10 Kids Books About Friendship
Celebrate friendship with these 10 great books about love and friendship.
Bagel in Love by Natasha Wing. Poor Bagel! He dreams of entering the Cherry Jubilee dance contest . . . but no one wants to be his partner! Can he find a sweet-tart who doesn’t think his steps are half-baked?
Silly Wonderful You by Sherri Duskey Rinker. Before YOU came along, so many things were different! But now there's a giggly baby, a house full of adventures and toys, a million little surprises. . . . And so much love.
No Fits, Nelson! by Zachariah OHora. Nilson and Amelia do everything together. But if one little thing goes wrong, Nilson throws the biggest, most house shaking-est fit ever!
That’s Me Loving You by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Amy Krouse Rosenthal captures parents’ desire to be ever-present in this simple and touching poem offering reassurance of their love. Signs of affection can be found in the natural world around us—from a soft breeze to a shimmering star.
Operation Photobomb by Becky Cattie. When Monkey finds a camera, Chameleon discovers that he loves to photobomb everyone! But Chameleons photobombing starts to drive the other animals bananas.
I Am Love: A Book About Compassion by Susan Verde. Love means showing kindness, living with gratitude, and taking care of our minds and bodies. Letting our hearts lead the way can help move us closer to a better world.
Best Friends in the Universe by Stephanie Watson . Louie and Hector are the best friends in the universe. Get ready to laugh out loud as the two boys fall in and out and eventually back into their best friendship ever through a series of funny secrets that neither one was supposed to reveal.
Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass by Dean Robbins . Two friends, Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, get together for tea and conversation. They recount their similar stories fighting to win rights for women and African Americans. The premise of this particular exchange between the two is based on a statue in their hometown of Rochester, New York, which shows the two friends having tea.
Bob by Wendy Mas. It’s been five years since Livy and her family have visited Livy’s grandmother in Australia. Now that she’s back, Livy has the feeling she’s forgotten something really, really important about Gran’s house. Bob, a short, greenish creature dressed in a chicken suit, didn’t forget Livy, or her promise. He’s been waiting five years for her to come back, hiding in a closet like she told him to.
What is the Story of the Wizard of Oz? by Kirsten Anderson. When L. Frank Baum wrote about the adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy and her pet dog in the magical Land of Oz in 1900, he wanted to create a beautiful story based on the America he knew and treasured. But he had no idea his book would become a bestseller and grow into the cultural phenomenon that it is today.