores, and online. The content and stories in books can be used instructionally to teach new skills, to help communicate understanding, and to share experiences for growth and development across a wide variety of topics. Reading books together with children is a wonderful way for parents and teachers to reach out and connect, particularly when special circumstances arise.

'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Bibliotherapy Goldmine for Kids: A Comprehensive List of Books on a Variety of Topics Ages 4-8.Ĭopyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. The fact that Matthew is white and Tilly is African-American adds further merit to this exemplary effort. There can never be too many books about the importance of friendship and forgiveness-especially when they are of this caliber. Text and illustrations are beautifully balanced: Peck's depiction of Matthew, sitting dejectedly on the stairs of his apartment building, seems to make the words 'By himself' ring with loneliness. Apologies come quickly and easily, and the two are 'together again.' This is not an unfamiliar tale, but it is told here with simple eloquence and poignancy. It is not long, though, before the two realize that everything is more fun when they have each other. But even the best of friends quarrel now and then-in this case, a broken purple crayon is the problem, and Matthew and Tilly go their separate ways.

Matthew and Tilly live in the same neighborhood in the heart of a big city, and they do everything together: ride bikes, play street games, sell lemonade.

Matthew and Tilly by Rebecca C. Jones