Kids imaginations can frolic with the Elementals while learning a thing or two about friendship. "Elemental Friends", a friendship book for kids, is a collection of 7 rhyming stories about the power and value of friendship. These endearing tales with Fairies, Sprites, Dwarfs, Elves, Gnomes and Trolls, will help your child discover some of the qualities and values that make each of us a good friend.The Insect-Like Sprite - Sprites understand the power a kind word has on a friend's sense of self-worth.The Elementals Meet the Standing-Frogs - Deming Dwarf teaches the wee folk that good friends come in all different shapes and sizes.The Yellow Fairies - share how positive thinking lifts up our own spirits and attracts a circle of happy friends.Ole the Troll - a troll tale about the importance of setting healthy boundaries.Little Mervyn Melrose Magnusson - a young boy discovers the value of imaginary friends.Bluebird Birdie Bird - and his friend, Durward Dwarf, learn about the value of compromise between friends.Delwyn Dwarf & Douzer Doggie - a heartwarming tale of a dwarf child and his canine friend.Learning social skills such as kindness, encouragement, co-operation, compassion, respect, and healthy boundary-setting can help children develop bonds that increase their overall sense of self-worth, happiness and connection. Elemental Friends will help children understand friendship in a lighthearted, playful and thoughtful way, with adorable and memorable elemental characters that your child with fall in love with! Each tale ends with "An Elemental Reflection", that both adult and child may reflect upon together. It's suitable for both boys and girls as an Early Reader 3-5, Read-Alone 6-8 and enjoyed by tweens 9-12. It will make a wonderful addition to your child's collection as well as the perfect gift for any occasion.