
Book
Making Friends Is an Art
Julia Cook, K.D. Smith
Boys Town Press · Print & ebook · June 16, 2020
Reading lane: Friendship
A Friendship pick for readers exploring Making Friends Is an Art.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Friendship Takes Practice
A warm, accessible story connects being yourself with learning how to be a good friend.
Come here for
- A child-friendly way to talk about friendship and getting along
- A story that treats each pencil’s talents as part of friendship
Expect
- Brown learns to share his talents and be himself
- Tips for educators and parents appear at the story’s end
Book Details
- Authors
- Julia Cook, K.D. Smith
- Publisher
- Boys Town Press
- Published
- June 16, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Friendship · Big Feelings
- Reading lane
- Friendship
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Publisher Categories
Friendship
New Experiences
Self-Esteem & Resilience
About This Book
Multi-talented Brown is the luckiest pencil in the box! In this fun, creative story, Brown learns that in order to make and keep friends, he needs to know how to be a good friend. And to be a good friend, Brown must find a way to share his many talents with others. At first, that seems hard to Brown. But he soon realizes that to be a good friend, all he has to do is be himself! Making Friends Is an Art! is part of the popular Building Relationships series written by award-wi...
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