How to Be a Friend : A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them

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Summary: Great ideas/pictures but a bit confusing to younger kids..
Review: I really like this book -- it has some GREAT ideas and my 5 year old son (he has a twin sister) likes me to read it to him.. the only problem is there is so much on one page, it's set up sort of like a comic strip with individual "bubbles" for thoughts/words coming from each character so I have to constantly point to who is saying what, which can cause some of the meaning to be lost on a younger child. There is also a lot packed onto each page that is very distracting so I try to fold the book or cover parts of it with my hands so my son can concentrate on each individual part. But all in all, I am happy with it, if only that it creates a storyline for me to follow to explain to my son how to make friends. Book is probably geared more towards 6-7 year olds.

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Summary: A wonderful book....
Review: My son originally received this book as a gift from a family member. He loved to have this book read to him and later to read it for himself. In my opinion, this book is a great tool at home and in school to teach young children what it means to be a friend - something that is difficult to learn for some children.

Since my son has now out-grown this book - I use it in my tutoring classes and plan to use it later when I become a full-time teacher.

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Summary: Excellent book for Beginer Friends
Review: My two boys love this book. Its a childs simplistic version of "How to be a Friend" and it is great. Right on their level and easy for them to relate to. The Arthur type characters are appealing to children and they make the book their choice for the evening and want me to read it again and again :) I have the hardback, it was a great find.

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Summary: Excellent book for Beginer Friends
Review: My two boys love this book. Its a childs simplistic version of "How to be a Friend" and it is great. Right on their level and easy for them to relate to. The Arthur type characters are appealing to children and they make the book their choice for the evening and want me to read it again and again :) I have the hardback, it was a great find.

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Summary: Great guide for all kids.
Review: This book is an excellent tool for parents and teachers to use with kids in the often times daunting world of social relatedness. Even kids who are very social would enjoy the way these gentle reminders are presented. Highly recommended for the special needs arena of Aspberger's and High Functioning Autism. Our autistic son loved and responded well to the almost "social story" approach. This truly spelled out a lot of social do's and don't's for him. His typical sister loved it as well. As a parent I highly recommend this book be in every kindergarden and first grade and second grade classroom. I bought several copies.