Pumpkin-Head Dad's Guide to: Making Friends
A gentle tale about navigating tough moments, trying new things, and finding joy in cheering others on.
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Pumpkin-Head Dad's Guide to: Making Friends (Preview)
Making friends isn’t always easy.
When a young boy’s joke falls flat at school, his optimistic Pumpkin-Head Dad opens his magical time-travel briefcase to revisit funny stories from his past.
Audience
Ages 2 - 6
Values
Making Friends,
Social Resilience,
Emotional Confidence
Format
8x8 Picture Book
(Kindle eBook & Paperback)
The Reviews Are In!
Gaby G.
"My son started preschool and was having a really hard time making friends. He was shy and had a hard time talking to new kids. Pumpkin-Head Dad’s funny stories about his own 'cricket moments' completely changed that for us. It gave my son a vocabulary for feeling awkward and made him laugh instead of worry. We’ve read it a few nights in a row, and he actually tried introducing himself to a classmate yesterday using a tip from the book. Highly recommend for any parent navigating the early school years!"
Ashley F.
"As a Pre-K teacher, I am always looking for Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) picture books that don't feel preachy or boring. Pumpkin-Head Alien's Guide hits the sweet spot! The humor is silly enough to keep 20 four-year-olds completely engaged, but the core message about resilience and empathy really landed. The children loved pointing out all the details in the illustrations (the briefcase portal is always a big hit!). This will be a permanent fixture in my classroom library."
Meet the Shrimpy Tales Author
Steven Prawn is a former professional athlete, amateur comedian, and 20-year industry-leading team-building veteran turned children’s author. Inspired by his mother’s lifelong career in early childhood psychology, Steven shifted his focus from health and wellness to creating storybooks that help kids navigate life’s tricky moments with humor, heart, and optimism.He lives for his growing family, with a goal of inspiring resilience, emotional confidence, and healthy experimentation in the next generation.Pumpkin-Head Dad's Guide to Making Friends is his first published picture book with a sequel and a new forest adventure on the way for little ones and their families to read, laugh, and grow together.
Gentle Stories for Growing Hearts
Welcome to Shrimpy Tales! We create optimistic picture books that empower the next generation to grow into confident, resilient, empathetic, and warm human beings. We know that when kids learn to navigate tough moments with humor and heart, they make their homes, classrooms, and communities a more joyful place to be.Learn about our books that are coming out soon, get a behind the scenes look at the inspiration behind our stories and hand-drawn sketches, and keep the conversation going with the Shrimpy Squad in our social communities below.
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