Friendship and belonging
EllRay wants a new best friend and plans activities so that other children will want to spend time with him.
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Sally Warner - Author
A school-based friendship story with a comic, consequence-focused episode. EllRay’s attempt to secure companionship creates an awkward situation, making the book useful for discussing how a plan can affect another child.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA school-based friendship story with a comic, consequence-focused episode. EllRay’s attempt to secure companionship creates an awkward situation, making the book useful for discussing how a plan can affect another child.
EllRay wants a new best friend and plans activities so that other children will want to spend time with him.
EllRay’s sister is auditioning for a day-care play, and EllRay wants to bring a friend; EllRay attends Oak Glen Primary School.
The reported incident involves dressing Jason as a ‘mummy zombie king’, making him pee his pants, and EllRay getting into trouble. This may merit a brief check-in about embarrassment and consent.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.