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Author: Mo Willems
Illustrator: Jon Muth
Published: June 8, 2010
Genre: Picture
Text Level: 1-2
Interest Level: K-2
Summary: City dog makes friends with country frog, and they play different games all day long. Every time city dog visits the country, he always makes it a point to play with his friend country frog.
Focus Concept: Characters Response
Strategy: Have students write about the responses that city dog and country frog had when they experienced winter.

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Author: James Howe
Illustrator: Amy Walrod
Published: January 1999
Genre: Picture
Text Level: 1
Interest Level: PreK-3
Summary: Three mice were best friends until the boys left to join a no girls club. Dolores tried to join a girls only club, but did not like what they did. Making a new friend the original three continue to have great adventures, and create their own club.
Focus Concept: Ask Questions
Strategy: Students will ask questions in detail about the text.

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Author: Aliki
Illustrator: Aliki
Published: January 1962
Genre: Informational
Text Level: 1-2
Interest Level: PreK-1
Summary: This book goes over the five senses a student will encounter during their life. This also relates on how they are used with friends.
Focus Concept: Analyze Illustrations
Strategy: Students will analyze pictures in the text, and how they relate to their own senses.

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Author: Margaret Wild
Illustrator: Julie Vivas
Published: 1989
Genre: Picture
Text Level: PreK-3
Interest Level: 1-2
Summary: William is a very loving cat that is adopted by and older couple. The husband loves the cat, and the wife doesn't love him what so ever. When the husband dies the wife shuts William out, but after awhile she starts to form a friendship with him.
Focus Concept: Retell story with key detail
Strategy: Have students share out what they remember about the story.

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Author: John Burningham
Illustrator: John Burningham
Published: 1975
Genre: Picture
Text Level: PreK-1
Interest Level: PreK
Summary: This book sums up friendship for young children in a nutshell. A boy and his friend Arthur have their ups and downs within their friendship. However, no matter what they are best friends.
Focus Concept: Connect
Strategy: Have students talk to a partner about their best friend and what are some things they like to do with them. Have students connect their answers to the story.

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Author: James Marshall
Illustrator: James Marshall
Published: 1972
Genre: Picture
Text Level: 1-2
Interest Level: K-2
Summary: Martha loves to make split pea soup, and George always eats it. However, George hates split pea soup. Finally, when George got caught throwing away Martha's soup she stopped making it. She also made a very shocking confession.
Focus Concept: Identify words that suggest feelings
Strategy: Have students go over words that are used to show the characters emotions.

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Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Illustrator: Tony Deluna
Published:1975
Genre: Picture
Text Level: K-3
Interest Level: K-1
Summary: A boy and his friend Oscar got into a very big fight, and they decided they would no longer be friends. Well after a couple days the boy can't help but wonder what Oscar is up to. He walks by his house, and even calls him to give him the chance to makeup their friendship.
Focus Concept: Recognize the Author and Illustrator
Strategy: Have students define what an author and illustrator are, and what they do to help the story. Have them relate it to this story.

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Author: Don Freeman
Illustrator: Don Freeman
Published: 1968
Genre: Multi-Media
Text Level: 2-3
Interest Level: PreK-1
Summary: Corduroy is a stuffed bear at a store, who is desperately looking for a friends. Lisa is a little girl that really wants to purchase Corduroy, but her mother says no because he was missing a button. That night Corduroy sneaks out of the store in search of a button so that he might be able to get a friend to purchase him.
Focus Concept: Analyze character responses
Strategy: Have students answer the question "why did Corduroy search for a new button?" in a class discussion.

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Author: Tricia Tusa
Illustrator: Tricia Tusa
Published: 1992
Genre: Multi-Media
Text Level: 2-3
Interest Level: K-2
Summary: Theo is warned to not go to the junkyard because they say a crazy old man and his pet pig are there. A tale says that he even eats kids whole! However, when Theo finds herself at the junkyard she ends up making some pretty unexpected friends.
Focus Concept: Analyze images
Strategy: Use the DVD version of this book, and have students explain why certain pictures go well with what they are saying.

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Author: Diane Murrell
Illustrator: Diane Murell
Published: 2001
Genre: Picture
Text Level: PreK-1
Interest Level: PreK
Summary: Tobin is a red engine that really wants to make friends. However, sometimes he gets too excited while around others and forgets what is the polite thing to do. With the help of his conductor Tobin learns what the rules are with new friends.
Focus Concept: Retelling
Strategy: Have students come up with class rules based on the things they learned from this book.

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Author: Susan Bonners
Published: 2001
Genre: Chapter
Text Level: 2-3
Interest Level: 3-5
Summary: Jerry decides to do a report on his favorite cousin Charles. Charles rescued a small girl a long time ago while rock climbing. However, Jerry soon uncovers a secret about Charles that does not make him the hero everyone sees him as. All this somehow connects to a timid new friendship with a classmate of his Danny.
Focus Concept: Refer to text to answer questions
Strategy: Students will have questions at the end of each chapter that they will work in small groups to figure out. They will refer to the text for these questions.

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Author: Robert Weintraub
Published: May 5, 2015
Genre: Chapter
Text Level: 6-9
Interest Level: 8
Summary: A dog from China was adopted by a group of soldiers, and accompanies them on many adventures. She survived many endeavors such as attacks, a ship sinking, and living on a desert island. Through this she makes many friends that provide her safety from World War II, and she provides comfort to them.
Focus Concept: Central idea
Strategy: Have a class discussion about what the central idea of the text might be.

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Author: Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Dr. Paula Kahumbu
Photographs: Peter Greste
Published: 2006
Genre: Nonfiction
Text Level: 7
Interest Level: PreK- 3
Summary: Friendship can help you through the most traumatic times in life. This is especially true for Owen when he becomes separated from his family. He makes an unexpected friend that really helps him get comfortable with his new surroundings.
Focus Concept: Summarize
Strategy: After reading the text, have students write about what they remember about the text and any new information they learned.

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Author: Nikki Grimes
Illustrator: Christine Davenier
Published: 1994
Genre: Poetry
Text Level: 2-4
Interest Level: 3
Summary: Friendship is about a lot of small things that we do not always think about. Danitra has a wonderful friend that will help her out however she can. She really shows that what a true friend is suppose to be like.
Focus Concept: Determine meaning of unknown words
Strategy: Have students use context clues to figure out the meaning of words used differently like "two shakes".

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Author: Myra Cohn Livingston
Illustrator: Christine Davenier
Published: April 1, 2007
Genre: Poetry
Text Level: K
Interest Level: K-2
Summary: Approaching a new friend can be hard for some children. In this poem we get to be in the head of a child getting ready to talk to a new friend for the first time, and all the concerns they have.
Focus Concept: Retell similar stories
Strategy: Write a story about a similar story that happened to you.