Pdf how to grow a friendship book

This picture book uses gardening metaphors to talk about friendship but it is unlikely to work for the intended audience The illustrations show very young children and the sentences are simple and short but the abstract thought and metaphor will go over young children s heads This is mainly for parents to enjoy Sara Gillingham The adorable illustrations really make this book lovable It s a short quick read perfect for toddlers But the garden friendship metaphor will probably be better appreciated by older kids adults. How to grow a friendzone business Kids enjoyed it Sara Gillingham With one line of text per page stylized illustrations and a neighborhood of many races friendship is shown to be cultivated much like a garden Little ones will love finding the hummingbird which appears on every page save one Sara Gillingham This sweet picture book compares developing a good friendship with planting a seed Both plants and friends take attention care and effort The bright colorful illustrations show neighborhood children planting a seed together and sharing in the effort and pleasure of their resulting sprout This would be a great book to share with young readers at the beginning of the school year as classroom communities are being built and children are learning how to work together Use this book as a mentor text to help kids write their own how to guides for working together Sara Gillingham While not about moving or starting a new school those are times when children are most nervous about will they be able to make friends which makes this a perfect fit for those times Love how this book offers concrete advise that is not a pat 0f course you ll make new friends but uses the planting metaphor to help a child feel reassured that they will make it happen just not overnight not without their active participation Sara Gillingham A lovely metaphor teaches valuable lessons in how to treat others and make friendships blossom Making a friend takes patience care and room to bloom just like growing a flower Soon your little gardeners will have their very own green thumbs for this most important of life skills How to Grow a FriendA lovely picture book paralleling friendship and gardening Illustrations are large and simple and words are few Highly recommend as a spring read Sara Gillingham A great book for young readers and listeners on what it means to cultivate friendships I would love to see another book on the same topic aged up for lower elementary children This is a tad baby ish in its presentation for that age group but the message is useful and eternal The metaphorical presentation did cause some questions about how you could possibly water a friend But I see nothing wrong in discussing metaphor with young children they hear it daily in other contexts The confusion also opened a space for discussing what it meant to be a friend We questioned whether everyone in class or on the playground is really your friend as so many adults seem to insist to young ones Sara Gillingham Friendship tips written like gardening advice I m not sure small people would understand the metaphor Sara Gillingham I m pretty sure my 6 year old missed the metaphor that compares tending a friendship to tending a flower One part especially confused him about a friend drooping but he enjoyed the story nonetheless Sara Gillingham The gardening metaphor carries throughout with advice for having keeping and growing a friendship together with bright illustrations that I think younger kids will enjoy And even some of my older kids could use a reminder of the messages Sara Gillingham