Be Bigger (than hurt feelings): Respect, Friendship, Managing Emotions

A story about treating friends with respect and kindness, even when feelings are hurt.

Hurt feelings are no fun-so when a girl feels her friend wasn't nice, all she can think to do is to hurt her friend in return. Little does the girl know, she's leaning on a wise, old tree who has seen this sort of hurtful cycle before. Elm tree is ready to lend some gentle wisdom and help the girl find a more kind and respectful way to work out her friendship troubles.

Follow the story through a few surprises and chuckles as the girl learns lessons on respect, empathy, and how to persevere through a difficult moment. In the end, children see how good it feels to treat others as you'd like to be treated.

Find free printable activities that work with the story and build on the lessons on respect, friendship, and perseverance at TalkingTreeBooks.com .

Be Bigger is Book 2 in the Talking with Trees Series of values books for kids. Written for grades K-4, Talking with Trees books and teaching resources engage children emotionally, helping them learn how to use their hearts and minds to guide them toward building good character traits. Talking with Trees books teach social emotional skills through lessons around honesty, respect, responsibility, and empathy.