This story is a fun way to teach children about friendship and celebrate diversity. Like so many other parents, we want to raise healthy, compassionate, emotionally, and intellectually well rounded little humans. Noah and Blue: Big Lessons for Little Hearts was born out of the desire to create fun stories with digestible moral lessons for young children. Noah and Blue: A Lesson on Friendship is book one from this series. As the 1st book of the series, we introduce the main character (Noah) and his stuffed dinosaur (Blue). It's Noah's second birthday, and he receives an unforgettable surprise! You and your child can learn with Noah as he explores examples of friendship while wishing his stuff dino would come to life! Throughout the story, you and your child can: visualize examples of friendship (depicted in several images) explore diversity (through images of Noah's diverse friends and family) develop your child's vocabulary (perfect for ages 2-6) boost your child's imagination (learning with imaginary friends) improve their concentration and focus (a five minute read with varying sentence lengths) help your child develop listening skills (as they wait to see how the story unfolds) While reading this book we suggest that you: Read slowly so your little one can understand the story. Read expressively, using different voices for different characters, and raising or lowering your voice as appropriate. Talk about the pictures. Point to the examples of friendship and try to add your own. Ask open-ended questions: "What do you think will happen next?" This helps your child to think about the story and to ask questions. Use your little one's name as a character in the book. Encourage your child to point out all of the vibrant colors. Have fun! Show your toddler that reading is enjoyable. This book can be enjoyed in Kindle, Paperback, and Audible editions.