Learning how to be a friend and how to make friends are important skills for kids. I love collecting friendship books because you can use them all year long, use them during a Friendship unit, or to teach acceptance and differences. They are great to use at the beginning of the year when we learn about each other and at the end of the year to celebrate the special friendships we built throughout the year. Here are 23 Friendship books for kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade classroom. Some of these books overlap with other social skills.
Find my favorite Friendship Activities for the End of the Year here.
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Friendship Books for Kids
Elvin and Brayden, Friends Forever by Sandra Morrison
So Happy to Know You by Annie F. Downs
How to Spot a Best Friend by Bea Birdsong
How Do Dinosaurs Stay Friends? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania Al Abdullah
Bear’s New Friend by Karma Wilson
Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! by Cori Doerrfeld
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
When Charley Met Emma by Amy Webb
Pete the Cat Making New Friends by Kimberly and James Dean
Let’s Play! A Book About Making Friends by Amanda McCardie
A Friend Like Simon by Kate Gaynor
Everyone Belongs by Heather Avis
All Different and Beautiful by Belle Belrose
Peanut Butter and Cupcake by Terry Border
The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill
Check out the extension activities for The Recess Queen here.
Check out the extension activities for Enemy Pie here.
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
The Little Book of Friendship by Zach Bush and Laurie Friedman
The Kids’ Book of Friends, How to Make Friends and Be a Friend by Catherine Stephenson
I hope you found some friendship books to add to your lesson plans, book shelf, or library center!
You can find all of these books on my Friendship Books Amazon List here!
Find more of my other favorite books on my Amazon Lists here!
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