The Buddy Bench Board Books Emily Winfield Martin

Emily Winfield Martin

But Olive’s hopes are quickly dashed when she’s paired with the two worst students in class: loud Jo Willems has a flashy style of dressing just as intimidating as their outspoken opinions and David Moore is even quieter than Olive

gathers a team of creative students like himself

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Inspired by the author’s own childhood

The Buddy Bench Board Books Emily Winfield Martinby Patty Brozo and illustrated by Mike Deas Having seen what being left out is like, children become agents of change, convincing their teacher to let them build a buddy bench. A school playground can be a solitary place for a kid without playmates; in one survey, 80 percent of 8 to 10 year old respondents described being lonely at some point during a school day. Patty Brozos cast of kids brings a playground to raucous life, and Mike Deass