Llama Llama does it again, this time by teaching students about friendship, bullying, and how to deal with classmates who are not kind.

Llama Llama and the Bully Goat, by Anna Dewdney (And shouting, “You WILL be my friend” doesn’t work.) Friends can be kind no matter how small they are.Ī new friend Thistle is in the picture and it complicates the friendship between duck and goose. A lion shows kindness to a mouse and later the small mouse returns the kindness by saving the large lion. The kindness quilt grows and grows at school as more children do kind things.Ī wordless version of Aesop’s fable. Then she makes her pictures into a quilt. The Kindness Quilt, by Nancy Elizabeth WallaceĪfter Minna’s teacher reads the story “The Lion and the Mouse,” she encourages the children to do kind acts and draw pictures of what they do. In this award-winning picture book about friendship, Jessica is worried her physical disability will get in the way of making new friends. And the kindness continues to spread to others. That kind act leads Pig to be kind to someone else.

A good book about friendship and showing care. His friends are worried and come to find out what is wrong. SteadĪmos McGee visits his friends each day at the zoo. When Stick helps Stone, they become friends. Swimmy teaches them to work together to outsmart the big fish. He finds a new school of fish but these little fish are too scared to swim out in the ocean. He quickly swims away, discovering lots of wonders under the sea. One day a large tuna swallows all the fish in the school except Swimmy. Swimmy is a black fish in that lives in a school of little red fish. These books are also helpful for building positive behavior in your classroom. These children’s books about building friendships and kindness will help your little learners better understand these concepts through playful stories and delightful illustrations. Often, adults will say “Be kind” or “Get along” but they may not always explain how children should do those things. Do you need books about friendship and kindness to help teach your little learners about making new friends and having empathy? Most preschool teachers would agree that learning how to be a good friend and treat others with kindness and compassion are important social skills for all preschoolers to learn.

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