True friends will stand by your side, no matter what! They will be there with you through thick and through thin. This is because true friends are those who love you. And having a true friend is just like having another family member! And this is why this book is titled Your Friends Are Also Family . You see, a true friend will be there for you just the same as if he or she was a part of your family. And true friends really are a part of what people call family .

Written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this fun, ‘learn to read’ book is meant to get a kid thinking about the true meanings of the words ‘friend’ and ‘family’. Filled with word repetition, word recognition and rhyme, and some special words meant to build a kid’s reading word vocabulary, this book is also meant to reassure a kid that he or she is never really alone. And this book will explain exactly why this is true!

When a kid is all finished reading this book and thinking about these things, he or she can go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes along with this fun-filled book with an important message!