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Children's books about friendship

Children's books where friendship is the central thread — the bond, not the backdrop. The shelf covers first friendships in picture books, the harder friendships of school years, and the friendships of fantasy quests that bond a found family for life. One of the genres children return to most often, and one of the hardest to write without sentimentality.

by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–7

Room on the Broom

by Julia Donaldson · age 3–6

by Sara Pennypacker · age 9–13

Big Bright Feelings: Meesha Makes Friends

by Tom Percival · age 3–7

by Emily Gravett · age 3–7

Days with Frog and Toad

by Arnold Lobel · age 4–8

Frog and Toad All Year

by Arnold Lobel · age 4–8

Frog and Toad Together

by Arnold Lobel · age 4–8

Frog and Toad are Friends

by Arnold Lobel · age 4–8

Owly: The Way Home

by Andy Runton · age 5–8

Owly: Tiny Tales

by Andy Runton · age 5–8

by Sara Varon · age 8–12

by Victoria Jamieson · age 9–13

Bear and Bird: The Cloud

by Jarvis · age 3–6

Fox & Chick: The Party

by Sergio Ruzzier · age 5–8

Fox & Chick: The Quiet Boat Ride

by Sergio Ruzzier · age 5–8

Fox & Chick: The Sleepover

by Sergio Ruzzier · age 5–8

Fox & Chick: Up and Down

by Sergio Ruzzier · age 5–8

by Alex Latimer · age 3–7

The Song from Somewhere Else

by A.F. Harrold · age 9–13

by Shannon Hale · age 8–12

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea!

by Ben Clanton · age 5–8

by Shannon Hale · age 8–12

Narwhal's Otter Friend

by Ben Clanton · age 5–8

Bear and Bird: The Adventure and Other Stories

by Jarvis · age 5–7

Bear and Bird: The Cave and Other Stories

by Jarvis · age 5–7

Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories

by Jarvis · age 5–7

Bear and Bird: The Secret and Other Stories

by Jarvis · age 5–7

Bear and Bird: The Stars and Other Stories

by Jarvis · age 5–7

Bear and Bird: The Stick and Other Stories

by Jarvis · age 5–7

Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot

by Dav Pilkey · age 7–10

Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian

by Rick Riordan · age 9–13

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods

by Rick Riordan · age 9–13

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

by Rick Riordan · age 9–13

by Julia Donaldson · age 3–6

by Julia Donaldson · age 3–7

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

by Dav Pilkey · age 7–10

The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy's Great Idea

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Snail and the Whale

by Julia Donaldson · age 3–7

by Hannah Gold · age 8–11

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess

by Rick Riordan · age 9–13

Super Happy Magic Forest

by Matty Long · age 4–8

Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt

by Ben Clanton · age 5–8

The Baby-Sitters Club: Boy-Crazy Stacey

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the New Girl

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Baby-Sitters Club: Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne Saves the Day

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Baby-Sitters Club: Stacey's Mistake

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Baby-Sitters Club: The Truth About Stacey

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Bad Guys in One Last Thing

by Aaron Blabey · age 7–10

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

by Charlie Mackesy · age 6–12

by Hannah Gold · age 8–11

The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark

by Deborah Diesen · age 3–6

by Jon Klassen · age 3–7

A Mouse Called Julian

by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 3–7

A Waffle Lot of Love

by Ben Clanton · age 5–8

Barb the Brave: The Ghost Blade

by Dan Abdo · age 7–11

Besties: Crush It!

by Kayla Miller · age 8–12

Besties: Find Their Groove

by Kayla Miller · age 8–12

Besties: Prank War

by Kayla Miller · age 8–12

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