Lionel and His Friends

Reach for this book when your child is beginning to navigate the small, everyday complexities of friendship, like sharing, disagreements, and feeling left out. "Lionel and His Friends" is a collection of four gentle, humorous short stories about a young boy's daily life. The chapters cover relatable situations: having a picky eater over for dinner, the politics of trading sandwiches at school, spying on an older sister, and playing a friendly game of baseball. The book excels at validating common childhood social anxieties and modeling simple problem-solving in a reassuring way. It's a perfect choice for emerging independent readers who are ready for chapter books but still need simple text and familiar scenarios.