A friend who is friendly one day and unkind the next is hard for a young child to sort out. Christina Furnival's rhyming picture book follows one child through exactly that.
Readical Key Points
A picture book in rhyme for ages 4 to 7 (preschool to grade 2)
Illustrated by Katie Dwyer
Part of the Capable Kiddos series; winner of a Gold Award from the Mom's Choice Awards, according to the publisher
Topics: bullying, friendship, kindness and standing up for oneself
Hardcover, 46 pages, PESI Publishing, 2021
A young child keeps running into a friend who blows hot and cold. The story follows the child through the ups and downs of that relationship, and the publisher describes its lesson as standing up for yourself firmly and assertively while staying kind. The text is told in rhyme.
Parents and caregivers can read it with a child who is dealing with a mean-then-nice friend or a bully. It offers words and a way into the conversation, not a guarantee of how any friendship will go. Here a child can meet that kind of friend on the page before meeting one on the playground.
About the Author
According to her publisher, Christina Furnival, MA, LPCC, is a licensed mental health therapist with more than a decade of experience, and she writes the Capable Kiddos series of picture books.
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