Many thanks to Cindy Hudson, author of Book by Book The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs, for allow us to share her article on books on love and friendship!
By Cindy Hudson
Love comes in many forms:
between parents and children, between siblings and other family members, among
friends. And Valentine's Day is a good time to celebrate the love all around us
with books that focus on special relationships of all kinds.
Here are a few books to check
out for several age groups.
Picture Books
Flora
and the Flamingo by Molly Idle - as Flora and
the flamingo dance around each other, they learn about the power of friendship
and how friends can bring out our insecurities as well as help us overcome
them.
If
I Could Keep You Little by Marianne Richmond -
Special moments moms and dads would hold onto if they could are featured,
things like singing lullabies, holding a child's hand, kissing cuts and
scrapes, and finger painting.
The Kissing
Hand by Audrey Penn - This modern classic helps reassure children
that their parents love them even when they can't spend the day together with
them.
Ages 9 to 13
The
Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White - Louis the
trumpeter swan may not have a voice, but he knows how to let the ones he cares
about feel his friendship and love.
The
Five Lives of Our Cat Zook by Joanna Rocklin - Oona
comforts her younger brother, and helps him learn to read while nursing their
sick cat.
Laugh
With the Moon by Shana Burg - Clare learns from
villages in Malawi to honor loss by celebrating life.
Teens
A
Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker - Laugh
out loud funny look at what happens when two teens are paired up in a mock
wedding during senior year to teach them about responsibility.
The
Cardturner by Louis Sachar - When Alton is roped
into turning cards at bridge games for his blind Uncle Lester, he ends up
learning a lot more than how to play cards.
Sorta
Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick - Amber is
an eternal optimist, despite her difficult life, which is why she is driven to
help people others often ignore.
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