Building friendships is a big part of early learning, and the Forming Friendships Pack helps children navigate this exciting journey with confidence and care. These stories explore how friendships begin, grow, and sometimes face challenges—offering young readers gentle guidance on kindness, inclusion, and working things out together.
Carefully chosen to support Early Learning Centre goals around social development, this pack encourages empathy, teamwork, and communication—essential skills for thriving in group settings and beyond.
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. There's Only One Friend Like You – Jess Racklyeft
A heartwarming tribute to the many forms of friendship, this gentle rhyming picture book celebrates the unique magic each friend brings into our lives.
