Word of the Month Resources: Friendship

In this exciting follow-up to OWEN & MZEE, the New York Times bestselling story about an orphaned baby hippo named Owen and the 130-year-old giant turtle, Mzee, Craig Hatkoff explores the language of love, friendship, and nurturance that these two incredible creatures share. This book traces their first year together, including their adorable playful ways and the unique "language" that they have developed.

During a train journey, two friends, Molly and Mae, experience the ups and downs of friendship, from laughter to disagreements and finally to forgiveness and reconciliation.

Cartwheel’s new home is an immigration camp where she struggles to settle. With the help of a new friend, she makes a smooth transition and is no longer lonely.

Clover and Annie live in houses divided by a fence, symbolising segregation. They are prohibited from crossing the fence because of their racial backgrounds. They break down this barrier one conversation at a time.

A boy and a girl find each other in a crowded swimming pool and dive beneath the surface to discover a vibrant aquatic wonderland. They meet various sea creatures, play with the fish, and even share an encounter with a whale.

Two friends embark on a mission to find something ‘spectacular.’ Despite their tireless digging, they repeatedly bypass a series of underground treasures.

A local Pet Club won’t allow a young boy to join with his pet elephant. Together, they help the club members understand that pets come in all shapes and sizes, just like friends.

Thelma the pony wants to be a unicorn--but when her wish comes true she discovers that there is a downside to fame, and realizes that she is happier at home with her friend.

Lucy decides she will make a new friend today. Her overbearing approach to making friends has the opposite effect, leaving Lucy disappointed. She doesn’t lose hope and continues to pursue her goal.

A young girl declares on her first day of school that she will find a best friend and sets out to do so.

One day, a boy and a robot meet in the woods. They play. They have fun. But when Bot gets switched off, Boy thinks he's sick. The usual remedies--applesauce, reading a story--don't help, so Boy tucks the sick Bot in, then falls asleep. Bot is worried when he powers on and finds his friend powered off. He takes Boy home and tries all his remedies: oil, reading an instruction manual. Nothing revives the malfunctioning Boy! Can the Inventor help fix him?

After learning that they both have cancer, Marilyn and her teacher, Miss Wichelman, support and encourage each other through their treatments.

An elementary school girl witnesses the bullying of another girl, but she is not sure how to help [in this wordless picture book].

Hoping that the enemy pie which his father makes will help him get rid of his enemy, a little boy finds that instead it helps make a new friend.

An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable--he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world.

This big-hearted picture book captures the warmth and fun of a spontaneous summer’s day with friends, where one lovely activity leads to another until they all go back home to bake a cake (two cakes!) to finish.

Little Cap, a shy mushroom, sets off into the scary world to find his best friend, slug Gustav.

This poignant novel about a boy's friendship with a burn victim is perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio's Wonder. A middle school boy's life is changed when Jessica, a girl disfigured by burns, starts attending his Catholic school while receiving treatment at a local hospital.

An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk.

As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.