The Magic of Making Friends for Kids
by Tony Roebuck
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Pub Date Jul 09 2025 | Archive Date Jul 11 2025
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Description
✨ Friendship can be learned—and it can be fun! ✨
Perfect for ages 7–12, The Magic of Making Friends for Kids is a colorful, comic book-style children’s nonfiction book that empowers young readers to build real friendships with confidence and kindness.
Inspired by the timeless wisdom of How to Win Friends and Influence People and filled with 21 hand-crafted anime-style illustrations, this playful guide teaches kids how to:
Listen with empathy 🎧
Support others like a cheerleader 💬
Disagree without being mean 🧠
Smile, share, and shine 😄
Includes:
✅ 10 practical chapters with life lessons
✅ 21 beautiful illustrations kids love
✅ Printable worksheets & classroom-ready activities
✅ Based on proven social-emotional learning practices
Whether your child is shy, outgoing, or somewhere in between, this engaging book will help them become the kind of friend others want to have—and feel great about themselves along the way.
Ideal for classrooms, counselors, homeschool, and family reading time.
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9780339978033 |
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Featured Reviews
Less drama, more high-fives—this guide is a friendship win! ✋😄
The Magic of Making Friends for Kids is like a sparkly cheat code for friendship—fun, friendly, and packed with real-life tips that actually work (plus, those anime illustrations? Adorable!). 🌟👯♀️💥
The Magic of Making Friends for Kids is such a helpful and cheerful book for kids who are still figuring out the tricky world of friendships. It’s colorful, relatable, and breaks down big ideas—like empathy and kindness—into real actions kids can understand and try out right away. I loved how it used fun illustrations and bite-sized lessons to keep things light while still teaching something meaningful. My favorite part was how it made being a good friend feel exciting instead of overwhelming.
Who knew learning how to be a better friend could be this fun—and this cute?!
OMG this book is a total win! 💖 It’s like a comic book + friendship handbook had a baby and gave it glittery life lessons. 😂 The pages are full of fun tips, cool drawings, and real stuff kids can actually do to make (and keep!) friends. If you’ve got a kiddo who’s shy, loud, awkward, sweet, or just figuring out how friendships work, this one’s a must-read. I lowkey wanted to keep it for myself. 😄📘💫
Educator 1793815
A delightful, engaging guide to the magic of friendship! Too often we expect children to grasp big, abstract ideas—like what it truly means to be a friend—without giving them a roadmap. This book fills that gap beautifully, breaking friendship down into relatable “ingredients” kids can understand and practice. I laughed, I learned, and I loved every page. Highly recommended!
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