Be a Friend

Title: Be a Friend

Author: Salina Yoon

Illustrator: Salina Yoon

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (2016)

ISBN: 9781408869093

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.

These picture books encourage children to share & cooperate with others. They offer strategies on how to work towards peaceful and good-natured friendships.

Unlock your child’s imagination with these wonderful books showing imaginative and innovative thinking and creative problem-solving.

Children often suffer from anxiety because they feel different. This picture book list promotes that we should embrace who we are and that we are all different.

Children often experience pressure to conform to social norms and can suffer from anxiety because they feel different. These picture books promote the message that we should embrace who we are.

There are many reasons children may suffer from isolation. Use these picture books to show characters dealing with feelings of isolation by making new friends and trying new things.

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Resources

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Bloomsbury: Be a Friend Activity Kit
Understood: How Loneliness Can Impact Kids With Learning and Attention Issues
The Washington Post: The importance of childhood friendships, and how to nurture them
Harmony Early Learning Journey: 6 Ways to Encourage Long-lasting Friendships in Childhood
Scholastic: Building Bridges of Friendship: Classroom Community Activities
PBS Parents: Empathy in Action: How to Help Your Five-Year-Old Treat Others With Compassion
Salina Yoon Official Website
Salina Yoon Twitter
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