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graypeape's review
4.0
This is a sweet, heartfelt book for kids about ways to deal with friendship issues at school. Chloe goes through several situations children go through at some point, related to feeling left out. She uses mindfulness techniques (counting to ten when she gets angry and her face feels hot in order to calm down), considering how others feel (acknowledging the boys she usually plays ball with at recess are in bad moods, and finding someone else to play with), and standing up for herself (when her best friend tells her "Jenny is my best friend now. Go sit somewhere else," Chloe replies "Fine. I will sit by someone who is nice to me."). Things do wrap up a bit best-case-scenario with the friends who'd been treating her poorly suddenly being nice to her again, but I suppose kids are rather mercurial at times. The book includes discussion guides for parents, and a cute "recipe for friendship" also. The illustrations are adorable and inclusive, and go well with the text.
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