The Friendship Guide

The Friendship GuideFriendship is important and life would be so dull without it! Friendships are essential for social emotional learning and mental health, but sometimes children struggle with making and keeping friendships. In The Friendship Guide, child psychologist Jillian Roberts outlines central ideas on how to be the best friend you can be. Alongside each of the principles is a scenario showing how it relates to real life at the playground, at the park, at school

Friendship is important--and life would be so dull without it!

Friendships are essential for social-emotional learning and mental health, but sometimes children struggle with making and keeping friendships. In The Friendship Guide, child psychologist Jillian Roberts outlines central ideas on how to be the best friend you can be. Alongside each of the principles is a scenario showing how it relates to real life--at the playground, at the park, at school or on a playdate. For parents, guardians and kids themselves, it can be difficult to recognize what makes friendships work. With this book, readers will have a comforting and straightforward resource to help guide them toward a lifetime of beautiful friendships.

Praise for Jillian Roberts:

"This book handles a sensitive topic with kindness, compassion, and empathy...A good beginning look at how to broach a complicated topic that's filled with positivity and hope."--Booklist, for On the News

"Gentle but straightforward...[A] reassuring backdrop for the big questions being discussed." --Publishers Weekly, for What Happens When a Loved One Dies?

"A cheery and buoyant introduction to timely and imperative topics for young readers; especially useful in a guidance setting."--School Library Journal, for Under Our Clothes

Author: Jillian Roberts
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 02/11/2025
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.20h x 9.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781459839311
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/2024 pg. 60
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2025
School Library Journal 02/28/2025 pg. 1

About the Author

Dr. Jillian Roberts is a child psychologist, author, professor at the University of Victoria and mother of three children. Considered a go-to child psychology expert for journalists, Dr. Roberts is a contributor to the Globe and Mail, Global News and CBC. She is the author of two bestselling and award-winning series of children's books: Just Enough and The World Around Us. Dr. Roberts' most recent titles, Calm and My Promise, are for the very youngest of readers and focus on building child resilience. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

Andrea Armstrong is a visual artist living in Vancouver, British Columbia. She spends her days (and often nights) illustrating, painting and designing. With roots in rural Indonesia, small-town Manitoba and metropolitan Singapore, she finds inspiration in the gathered impressions of her childhood. She holds a bachelor's degree in visual communications from Capilano University.