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Title: You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!)
Condition: New
Author: Taraji P. Henson
Subtitle: A Lil TJ Book (56th NAACP Image Award Winner for Children’s Literature)
Illustrator: Paul Kellam
Contributor: Paul Kellam (Illustrated by)
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 0310160596
EAN: 9780310160595
ISBN: 9780310160595
Publisher: ZonderKidz
Genre: Children's Books
Topic: Children's Reference, Society & Culture, Gender Sex & Relationships, Personal Development
Type: Growing Up & Facts of Life
Release Date: 08/01/2024
Description:

56th NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work – Children (2025)

#1 New York Times Bestseller!

From award-winning actress and mental-health advocate Taraji P. Henson, You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!) shows kids the great things that can happen when we approach others and ourselves with empathy, patience, and love.

In this debut picture book from Taraji P. Henson, quirky, stylish and a bit off-the-cuff Lil TJ is ready for her first day of school. But when she gets there, TJ finds that everything she does is a little different than everyone else and she’s standing out in all the wrong ways. Once TJ’s classmate Beau notices, he relentlessly teases her. TJ is filled with anxiety and doubt until she recalls some important words of wisdom from her Grandma Patsy. When she looks inside to her own creativity and personality, she figures out how to help herself make new friends! —and helps someone else too!

You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!) is the perfect read for:

  • Easing back-to-school jitters and setting a course for the new school year
  • Helping children ages 4-8 to overcome anxieties and embrace what makes them unique
  • Classroom and library story time, as well as bedtime reading
  • Promoting mental wellness and learning socialization skills, embracing the importance of standing in their own uniqueness, and promoting friendship over bullying.

 

Includes author’s note with references for parents and teachers.

Taraji P. Henson is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe winning actress, writer, and producer. She started the Boris Lawrence Henson foundation in 2018, which promotes mental health awareness and provides resources and services aimed at tackling the mental health crisis.


Language: English
Item Height: 279mm
Item Length: 229mm
Item Width: 11mm
Item Weight: 421g
Intended Audience: 4 - 8 years
Release Year: 2024

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