True Friends

True Friends: Finding Kindness and Letting Go of Hurtful Ones
A heartwarming collection of 23 gentle stories to help children understand real friendship, kindness, and self-worth.

Is your child struggling with friendships?

• Do they feel left out, ignored, or hurt by others?
• Are they learning how to share, be kind, or stand up for themselves?
• Do you want to gently teach them what a true friend really is?

This beautifully written collection is here to help.

Inside This Book

True Friends includes 23 short, meaningful stories designed especially for children aged 4–8 years old.

Each story explores real-life friendship situations in a simple, relatable way:

• Learning to share and take turns
• Understanding kind vs. unkind behaviour
• Saying sorry and making things right
• Welcoming new friends and including others
• Recognising when a friendship feels hurtful—and having the courage to walk away

Perfect for bedtime reading, classroom discussions, or quiet story time.

Why Parents Love This Book

✔ Helps children understand emotions in a safe, gentle way
✔ Encourages confidence and self-worth
✔ Teaches kids it’s okay to set boundaries and choose kind friends
✔ Supports social skills and emotional intelligence
✔ Short, engaging stories—perfect for busy parents and little attention spans
✔ Includes illustration prompts to spark imagination and creativity

The Benefits for Your Child

• Builds kindness, empathy, and compassion
• Encourages healthy friendships
• Helps children cope with friendship struggles
• Reinforces the message: “You deserve to be treated kindly.”
• Gives children the words and confidence to say:
  “I choose kind friends.”

Perfect For:

• Bedtime stories
• Preschool and early school readers
• Parents, mums, dads, and caregivers
• Teachers, nurseries, and classrooms
• Children learning about friendships and feelings

*Part of a 3-book collection! Get the full bundle and unlock confidence, kindness & courage in one powerful set