"The author skilfully deals with the important topics of resilience, perseverance, friendship, and connecting successfully with others."
I like this book’s title. It has a positive slant and lets us know that this book is going to encourage its readers to learn and grow. The author skilfully deals with the important topics of resilience, perseverance, friendship, and connecting successfully with others. This helpful book has 42 pages and about 8 lines of text on each page. The illustrations are simple and effective. I love how they show children from different cultures. Zinna’s friends are all busy doing what they enjoy. She is disappointed that they don’t want to do what she wants to do. She tries to tell them to play her way. Her teacher calls her over and suggests they try to find a game that they all enjoy. Zinna sees the situation from a new perspective and decides to write each of her friends a letter to apologize for her bossy behaviour. Read the book to see how the little group of friends learns to compromise and find a way to encompass all their interests and still play together. The book shows how wonderful being connected to friends can be. Having fun is not only about doing what one friend wants to do. An additional bonus is the page near the end of the book that summarises what the book has been teaching young readers about friendship and asks them some questions they can reflect on. Young children are shown how we are all different, but we can learn to get along with creative thinking and problem-solving. This resource is suitable for children up to about 8 or 9 years old.
Susan Gibbs, A LoveReading4Kids Ambassador
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Zinna: An Amazing Girl from Bossy to Bestie was a hit with my 9-year-old! Fun and full of great lessons on friendship. Hoping this is a series—we’d love to read more!
As a parent of a 9-year-old, Zinna: An Amazing Girl from Bossy to Bestie was such a delightful find! My child could relate to Zinna’s struggle with being a little too bossy at times, and the story gave us some real examples to talk about. For instance, there’s a moment where Zinna learns to listen to her friends’ ideas instead of always trying to lead, which opened up a great conversation about how my child could apply that at school and with friends. The book balances fun and important lessons so well—it’s one I’m sure we’ll read again. Highly recommend for families wanting a story that’s both entertaining and meaningful!... Read Full Review