We Are True Friends

Help your child learn how to listen, play, and keep friends-especially when they are competing on different teams or have different ideas.

Jonathan and Adam are best friends who live next door. When a grown-up argument about a Presidential election cancels their family picnic, the boys must find a way to stay friends. With a lost dog, a rainy rescue, and a warm living room conversation, this gentle story shows how listening and kindness strengthens friendship especially across differences.

• Ages: 6-9
• Reading level: Early reader / short paragraphs (perfect for new independent readers)
• Professional illustrations support the recognition of emotions through facial expressions & body language.
• Themes: listening, kindness, friendship, accepting political differences, social-emotional learning

Perfect for read-aloud, classroom lessons, family reading, and gift-giving. A companion activity book assists with practicing listening games and kindness exercises.

Lisa jokingly admits that she's just starting to put the pieces of her life's story together through her writing. She grew up just outside of New York City in White Plains, NY. She graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Criminal Justice. She completed a six year graduate program to become a rabbi. Her life's journey brought her to distant continents and more diverse careers in education, resource development and residential real estate. Her sense of feeling different remains a central theme in her personal story and the stories she writes. She has self-published her first children's book, We Are True Friends: A Story About Playing Fair And Being Kind.