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20 Endearing and Enduring Books About Friendship

Use these delightful titles to teach young students about what it means to be a good friend.

These books about friendship for kids can help you effectively teach about relationships in the classroom. The collection includes read-aloud favorites and picture books that focus on what it means to be a good friend.
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A Splendid Friend, Indeed

Grades Pre-K - K
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Bear wants to read and write and think. Goose wants to talk and talk and talk. Can Bear and Goose be friends? Suzanne Bloom's picture book says volumes about friendship with a few select words and charming illustrations in this Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book.

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Clifford the Big Red Dog

Grades Pre-K - 1
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Imagine having a dog bigger than a house! In the original story that has sparked the imaginations of young readers for generations, a little girl gets a tiny puppy who grows up to be the biggest dog in the whole world. He's so big that he can fetch robbers...and their car! Most important, Clifford is a good friend who's always cheerful and ready to play and help.

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Yo! Yes?

Grades Pre-K - 5
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Two lonely boys who don't know each other meet on a city street. Brought together with a simple "Yo!" answered by the other one's "Yes?" and the bounce of a basketball, this modern classic will strike a chord with every child who's ever longed for a friend.

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Hi! Fly Guy (Fly Guy #1)

Grades K - 2
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Some kids have dogs and some kids have cats, but Buzz has a pet fly! In this first book of the hilarious series, Buzz enters his winged buddy in the Amazing Pet Competition. The judges scoff until they see all the extraordinary tricks the little fly can do.

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