

We like to break this book out on days when we are having a particularly hard time with friendship groups. The text is short and easy to read but perfectly sums up how preschoolers are feeling. The expressions and feelings are so well done that preschoolers can easily identify how the fuzzy friends are feeling through the images. We love the illustrations in these books! They are so colorful and the creatures are adorable.

They can view the situation from an outside perspective but still identify with these fuzzy friends as they navigate this situation. We Are (Not) Friends portrays this issue of including new friends while maintaining old friendships in a way that preschoolers (and older kids too!) can easily understand and relate to. How do you add a new friend to your established friendship? How do you make sure no one is left out?

She and her best friend are very close, they have been since they were infants, but her BFF is very social and always invites other kids at the playground to play with them. My daughter struggles with this issue a lot. And groups of three are the hardest! Our fuzzy friends are here to help us tackle these tricky issues! But how do you add a new friend when you already have a best friend? This always seems to be such a reoccurring problem among preschool-aged children, especially in group care settings like at preschool or in daycare. In this new story, our two fuzzy best friends are having a great time when a new friend appears and joins in their activities.

With humor and heart, the beloved characters from Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner You Are (Not) Small navigate a friendship triangle as only they can. It isn’t so easy to figure out how to act when everything seems to change. As the day continues, each friend feels left out at times. Two fuzzy friends are having a fun playdate when a new pal hops in.
