Support social skills and positive relationships with this Forming Friendships 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. Bear and the Little Green Thing – Diandian
When the little green thing is dropped from the mouth of a bird, it finds an unexpected home – on the back of a bear. The little green thing just needs to convince the bear to let it stay. But when the seasons change, and it’s time for the little green thing to become a big green tree, how will their friendship survive?
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.
