Support social skills and positive relationships with this Friendship Skills Book Pack, featuring picture books that help children build friendships, navigate differences and resolve challenges with kindness. These stories encourage empathy, confidence and respectful communication in group settings.
Ideal for classrooms and home libraries, this collection strengthens teamwork, inclusion and emotional development.
The Forming Friendships Pack includes:
1. We Are Going to Be Pals! – Mark Teague
Through a funny and heartwarming tale of unlikely friendship, Egret and Rhino learn that real friends respect boundaries, embrace differences, and always show up for each other.
2. Princess Mitchell – Christian Wilkins
Mitchell loves soccer and princesses, but when teased for wearing a tutu, he must find the courage to be himself, shine on the field, and show that there's more than one way to be strong.
3. Someone Just Like You – Helen Docherty & David Roberts
This lyrical and beautifully illustrated picture book invites children to imagine a world where empathy and kindness connect us to others who may be more like us than we think.
4. Bird & Bear – Ann James
Bird and Bear are the best of friends. When Bird and Bear go on a birthday picnic, they discover something surprising that will change how they see the world forever.
