This book is about two kids who learn how to grow friends and what it takes to keep a friend. This book is perfect for teaching kids friendship, just make sure to explain that you can't actually grow a friend, this book is how to get and keep a friend. Ages: 3-5. Source: Pierce County Library System.

Discusses the needs of a healthy friendship
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This story is all about what a good friend is and how to make friends and keep them. Young children can learn how to socialize and how to be a good friend from this book. The book has nice colorful and diverse pictures. The book encourages children to be there for their friends in both happy, sad, frustrating and all times. This book shows children how friends can be made and that patience needs to happen to make friends. ( )

Perfect comparison of friendship to Growing Plants there can't be a better explanation of how to maintain a true friendship lots of care and dedication ( )

"How to Grow a Friend", written by, Sara Gillingham, explains what having a friend is like through the use of metaphors. Gillingham uses the growth of plants as a metaphor for friendship. An example she uses in the book is, "And don't let your friend get stuck in the weeds. To grow a garden of friends, remember that new buds can sprout". GIllingham discusses what being a friend is suppose to look like and how you should act towards one another. ( )