Finally Friends: Donut the Dog & Peanut the Squirrel Learn Social Skills (Donut & Peanut Collection) by Debbie Sullivan – Review by Debbie Best
Finally Friends: Donut the Dog & Peanut the Squirrel Learn Social Skills by Debbie Sullivan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a beautifully written (Debbie Sullivan) and illustrated (Soraya Tavakoli) book that is perhaps best read first, by the parent. Immediately following the story of Donut and Peanut, is a well written explanation of the importance of a child’s Social Emotional Learning: Self-awareness, Social awareness, Responsible decision making, Self-management and Relationship skills. This book could be especially helpful if you have a child who is struggling with developing appropriate play and friendship skills.
Donut the dog misses his friend who moves away, and wants to find another friend to play with, but goes about it in an awkward manner. Instead of responding as he would like, his potential playmate, Peanut runs in the opposite direction! It takes the intervention of a third party, Bobo the bird to smooth the pathway to eventual success. Appropriate for ages 1-5 with easy text and beautiful watercolors, I wish I’d had this book when my own children were small!
