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How to Be a Friend

A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them

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By Laurie Krasny Brown

Illustrated by Marc Brown

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On Sale
Sep 1, 2001
Page Count
32 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9780316111539

Price

$9.99

Price

$12.99 CAD

Format

Picture Book

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Picture Book $9.99 $12.99 CAD

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Fun dinosaur characters teach young children all about friendship–the value of friends, how to make friends, and how to be a good friend.

With playful full-color illustrations, Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown help kids cope with everyday social situations and learn:

  • Who can be your friend.
  • How to show someone you would like to be friends.
  • How to handle bosses and bullies.
  • The best ways to be a friend and ways not to be a friend.
  • Ways to settle an argument with a friend.

Genre:

  • Children's Books
  • Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Social Topics
  • Friendship

Series:

  • Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families

Laurie Krasny Brown is a fine artist as well as author, educator, and parent committed to providing answers to the questions children have about real-life issues. She has written many books, including How to Be a Friend, When Dinosaurs Die, and Dinosaurs Divorce from the popular Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families series. She lives with her husband, illustrator Marc Brown, in New York City and Tisbury, Massachusetts.

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Laurie Krasny Brown

About the Author

Laurie Krasny Brown is a fine artist as well as an author, parent, and educator with a master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University and a doctorate in human development from Harvard University. She has written many books for children, including the popular Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families series, which has sold over 1.5 million copies to date.

Marc Brown is the creator of the bestselling Arthur Adventure book series and executive producer of the children’s PBS television series Arthur. Laurie and Marc live in New York City and Tisbury, Massachusetts.

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Marc Brown

About the Illustrator

Marc Brown is the creator of the bestselling Arthur Adventure book series and creative producer of the number-one children’s PBS television series “Arthur.” He has illustrated many books for children, including Marc Brown’s Playtime Rhymes, If All the Animals Came Inside, Ten Tiny Toes, and Wild About Books.

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Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families

When Dinosaurs Die
When Dinosaurs Die
Dinosaurs Divorce
Dinosaurs Divorce
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