Miller, Marie-Therese. Five-Minute Friendship Starters: A Sesame Street Guide to Making a Friend. Non-fiction. Lerner, 02/2022. 32pp. PLB $29.32 978-1-7284-3917-4, $9.99 978-1-7284-4847-3. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-2.
Join with these Sesame Street characters to learn the basics of making friends. Each idea is presented via full-page color photos of kids and Sesame Street characters like Bert and Ernie or Rosita. These straightforward ideas on how to start and build friendships could be a useful tool for struggling kids or simply for a discussion about friendship. Sample ideas presented include: tell your name and ask theirs; ask questions about the new friend and tell them about yourself; talk about favorite things, or simply play together. Multiethnic kids are used in many of the photos, increasing the appeal to parents who may be more likely than young readers to pick up or search out this topic.
Joshua Rees, Daly City Public Library