The Not-So-Friendly Friend

By Christina Furnival, Katie Dwyer (illustrator),

Book cover of The Not-So-Friendly Friend: How to Set Boundaries for Healthy Friendships

Book description

“Being aware of our feelings is a building block for our emotional and social intelligence. In this charming and creative book, Christina Furnival offers children a way to sense and shape their emotions that emerge in the important friendships that shape who we are now, and who we will become…

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Why read it?

1 author picked The Not-So-Friendly Friend as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The author is a mom and clinician herself and based on clinical best practices has written a lovely rhyming book to help young children deal with boundaries and bullies in a way that is accessible for younger readers. Ideal for school, daycare, and clinical settings. As a parent of an empathic child, I found this book an easy way to introduce the concepts of self-worth and appropriate relationships. If you have a child that is experiencing bullying or needs to set boundaries at school, then this book is an excellent addition to your library.  

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