The Little Wheelbarrow on the Gravel Path
For Clatter the little wooden wheelbarrow, today is a day for helping friends. He carries flower seeds for Chirpy the...
10 pages · 2 min
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Friendship Stories
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About this genre
Friendship stories show children what being a good friend looks like: sharing a kite string, taking turns on a swing, helping someone carry a heavy load. With more than 90 books, this is one of the biggest shelves on the site. Most are one-to-three-minute audio stories for toddlers and preschoolers, with longer teamwork adventures for ages 7-12.
Little Acorn Toprak’s First Spring
Little Toprak the acorn drops from a tall tree onto soft green moss and says good morning to the sun. Pofuduk the cur...
10 pages · 1 min
Little Raindrop in the Small Barrel
A tiny raindrop named Drip falls into a small wooden barrel in an old garden. First patient Spiral the snail arrives,...
10 pages · 2 min
The Tiny Lantern in the Mossy House
Sparkle the tiny firefly wakes up in her mossy house by the lake. She admires a dewdrop with Spot the butterfly and s...
10 pages · 2 min
Little Chime’s Forest Morning
Chime, a silver bell hanging on a tree, rings good morning to the forest. Fluffy the rabbit, Pip the sparrow, Snip th...
10 pages · 2 min
The Little Sparrow of the Sleeping Mill
Mini the little sparrow wakes up on the mossy roof of an old stone mill and flutters down to the grass. She munches n...
10 pages · 2 min
The Little Boat's Quiet Lake
Taka, a tiny wooden boat, is placed on a quiet lake at sunrise. Paytak the duckling, Hop the frog, Nilü the water lil...
10 pages · 2 min
Cotton Cloud's Little Journey
Cotton Cloud wakes up smiling and floats across the sky, greeting Pip the Little Bird, Poppy the Red Flower, Splash t...
10 pages · 1 min
Little Lantern and the Morning Dews
Flicker the firefly wakes up as the sun rises and finds a bright, round dewdrop on a green leaf. Dotty the ladybug cl...
10 pages
The Slow Turtle and the Fast Bird
Shelly the unhurried turtle and Dash the lightning-fast bird set out to fetch a heavy Sun Fruit from the top of Great...
12 pages · 2 min
The Curious Squirrel and the Lost Acorn
Cici the squirrel finds the Acorn of Acorns in Whispering Woods, then drops it on her way home. Aspen the wise owl re...
12 pages · 3 min
The Great Discovery of Slow Steps
Helix the snail sets off for the Big Forest Picnic at the Old Oak Tree. Zippy the rabbit and Nimble the squirrel keep...
10 pages · 4 min
Are there friendship stories for toddlers?
Yes, more than half of this shelf is for ages 0-3. Titles like The Little Wheelbarrow on the Gravel Path and The Magic Blue Boot run about two minutes, with simple repeated lines about helping and sharing.
Which story helps a child who struggles to share?
Try The Kites' Song, where Can shares his rainbow kite's string when Ada's kite dips, or The Mystery of the Glowing Stone, where a stone glows brighter each time it is passed on. Both are short and very concrete for ages 4-6.
Do you have friendship stories for older children?
A smaller set, yes. The Happy Heart of the Mountains and The Map of the Mysterious Castle suit ages 7-9, while The Secret of the Lost Map and The Slow Turtle and the Fast Bird suit ages 10-12, with friends combining different strengths.
Is there a story about friends who are different from each other?
In The Happy Heart of the Mountains, Mira from the Alps befriends Lara, who uses a wheelchair. In The Slow Turtle and the Fast Bird, Shelly swims the river while Dash finds a secret path, and neither could reach the Sun Fruit alone.
How can teachers use these stories?
Play one at the start of term or after a playground disagreement, then ask 'What would you have done?' Each book page also has a PDF download if you want a printed copy for a class display.
How is this different from the Emotions and Values page?
Friendship stories focus on what happens between characters: sharing, helping, playing together. Emotions and Values leans on a child's inner world, such as patience, courage and conscience. Some books appear on both pages.
