Sanderson, Whitney. Be a Friend: Learn about Healthy Friendships with Sesame Street. Sesame Street Self-Care. Lerner, 01/2025. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765643730. Paper $9.99. 979-8765662434. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL.
SERIES REVIEW: Sesame Street and Lerner’s collaboration expands with this series that helps young readers to take care of themselves. These titles use engaging, simple, direct, and easy-to-understand sentences, paired with appropriate color photographs and Sesame Street character dialogue (directed to the reader for engagement) to inform and help young children and early readers. Self-care topics include being a friend, what feelings are, and moving around. Each title includes something that the reader (or listener) can do to help understand the topic, along with a simple glossary, index, and other suggested titles. A variety of Sesame Street characters are spread throughout each title, one per double-page spread, often paired with an ethnically diverse cast of human children. Useful titles for parents helping early readers understand these topics.
Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library