Will You Be My Friend?: A Let’s Talk picture book to help young children understand friendship

Will You Be My Friend?: A Let’s Talk picture book to help young children understand friendship

by Molly Potter (Author), Molly Potter (Author), Sarah Jennings (Illustrator)

Synopsis

What makes us a good friend? And what might make us a not-so-good friend? What can friends do together? And how do we make friends? Best-selling author Molly Potter presents practical advice on helping children understand how to be a true friend and what helps and what hinders friendships. Will You Be My Friend? is ideal for starting conversations about making friends and includes a guide for parents and carers about supporting a child if they are having friendship difficulties. With fun and lively illustrations from Sarah Jennings, this book is both humorous and charming, and prompts children to discuss the idea of friendship with parents and peers.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Publisher: Featherstone
Published: 23 Feb 2017

ISBN 10: 1472932714
ISBN 13: 9781472932716
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years
Book Overview: From best-selling author Molly Potter comes a sensitive and accessible book on friendship and all the ups and downs associated with it. Share this charming book with your child and help them navigate their way through the sometimes confusing world of friendships. With any luck, they will come out smiling at the other end! Will You Be My Friend? is ideal for starting conversations about making friends and includes a guide for parents and carers about supporting a child if they are having friendship difficulties.

Media Reviews
Each page and each theme will lend itself to discussions about what it means to be a friend and much, much more. * EYE *
This book is a manual of sorts, and would be a valuable addition to any bookshelf. It can be referred to as and when needed, empowering the child reader with a means to independently assess the friendships in their life, should they so wish. It's a keeper! * Little Parachutes *
Will You Be My Friend? by Molly Potter is an accessible guide full of practical advice. Making and maintaining friendships is such an important skill for young children to learn. Sharing and talking about this book... seems like a good place to start. * The Publishers Association *
Author Bio
Molly Potter taught for 11 years in middle schools as a class teacher, science and PSHE co-ordinator. She then worked for several years as an SRE (Sex and Relationships Education) Development Manager, delivering teacher training and supporting primary schools in the development of their SRE programme and policy and many other aspects of PSHE. Molly now works as a teacher in a short-stay school with children that have been or are at risk from being excluded from mainstream schools - putting much of her PSHE expertise into practice. She thoroughly enjoys writing teacher materials and prides herself on being able to spice up any learning objective however boring it might appear at first!