How to Be a Friend

Brief Description: From the creators of the popular Dino Life Guides for Families comes this playful yet precise guide on specific ways to be a friend, and ways not to be one. A special section on how to deal with bosses and bullies includes valuable information for young children who are encountering these situations for the first time. Full-color illustrations. Brief Description: Dinosaur characters illustrate the value of friends, how to make friends, and how to be and not to be a good friend. Biographical Note: Laurie Krasny Brown is an author, educator, and parent committed to providing answers to the questions children have. She has written many books, including the popular Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families series, illustrated by her husband, Marc Brown. Marc Brown is the creator of the bestselling Arthur Adventure book series and co-developer of the children's PBS television series, Arthur. He has also created a second book series, featuring D. W., Arthur's little sister, as well as numerous other books for children. Marc Brown lives with his family in Tisbury, Massachusetts, on Martha's Vineyard. Publisher Marketing: Find out: * who can be your friend * how to show someone you would like to be friends * how to handle bosses and bullies * the best ways to be a friend and ways not to be a friend * ways to settle an argument with a friend. Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 08/13/2001 pg. 314 (EAN 9780316111539, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 33 (EAN 9780316111539, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 46 (EAN 9780316111539, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 06/29/1998 pg. 58 (EAN 9780316109130, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 09/01/1998 pg. 188 (EAN 9780316109130, Hardcover)

Booklist 10/15/1998 pg. 424 (EAN 9780316109130, Hardcover)

Kirkus Review - Children 07/15/1998 pg. 1033 (EAN 9780316109130, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 pg. 84 (EAN 9780316109130, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1999 pg. 5 (EAN 9780316109130, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 28 (EAN 9780316109130, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 84 (EAN 9780316109130, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 33 (EAN 9780316109130, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 46 (EAN 9780316109130, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Brown, Marc Tolon Marc Brown is known best for his ARTHUR series. He grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania where as a child he was influenced by family and friends that would be eventually become the many stories of an aardvark. Trained at the Cleveland Art Institute, Marc went on to create more than 100 picture books for children. Before his current success, however, Marc had many jobs, including stints as a truck driver, soda jerk, actor, chicken farmer, television art director, short order cook, and college professor! He now lives in Hingham, Massachusetts and Martha's Vineyard, with his wife, illustrator and author Laurie Krasny Brown, and their daughter Eliza. Marc and Laurie are the creators of the path-breaking nonfiction Dino Life Guides for Families series.