These children’s books celebrate the importance of friendship, showing readers how to make friends, how to be a good friend, and even how to overcome the obstacles to friendship!

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BEYOND Words - kindness read aloud - SEL read aloud | When Buddy finds out his best friend is in the hospital, he wants to make her feel better but doesn't know what to say. KidTime StoryTime goes on a rocket ship with Buddy where outer space creatures hold the answers! Beyond Words empowers readers to be loving, and compassionate, showing them different actions that offer love and support. Written by Sheri Fink, our pal from Whimsical World in collaboration with Aflac's program to support children with cancer and sickle cell disease. Plus this book is good for kids! Aflac is giving 100% of the net proceeds from Beyond Words to the research & treatment of childhood cancer and blood diseases! 👉🏼 AMAZON BOOK PURCHASE LINK: https://a.co/d/0alQegTK 🎁 GIFTS & FREEBIES ON OUR SITE: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com/ 🛍 VISIT OUR STORE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/store/ 📺 SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A KidTime StoryTimer! http://ow.ly/59um50zq812 KidTime StoryTime is a Kids YouTube Read Aloud Channel where StoryTeller reads books to kids with love, funny voices & wacky puppets...to entertain, educate & inspire a love of reading!  Be sure to SUBSCRIBE 🥰  And follow us on social media for new story releases & giveaways! 📚 → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KidTimeStoryTime/ ➞ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidtimestorytime/ ➡︎ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidTimeStory ➔ Website: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com ➩ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KidTimeStoryTime #KidTimeStoryTime #kidsbooksreadaloud #readaloud 15:37
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BEYOND Words - kindness read aloud - SEL read aloud

The Humble Pie | Food group series read aloud | SEL read aloud | self esteem read aloud 🥧 Humble Pie is AMAZING! KIND! THOUGHTFUL! So why is he sad, alone and frustrated?! KidTime StoryTime is reading this story full of AGONY! A-HA MOMENTS! And finally...HAPPINESS! (And humbleness!) Humble Pie is from the bestselling Food Group series that's all about being the best you! You can enjoy them all here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3gBRxwlIAz3uPVYB2zgIZtaZHh7-gAUd&si=tuNbhr0mVaxcPGnK Published by HarperKids, written by Jory John and illustrated by Pete Oswald! 🎁 GIFTS & FREEBIES ON OUR SITE: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com/ 👉🏼 AMAZON BOOK PURCHASE LINK: https://kidtimestorytime.com/go/humble-pie/ 🛍 VISIT OUR STORE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/store/ 📺 SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A KidTime StoryTimer! http://ow.ly/59um50zq812 KidTime StoryTime is a Kids YouTube Read Aloud Channel where StoryTeller reads books to kids with love, funny voices & wacky puppets...to entertain, educate & inspire a love of reading!  Be sure to SUBSCRIBE 🥰  And follow us on social media for new story releases & giveaways! 📚 → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KidTimeStoryTime/ ➞ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidtimestorytime/ ➡︎ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidTimeStory ➔ Website: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com ➩ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KidTimeStoryTime #KidTimeStoryTime #kidsbooksreadaloud #readaloud 16:48
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The Humble Pie | Food group series read aloud | SEL read aloud | self esteem read aloud

FANCY NANCY: Besties for Eternity 💕 friendship stories for kids 🎀 Fancy Nancy and Bree are BFFs! But when Nancy makes a new friend, she makes Bree feel replaced! Can you have more than one bestie? Will Bree forgive Nancy? It's a fun and fancy KidTime StoryTime about friendship. Published by HarperCollins, written by Jane O'Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. 🎁 GIFTS & FREEBIES ON OUR SITE: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com/ 👉🏼 AMAZON BOOK PURCHASE LINK: https://kidtimestorytime.com/go/fancy-nancy-besties-for-eternity/ 📺 WATCH EIFFEL TOWER STORY: https://youtu.be/wUm2yAOCXWo 🛍 VISIT OUR STORE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/store/ 📺 SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A KidTime StoryTimer! http://ow.ly/59um50zq812 KidTime StoryTime is a Kids YouTube Read Aloud Channel where StoryTeller reads books to kids with love, funny voices & wacky puppets...to entertain, educate & inspire a love of reading!  Be sure to SUBSCRIBE 🥰  And follow us on social media for new story releases & giveaways! 📚 → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KidTimeStoryTime/ ➞ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidtimestorytime/ ➡︎ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidTimeStory ➔ Website: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com ➩ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KidTimeStoryTime #KidTimeStoryTime #kidsbooksreadaloud #readaloud 11:15
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FANCY NANCY: Besties for Eternity 💕 friendship stories for kids

Tiny T. Rex and the Perfect Valentine ❤️ Valentine's Day for Kids Read Aloud 🦖 Tiny wants to make his best friend a Valentine, but perfection is HARD…especially with glue, scissors and glitter involved. KidTime StoryTime is celebrating Valentine’s Day with dinos! Written by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Jay Fleck & published by Chronicle Books 📚 VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR FREEBIES & TEACHER STUFF: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com/ BUY THE BOOK HERE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/go/tiny-t-rex-and-the-perfect-valentine/ BUY PERSONALIZED VIDEOS FROM STORYTELLER & THE PUPPETS: https://kidtimestorytime.com/greetings/ SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A KidTime StoryTimer! http://ow.ly/59um50zq812 KidTime StoryTime is a Kids YouTube Read Aloud Channel where StoryTeller reads books to kids with love, funny voices & wacky puppets...to entertain, educate & inspire a love of reading!  Be sure to SUBSCRIBE 🥰  And follow us on social media for new story releases & giveaways! 📚 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KidTimeStoryTime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidtimestorytime/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidTimeStory Website: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KidTimeStoryTime 0:00 Tiny T Rex and the Perfect Valentine 1:26 Read aloud start 3:46 Vocab word 4:39 Green Bear & Doug return #KidTimeStoryTime #kidsbooksreadaloud #readaloud 6:00
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Tiny T. Rex and the Perfect Valentine ❤️ Valentine's Day for Kids Read Aloud

The LAST DAY Julian was My BEST Friend | telling the truth read aloud | be honest read aloud 🔴 WHY are two inseparable best friends about to break up?! Because Anthony did something bad, and he's about to confess. It's an unforgettable KidTime StoryTime about theft, regret & forgiveness. Written by Jody Jensen Shaffer and illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff. 🎁 GIFTS & FREEBIES ON OUR SITE: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com/ 👉🏼 AMAZON BOOK PURCHASE LINK: https://kidtimestorytime.com/go/the-last-day-julian-was-my-best-friend/ 🛍 VISIT OUR STORE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/store/ 📺 SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A KidTime StoryTimer! http://ow.ly/59um50zq812 KidTime StoryTime is a Kids YouTube Read Aloud Channel where StoryTeller reads books to kids with love, funny voices & wacky puppets...to entertain, educate & inspire a love of reading!  Be sure to SUBSCRIBE 🥰  And follow us on social media for new story releases & giveaways! 📚 → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KidTimeStoryTime/ ➞ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidtimestorytime/ ➡︎ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidTimeStory ➔ Website: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com ➩ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KidTimeStoryTime #KidTimeStoryTime #kidsbooksreadaloud #readaloud 10:27
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The LAST DAY Julian was My BEST Friend | telling the truth read aloud | be honest read aloud

The Cool Bean 😎 Read Aloud Kids Book 🆒 You met The Bad Seed, The Good Egg & The Couch Potato Now meet The Cool Bean, who’s always on the sidelines and trying to fit in. Will the cooler beans help? KidTime StoryTime is seeing how kindness is the coolest thing of all. The “too-cool-for-school” third picture book From the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of The Bad Seed and The Good Egg, Jory John and Pete Oswald VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR FREEBIES & TEACHER STUFF: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com/ BUY THE BOOK HERE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/go/the-cool-bean/ BUY PERSONALIZED VIDEOS FROM STORYTELLER & THE PUPPETS: https://kidtimestorytime.com/greetings/ SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A KidTime StoryTimer! http://ow.ly/59um50zq812 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE 🥰  And follow us on social media for new story releases & giveaways! 📚 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KidTimeStoryTime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidtimestorytime/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidTimeStory Website: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KidTimeStoryTime 0:00 The Cool Bean 0:30 Vocab word - lentil 1:33 Read aloud start 6:52 Vocab word - legume 7:48 Dance party 12:25 Truth bomb 15:07 Closing quote #KidTimeStoryTime #kidsbooksreadaloud #readaloud 15:17
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The Cool Bean 😎 Read Aloud Kids Book

If You Make a CALL on a BANANA PHONE | imagination read aloud 🍌 WHAT IF your imagination + a banana could lead to a magical friendship?! In this wondrous KidTime StoryTime, we head into an imaginary jungle to listen, learn & have great conversations... which help you make friends in real life, too! Published by Clarion Books, with words by Gideon Sterer and art by Emily Hughes. 🎁 GIFTS & FREEBIES ON OUR SITE: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com/ 👉🏼 AMAZON BOOK PURCHASE LINK: https://kidtimestorytime.com/go/if-you-make-a-call-on-a-banana-phone/ 🛍 VISIT OUR STORE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/store/ 📺 SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A KidTime StoryTimer! http://ow.ly/59um50zq812 KidTime StoryTime is a Kids YouTube Read Aloud Channel where StoryTeller reads books to kids with love, funny voices & wacky puppets...to entertain, educate & inspire a love of reading!  Be sure to SUBSCRIBE 🥰  And follow us on social media for new story releases & giveaways! 📚 → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KidTimeStoryTime/ ➞ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidtimestorytime/ ➡︎ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidTimeStory ➔ Website: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com ➩ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KidTimeStoryTime #KidTimeStoryTime #kidsbooksreadaloud #readaloud 6:45
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If You Make a CALL on a BANANA PHONE | imagination read aloud

Milo's Monster is a read aloud about a different kind of monster -- a JEALOUSY monster -- also known as the Green-Eyed Monster. And it's ruining Milo's friendship! KidTime StoryTime knows all about that monster and how to make it go away...but will Milo figure it out before it's too late?! Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books & written/illustrated by Tom Percival, Milo's Monster is part of the Big Bright Feelings picture book series that tackle tough topics to help kids build Social Emotional Intelligence, self-confidence, and happiness. GIFTS & FREEBIES: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com/ BUY THE BOOK HERE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/go/milos-monster/ VISIT OUR STORE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/store/ SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A KidTime StoryTimer! http://ow.ly/59um50zq812 KidTime StoryTime is a Kids YouTube Read Aloud Channel where StoryTeller reads books to kids with love, funny voices & wacky puppets...to entertain, educate & inspire a love of reading!  Be sure to SUBSCRIBE 🥰  And follow us on social media for new story releases & giveaways! 📚 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KidTimeStoryTime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidtimestorytime/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidTimeStory Website: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KidTimeStoryTime #KidTimeStoryTime #kidsbooksreadaloud #readaloud 11:49
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Milo's Monster - Jealousy Monster Book read aloud for kids

Kids Books: BAD APPLE: A Tale of Friendship Read Aloud for Kids. It's a tale of friendship against all odds! Mac finds his perfect friend in Will. Trouble is, Will is a WORM, so all the other apples bully Mac & call him a BAD Apple. Will the friendship survive? KidTime StoryTime reads! Written and illustrated by our pal Edward Hemingway, who is definitely a good apple 🍏 VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR FREEBIES & TEACHER STUFF: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com/ BUY THE BOOK HERE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/go/thats-good-thats-bad/ BUY PERSONALIZED VIDEOS FROM STORYTELLER & THE PUPPETS: https://kidtimestorytime.com/greetings/ SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A KidTime StoryTimer! http://ow.ly/59um50zq812 KidTime StoryTime is a Kids YouTube Read Aloud Channel where StoryTeller reads books to kids with love, funny voices & wacky puppets...to entertain, educate & inspire a love of reading!  Be sure to SUBSCRIBE 🥰  And follow us on social media for new story releases & giveaways! 📚 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KidTimeStoryTime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidtimestorytime/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidTimeStory Website: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KidTimeStoryTime #KidTimeStoryTime #kidsbooksreadaloud #readaloud 12:35
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Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship 🍎 Read Aloud for Kids

Klyde the KRAKEN Wants a Friend | read aloud for kids... Poor Klyde! He's a lonely Kracken who LOVES giving hugs! But no one in the sea seems to enjoy them! Is the sea creature SCARING away potential friends? KidTime StoryTime is getting to the bottom (of the sea) to see what's going on. Alas! Will poor Klyde ever make the friend he desperately wants? How about a whole ship full of 'em?! But first, he's gotta figure out how his fellow fish (and humans) prefer to be greeted! It's a fun story that humorously tackles the subject of unwanted hugging and how to respect the different ways people like to be greeted. Smart, funny and with a warm message that elevates a child's awareness and social emotional skills! Written by our pal Brooke Hartman and illustrated by Laura Borio! Published by Hazy Dell Press! GIFTS & FREEBIES: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com/ BUY THE BOOK HERE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/go/klyde-the-kraken-wants-a-friend/ VISIT OUR STORE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/store/ SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A KidTime StoryTimer! http://ow.ly/59um50zq812 KidTime StoryTime is a Kids YouTube Read Aloud Channel where StoryTeller reads books to kids with love, funny voices & wacky puppets...to entertain, educate & inspire a love of reading!  Be sure to SUBSCRIBE 🥰  And follow us on social media for new story releases & giveaways! 📚 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KidTimeStoryTime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidtimestorytime/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidTimeStory Website: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KidTimeStoryTime #KidTimeStoryTime #kidsbooksreadaloud #readaloud 11:23
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Klyde the KRAKEN Wants a Friend | read aloud for kids

Snake's BIG Mistake - lying read aloud 🐍 Snake’s art class project is a bust...literally. His clay sculpture comes out broken. But what's WORSE are the lies tells to hide it, breaking his friendship with his bestie! Will Snake keep lying or make things right? KidTime StoryTime is finding out... Published by Greenwillow Books! Written & illustrated by Sarah Kurpiel, a librarian! 🎁 GIFTS & FREEBIES ON OUR SITE: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com/ 👉🏼 AMAZON BOOK PURCHASE LINK: https://kidtimestorytime.com/go/snakes-big-mistake/ 🛍 VISIT OUR STORE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/store/ 📺 SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A KidTime StoryTimer! http://ow.ly/59um50zq812 KidTime StoryTime is a Kids YouTube Read Aloud Channel where StoryTeller reads books to kids with love, funny voices & wacky puppets...to entertain, educate & inspire a love of reading!  Be sure to SUBSCRIBE 🥰  And follow us on social media for new story releases & giveaways! 📚 → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KidTimeStoryTime/ ➞ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidtimestorytime/ ➡︎ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidTimeStory ➔ Website: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com ➩ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KidTimeStoryTime #KidTimeStoryTime #kidsbooksreadaloud #readaloud 10:39
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Snake's BIG Mistake - lying read aloud

If Your BEST Friend is a MERMAID - read aloud for kids... This underwater fantasy adventure shows you how fabulous life is under the sea when your bestie is a Mermaid Princess! A mermaid even comes with the book, & we get to name her! It's a "fin-tastic" KidTime StoryTime summer tale. From Read & Feel Publishing, written by NY Times bestselling author Adam Wallace, and vibrantly illustrated by Alice Pescarin. GIFTS & FREEBIES: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com/ BUY THE BOOK HERE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/go/if-your-best-friend-is-a-mermaid/ VISIT OUR STORE: https://kidtimestorytime.com/store/ SUBSCRIBE & BECOME A KidTime StoryTimer! http://ow.ly/59um50zq812 KidTime StoryTime is a Kids YouTube Read Aloud Channel where StoryTeller reads books to kids with love, funny voices & wacky puppets...to entertain, educate & inspire a love of reading!  Be sure to SUBSCRIBE 🥰  And follow us on social media for new story releases & giveaways! 📚 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KidTimeStoryTime/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidtimestorytime/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidTimeStory Website: http://KidTimeStoryTime.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KidTimeStoryTime #KidTimeStoryTime #kidsbooksreadaloud #readaloud 11:40
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If Your BEST Friend is a MERMAID - Mermaid story read aloud for kids

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