SuitabookHello Summer (Best Friends with Big Feelings)
Jo Lindley
- Reading
- Pause after each setback and name the feeling before continuing. At the sandcastle scene, compare different ways friends might help; decide together how to discuss the approaching wave.
- Themes
- Managing frustration: Summer’s picnic is overrun by hungry creatures and a game of catch ends when the ball pops. The story presents repeated disappointments as an occasion to explore managing strong feelings, rather than simply ignoring them.
- Compassionate friendship: Summer’s friends suggest building a giant sandcastle as a way to relax after the earlier problems. The friends’ response is presented as supportive and compassionate, including compassion towards oneself and others.
- Unexpected natural danger: A large wave is rolling in while the friends are focused on building a sandcastle and have not noticed it. The wave introduces an unresolved possibility of danger or disruption, but its narrative treatment cannot be determined from the available details.
- Worth knowing
- The large wave arrives while the friends are absorbed in play, creating a possible moment of suspense.