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Hand-picked Friendship Books for Children

First friendships, falling-outs, making-ups. The social weather of school years.

304 friendship books

Ivy & Bean Bound to Be Bad

Annie Barrows

Ivy & Bean Doomed to Dance

Annie Barrows

Ivy & Bean Take Care of the Babysitter

Annie Barrows

Dork Diaries 12 – Tales from a Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe

Rachel Renee Russell

Dork Diaries 13 – Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday

Rachel Renee Russell

Magnificent Mabel and the Christmas Elf

Ruth Quayle

Magnificent Mabel and the Magic Caterpillar

Ruth Quayle

Magnificent Mabel and the Rabbit Riot

Ruth Quayle

Magnificent Mabel and the Very Important Witch

Ruth Quayle

The 39-Storey Treehouse

Andy Griffiths

The 52-Storey Treehouse

Andy Griffiths

The 65-Storey Treehouse

Andy Griffiths

The 78-Storey Treehouse

Andy Griffiths

Jaz Santos vs the World

Priscilla Mante

The 13-Storey Treehouse

Andy Griffiths

The 26-Storey Treehouse

Andy Griffiths

There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom

Louis Sachar

365 Days of Wonder

R. J. Palacio

A Most Magical Girl

Karen Foxlee

A Storm of Strawberries

Jo Cotterill

A Treasury of Tales for Five-Year-Olds

Gabby Dawnay

Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs

Andrea Beaty

Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants

Andrea Beaty

After

Morris Gleitzman
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