Ways to Make Friends
Ways to Make Friends
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Ways to Make Friends

Written by Jairo Buitrago & illustrated by Mariana Ruiz Johnson
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4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
AD560L
Lexile measure
Aug 30, 2022
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This “sublime picture book” (Kirkus STARRED Review) offers a hilarious and insightful guide to making new friends at your own pace. For kids aged 4 to 7, Ways to Make Friends will bolster compassion and make kids laugh on their way back to school. What’s the best way to make friends? Toad has the most magnificent ideas! Sometimes they don’t go according to plan… but that’s okay. Eventually Toad tires of making new friends, but comes to a marvelous conclusion: sometimes being with yourself is a good way to pass the time too.A hilarious and heartfelt read for kids who are starting school or experiencing other unfamiliar social situations, Ways to Make Friends will give them the courage to stand on their own–and maybe try one of Toad’s unconventional methods to make a friend for themselves.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781771649759
    Publication Date
    August 30, 2022
    Publisher
    Greystone Kids
    Page Count
    40
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lexile® Level
    AD560L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~3.7

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