The Little Rabbit and the Lost Carrots
Pip the rabbit hides his three carrots under a bush and goes off to play, but when he returns they are gone. Fluffy t...
14 pages · 2 min
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Friendship Stories
Total 92 books Page 6 of 8
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.
The Color-Changing Bug
Spot changes color with every feeling and wishes he could be one color like the ladybugs, sure that nobody wants to p...
12 pages · 2 min
Good Night, My Animal Friends
As the sun sets, Elif says good night to her animal friends one by one: the purring kitty, the yawning dog, the quiet...
12 pages · 1 min
Cip is Looking for His Mommy
When little yellow chick Cip opens his eyes, his mommy is gone, so he sets off to find her. He meets a cow, a sheep, ...
12 pages · 2 min
Let's Find the Baby Animals
Each mother animal appears with the same question: where is the baby? The chick is under his mommy's wing, the duckli...
15 pages · 2 min
The Little Bee Gathers Flowers
On honey-making day, Buzzy the little bee lands on a bright red poppy, a sunny yellow daisy, and a sky-blue hyacinth....
12 pages · 2 min
The Little Train Cars
Choo choo, here comes the little train, and every page adds more cars. It starts with one red car, then two blue, thr...
12 pages · 1 min
The Fox and the Lost Forest
Chasing a sapphire-blue butterfly, Leo wanders deep into the woods and loses the path. Red, a gentle fox, shows him h...
15 pages · 4 min
The Map of the Mysterious Castle
Leo finds a map of the old castle on the hill in his grandfather's attic, and he sets off with his friends Lily and M...
10 pages · 2 min
Birds are Flying
Every page brings a new bird: a sparrow saying 'chirp, chirp,' a pigeon cooing on the ground, a seagull gliding over ...
12 pages · 2 min
Where is the Little Kitten Hiding?
Little kitten Fluffy wants to play hide-and-seek, so Leo covers his eyes and counts. First a tail peeks from behind a...
12 pages · 1 min
Little Cars Are Racing
One red car is ready to race, and then a blue, a yellow, a green, an orange, and a purple car join in as we count alo...
12 pages · 1 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.
