(Part 2) Best friendship books for children according to redditors
We found 516 Reddit comments discussing the best friendship books for children. We ranked the 235 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Ye, it is.
Yeah! Steven King just released it under a pseudonym. You can get it for 15 dollars.
It's creepy as fuck. I have no clue if the folks running my library even knew what it was when they ordered it. They had it on display with a bunch of other children's books.
Reminds me of this creepy as fuck children's book Charlie the Choo-Choo:
http://imgur.com/a/FKLeO
I'll also add (again) Super Powereds by Drew Hayes is still ongoing, although he's finished the first three books and working on the fourth.
Or, if you're looking for something less involved but still fun: Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain by Richard Roberts. Has kind of a Worm-like plot, but with middle schoolers and considerably less dark and heavy.
Sparkle Boy is exactly the book you need for this situation - about a little boy who loves wearing nail polish, sparkly clothing, etc. Some other good ones would be Jacob's New Dress, Jamie is Jamie, and Pink is for Boys. If you want something that more directly explores gender identity, there's also Who Are You: The Kid's Guide to Gender Identity.
Sounds like he views reading as a chore and not a form of entertainment. It may be that he hasn't found a book that clicks with him yet. Try focusing on his interests. Does he have a favorite movie? If its been adapted from a book, it might keep his interest.
Take clues from how he spends his free time. What kind of games does he play? Both Halo and Warcraft have their own line of books. I think it boils down to he need to find reading entertaining, and only he will be able to make that distinction.
He are some choices to try out:
Calvin and Hobbes, Far Side, or even try manga, Naruto is very popular.
Good luck with finding the something that he likes.
Congratulations!
My kids are now adults, and I teach young children. Over the years, these are the books for very young children that I have found to have the most staying power.
Infant/Toddler/Early childhood books: (you can read these to a child under 1 year, he or she will appreciate the rhythmic sounds, and both words and pictures acquire meaning as time goes on.)
Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown (simply the best parental bonding books)
What Do People Do All Day by Richard Scarry
PeekABoo, The Jolly Postman and Each Pear Each Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
All three books have engaging text and illustrations that both child and adult can appreciate.
Little Blue and Little Yellow This book, in my opinion, is a work of art on several levels. Kids never get tired of its reassurance.
No, David by David Shannon (but IMO the other David books are not nearly as good)
Caps for Sale Another book with repetitive rhythms for children, with an amusing story
Blueberries for Sal A classic that has stood the test of time, I still read this to the class every fall.
The Lion and the Mouse This is Aesop's fable, told with no words, only Jerry Pinkney's amazing illustrations. Two, three and four year olds ask for this story over and over again.
Other favorites:
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
Ferdinand the Bull
The Cat in the Hat
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Authors to consider: Jan Brett, Shel Silverstein, Judith Viorst, E. B.White, Frank Asch, Roald Dahl.
Robert Munsch gets mixed reviews but to me, The Paperbag Princess is a must.
Roxaboxen? http://www.amazon.com/Roxaboxen-Alice-Mclerran/dp/0688075924
Check out The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trails I haven't read Scorch Trails as of yet, but I found Maze Runner a very similar read to the Hunger Games. The third (and final) is currently set to release Oct 11, 2011. If it's ending is better than Hunger's this series will definitely be the better of the two.
Is it Unison Spark by Andy Marino? https://www.amazon.com/Unison-Spark-Andy-Marino/dp/0805092935
Books for Young Children
I Can Read - Books
Books for Older Kids
Have you read this book yet? Good read, would recommend.
Although Rowley has been seen writing in cursive before, there is more evidence of him using standard print for regular use than cursive. OP is using the exact font as the one in the spinoff book.
Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain, by Richard Roberts. Tells the story of a girl who desperately wants to grow up to be a superhero like her parents, but ends up getting labeled a supervillain and has to clear her name. The book is currently, as I understand, exploding in popularity, because I'm friends with the guy in real life and he won't shut up about it. :B
This is awesome!
> Ada is an 8-year-old with a knack for science, mathematics, and solving mysteries with technology. Her latest project is to fix up a ham radio, something that she could use to contact people on this planet…and beyond
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1481486047/
I love the nod to Ada Lovelace, the compass and microscope in the title, and yeah, ham radio.
To the moon and beyond!
maybe?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0688075924/ref=aw_d_detail?pd=1
someone literally posted this earlier today. the book the article talks about might help.
original reddit link
however for a more in-depth book I would recommend "George". it's a quick read (few hours) and it gives a much more relatable experience in my opinion.
as for resources
the Trever Prject
notable search results
hopefully this helps, and thank you for helping kids to understand this.
Dark Visions by L.J.Smith? https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Visions-Strange-Possessed-Passion/dp/1416989560/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=dark+visions&qid=1563884296&s=books&sr=1-1
Magic Treehouse books are for even younger grades, so I wouldn't increase the difficulty level too fast unless he wants it that way. Almost anything by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, etc) or Diary of a Wimpy Kid might be a good next step. There's the Wishbone and Goosebumps series too.
I want to vent about my entire week.
Last Friday, I got my hair cut. It looked incredible and I milked that confidence boost all weekend long. Got so much stuff done.
On Monday, I met a new therapist. I've not been to therapy in more than 10 years, but I've lately felt a growing desire to come out to my parents again and wanted to talk to someone about it. The therapist was awesome and I think he'll be really helpful for me, but he's also an out-of-network provider. It turns out my health insurance deductible is $2000/year, so there's no way I'll get any reimbursement for therapy. That sucks.
I had a consultation for laser hair removal on Wednesday. I start that in a few weeks. That's also really expensive. They did a test on my shoulder (since I was on my way to work and didn't want my face to be swollen) and I could see absolutely no reaction to it later that day. Maybe that's a good sign.
I can afford both things, but they're going to make it a lot harder for me to meet my monthly savings goals. Lately, I've realized that there's basically no chance I'll be able to pay for surgery AND own my own home. So I guess I have to pick.
I also got my ears pierced again. The first time I did it, the holes healed pretty much right after I pulled the first set of earrings out. I'd always been scared to get my ears pierced because I thought it'd be a thing my parents would see and get sad about, but I did it as an incentive to force me to have difficult conversations with them before I see them again at Christmas.
I sneezed and threw my back out. :(
I read the book George (http://www.amazon.com/George-Alex-Gino/dp/0545812542/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464993961&sr=8-1&keywords=George) this morning and bawled. Thinking about sending it to my mom.
There's a 75% chance I'm going to come out to my best friend tonight. I do everything in the wrong order.
The Door in the Lake
http://www.amazon.com/Door-Lake-Nancy-Butts/dp/1590786319
Holes by Lewis Sachar, meets your criteria, I think.
Here is the mobile version of your link
Okay, so I have also read the book you're describing. It happens to have nearly the exact same plot as The Flight of the Navigator. But that's not the title of the book. And I can't remember either.
The side effect was brain fluid leaking from his nose due to a skull fracture in his sinuses.
Edit: Aha! I may have found it. Is it The Door in the Lake?
Thanks for the contest! Glitter all the things !
The technology teacher at my school introduced Minecraft to the third grade. Now the whole lower school is obsessed. She had to institute a schedule for the computers in the lab at recess because kids were literally shoving each other out of the way to get to a computer before they were all taken!
Now that some of the chaos has been dealt with, it's been great. She used the book Weslandia to introduce the idea of building your own civilization, and the kids have collaborated on making some pretty cool structures. They're in creative mode, so they love putting lava fountains everywhere.
My (3-year old) son likes some traditionally "girly" stuff and has been getting some flack from other kids about it at school. His teacher and my wife and I talked about strategies (his teachers are awesome) and one thing we did was check out a bunch of books about being different.
Two of them pull pretty strong on my heart strings:
Neither
https://www.amazon.com/Neither-Airlie-Anderson/dp/0316547697
Jamie is Jamie
https://www.amazon.com/Jamie-About-Being-Yourself-Playing/dp/1631981390/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31CS9009VZAPK&keywords=jamie+is+jamie&qid=1570198131&s=books&sprefix=jamie+is+%2Cstripbooks%2C137&sr=1-1
They're both great. The drawings (of all sorts of odd hybridized creatures) in Neither are fantastic, as is the story. It is the "younger" book of the two.
But Jamie is Jamie brings me (a reasonably masculine man) almost to tears. It's about a kid (Jamie) that likes doing girly and boy-y stuff, and their classmates like Jamie a lot and have an interesting conversation about whether they are a boy or a girl, then decide they don't care.
But what really makes it special in my mind is that it doesn't end there--it shows how after that, the other kids start playing with whatever they actually want to, regardless of gender norms, and are happier for it.
I think it touches me because I can remember being a kid and having interest in some "girly" things--gymnastics, dress-up, cooking... but never letting myself do those things. I think books like this would have helped me try things I wanted to do but was afraid to, and I hope it is that way for my son.
You're not alone. I just found out last night that my pre-school 4 daughter is doing the exact same thing. She's been telling us that she's been playing with some specific friends at recess, but in reality she's been playing by herself.
We plan on letting the teacher know that she's been very upset with not having any friends to play with, and to ask her for some advice on how we can encourage our daughter to join in with some of her classmates at recess.
She had a similar problem when she started school last year, but her teacher made it a point to help her get involved with her peers. She also recommended getting a book Join in and Play. It really did help her last year to get over the fear of rejection by her peers, unfortunately she lost that skill. We're hoping to rebuild it.
Do not fear. Help your son feel comfortable in his own skin and assure him that his peers are interested in playing with him and would enjoy his company.
Weslandia. Read it as a child, and it became my utopia. Not even kidding. I NEED to be this kid.
http://www.amazon.com/Weslandia-Paul-Fleischman/dp/0763600067
What about the Wimpy Kid series? http://amzn.to/2C42wfv I know my kid loved it.
https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Fight-WarCraft-Chris-Metzen/dp/0989700100
yay book because you know, reading is good. :D
Awesome contest!
My daughter really likes the Ivy & Bean books. They are a pretty good read and I heard her giggling while reading a few times.
This and a used copy of this. Thank you for the contest!
Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal https://www.amazon.com/dp/141974027X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_DZZRCb0SH1CNK
Tyara, I'm not used to the username yet.
/u/bookishgeek was one of the first people I talked to here and if I recall correctly we talked about art and/or crafts. She should have some Harry Potter as it's marked HUGELY IMPORTANT
I DOWNVOTED THE LOBSTER AND IT WAS BLISS! (it wasn't :C I'm sorry my Pokemon friend)
This?!
Holes by Louis Sachar, and if she likes it (she will), then get her the (sort-of) sequel: Small Steps
I believe they were recently released with new cover art by Kazu Kibiushi.
https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Sorcerers-Stone-Book/dp/0545582881
I'll throw one out there since I'm a fan. Emily Callandrelli (the space gal), co-star of Bill Nye Saves the World, is a licensed ham, and includes ham radio in one of her children's books... https://www.amazon.com/Lace-Take-Your-Leader-Adventure/dp/1481486047/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=R8KS909WKP6ZHA6RXM3D
> This entire time this person I knew as being a guy was actually girl feeling ridiculous amounts of social pressures, resulting in her making pretend she was a guy?
That's about the size of it, yes.
> I can't even begin to imagine.
Check out the book George, by Alex Gino. It does a good job of conveying the way being constantly misgendered just wears on you. It's a quick, fast read and an excellent story. Very sensitively handled all around.
https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Fight-WarCraft-Chris-Metzen/dp/0989700100
Cool offer. The only thing I have want of is a used copy of this I had borrowed a copy from a friend, and one of my kids caused some damage to it, so I want to replace it, but have not had the extra cash just now. But, I am sure there are others in greater need or more deserving, so choose them instead if that is the case.
Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran.
How about Holes, or maybe Sideways Stories from Wayside School, both by Louis Sachar. I think Holes would be a fun read.
Ember?
I hope you don't mind multiple suggestions!
Where's My Teddy? (and other Jez Alborough books)
I love We're Going on a Bear Hunt especially if you learn the song!
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? (and other Bill Martin Jr. books)
From Head to Toe (and other Eric Carle books)
Caps for Sale (similar to Panda Bear and Head to Toe in its repetition but even more awesome)
I really like the Five Little Moneys series by Eileen Christelow.
Good Night Gorilla
Big Red Barn
Depending on how long she will listen to a story, I have a healthy obsession with Leo Lionni lately. Maybe Little Blue and Little Yellow would be a good starting place.
I Went Walking - I recently read this book to my class. After, we went on a walk and took pictures of the things we saw. I made a book with the pictures and my children are still obsessed with reading it because they memorized the pattern.
I want to keep going, but green eggs and ham.
Edit: I just wanted to add that there have been some amazing suggestions so far. Also, I freaking love Mo Willems!
It almost sounds like Unison Spark, but it's the boy who's rich and the girl living in poverty.
Here are some books my kids love:
Picture books:
Chapter books:
Most of the chapter books my kids read are part of a series so they aren’t really obscure but my kids love them so I figured I’d note them in case you hadn’t heard of any of them: