You Will Be My Friend

Brown, P. (2011). You Will By My Friend! New York: Little, Brown and Co.

Over the years I have learned three important lessons about making new friends.

                      Lesson 1: Always be yourself.

                      Lesson 2: New fiends appear when you least expect it.

                      Lesson 3: Do not scream, "YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND!" at people. Trust me, that 

                      never works.

Lucy bear wakes up one morning determined to make a new friend. At first she is too exuberant, ruining things by accident.  Next she tries to fit in by copying others - also not popular. Then she tries threatening or ordering people to be her friend. When she has finally given up, a friend appears. This colourful, cartoon-like picture book uses boxy illustrations and large speech bubbles to express Lucy's excitement and frustration.  It is a great conversation starter for talking about strategies for making friends - ones that work, and ones that don't.

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