Friendship and Bullies, grades K-3
Picture books about friendship and bullies appropriate for children in grades K-3
Picture books provide a thoughtful, provocative way to engage students in conversation and can be used to bring together disparate age groups to talk about the same topic, such as bullying and friendship. From simply sharing a story about being different to reading a book that directly addresses an ongoing issue at a specific school or classroom, adults can challenge students to think creatively about how they treat one another and make friends, and help them talk about what they see happening around them. Here are some great titles to get the conversation started:
A Porcupine Named Fluffy, Lester, H. JPB Lester
All for Me and None for All, Lester, H. JPB Lester
Arthur’s April Fool, Brown, M. JPB Brown
Be Kind, Pat Zietlow Miller JPB Miller
Best Friends for Frances, Hoban, R. JPB Hoban
Biscuit Finds a Friend, Capucilli, A. JE Capucilli
Black Belt, Faulkner, M. JPB Faulkner
Bootsie Barker Bites, Bottner, B. JPB Bottner
Bully, Caseley, J. JPB Caseley
Chester’s Way, Henkes, K. JPB Henkes
Corduroy, Freeman, D JPB Freeman
Chrysanthemum, Henkes, K. JPB Henkes
Crow Boy, Yashima, T JPB Yashima
Each Kindness, Woodson, J. JPB Woodson
Eddie Longpants, Levert, M JPB Levert
Enemy Pie, Munson, D. JPB Munson
Friends, Heine, H. JPB Heine
Frog and Toad Are Friends, Lobel, A. JE Lobel
Frog and Toad Together, Lobel, A. JE Lobel
Goggles!, Keats, E JPB Keats
Hooway for Wodney Wat, Lester, H JPB Lester
Hurty Feelings, Lester, H. JPB Lester
I am So Strong, Ramos, M. JPB Ramos
I’m Sorry, Mc Bratney, S. JPB McBratney
I Repeat, Don’t Cheat, Cuyler, M. JPB Cuyler
Ira Sleeps Over, Waber, B. JPB Waber
Jerome Camps Out, Christelow, E JPB Christelow
Jessica, Henkes, K. JPB Henkes
Kermit the Hermit, Peet, B. JPB Peet
King of the Playground, Naylor, P. JPB Naylor
Listen Buddy, Lester, H JPB Lester
Little Bear, Waddell M JPB Waddell
Making Friends, Rogers, F. JPB Rogers
Martha Walks the Dog, Meddaugh, S JPB Meddaugh
May I Bring a Friend?, De Regniers, B. JPB DeRegniers
Me First, Lester, H. JPB Lester
Misery Moo, Willis, J. JPB Willis
Mr. Gumpy’s Outing, Burningham, J. JPB Burningham
My Friend is Sad (or) Can I Play Too, Willems, M. JE Willems
My Secret Bully, Ludwig, T. JPB Ludwig
Nobody Knew What to Do, McCain, B. JPB McCain
Oliver Button Is a Sissy, De Paola T. JPB DePaola
Pinky & Rex and the Bully, Howe, J. JE Howe
Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend, Watt, M. JPB Watts
Sneaky Weasel, Shaw, H. JPB Shaw
Spoon, Rosenthal, A. JPB Rosenthal
Strong Man: The Story of Charles Atlas, MCCARTHY, M. (biography) JB Atlas
Superdog: Heart of a Hero, Buehner, C. JPB Buehner
Swimmy, Lionni, L. JPB Lionni
The Ant Bully, Nickle, J. JPB Nickle
The Biggest Nose, Caple, K. JPB Caple
The Golden Rule, Cooper, I. JPB Cooper
The Grouchy Ladybug, Carle, E. JPB Carle
The Lamb and the Butterfly, Sundgaard, A. JPB Sundgaard
The Other Side, Woodson, J. JPB Woodson
The Recess Queen, Ludwig, T. JPB Ludwig
The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken, Lester, H JPB Lester
We are Best Fiends, Aliki JPB Aliki
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates, Higgins, R. JPB Higgins
Weslandia, Fleischman, P. JPB Fleischman
Wilfrid Gordon MacDonald Partridge, Fox, M. JPB Fox
Yo! Yes?, Raschka, C. JPB Raschka
Yoko (or) Yoko’s World of Kindness, Wells, R. JPB Wells
Yo-Yo Man, Pinkwater, D. JPB Pinkwater
You will Be My Friend, Brown, P. JPB Brown
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