Be a Friend by Salina Yoon
Be a Friend by Salina Yoon is a lovely picture book that promotes friendships, open-mindedness, relationship skills and self-esteem.
Dennis looks at the world differently. He dresses in striped clothes and a top hat and mines instead of speaking. He is lonely and misunderstood by his classmates. “It was as if he were standing on the other side of a wall.”
In the playground, Dennis kicks “an IMAGINARY ball…” and is surprised when a girl, called Joy, kicks it back, starting a new friendship based on acceptance.
Be a Friend by Salina Yoon
Illustrator: Salina Yoon
Illustrator: Salina Yoon
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (2016)
ISBN: 9781408869093
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Salina Yoon Official Website
Be a Friend Resources
- Bloomsbury: Be a Friend Activity Kit
- Bloomsbury: Friendship Cards
- International Literacy Association: Putting Books to Work: Be a Friend
- Scholastic: Read-Aloud Lessons to Foster Friendships
- The South Carolina Association of School Librarians: Be a Friend Book Talk
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