SuitabookThe Legend of Ninja Cowboy Bear
David Bruins
- Reading
- Read the story together, pausing at the contests to notice how the friends’ feelings shift. Afterwards, try the included whole-body game if it suits your family, and compare competing with playing for fun.
- Themes
- Competition and friendship: The friends move from enjoying shared activities to quarrelling and competing to be best; the contests bring resentment, and they eventually learn to be considerate of their differences. The resolution explicitly connects consideration of differences with renewed appreciation between friends.
- Story and game: The picture book tells the friends’ story and also provides instructions for a whole-body game similar to Rock Paper Scissors. The game instructions add a practical activity alongside the story.
- Worth knowing
- The friends quarrel, compete and grow resentful before making peace. If rivalry between friends is a tender subject, you could pause to talk about how disagreement feels and what consideration might look like.