June 8 celebrates National Best Friends Day, a day to honor that one special person you call your “best friend.” This day is a time to show your best friend how much you appreciate them, how special and important they are to you, and how you cherish their friendship.

To help you celebrate your friendships, I’ve compiled a list of books and craft ideas below.

My Friend Suhana: A Story of Friendship and Cerebral Palsy, by Shaila & Aanyah Abdullah. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate. (Available as eBook & Audiobook on OverDrive & as Audiobook on Hoopla)
The Best of Iggy, by Annie Barrows. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
El Deafo, by Cece Bell. (Available as eBook on OverDrive & as Comic on Hoopla)
BFF, by Judy Blume. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Friend or Fiend, by Judy Blume. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, by Dusti Bowling. (Available as eBook & Audiobook on OverDrive & as an Audiobook on Hoopla)
Masterpiece, by Elise Broach. (Available as eBook & Audiobook on OverDrive & as Audiobook on Hoopla)
Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends, by Carol Buckley. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Ed and Kip, by Kay Chorao. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
The Friendship War, by Andrew Clements. (Available as eBook and Audiobook on OverDrive)
Heidi Heckelbeck Has a New Best Friend, by Wanda Coven. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Best Friends Forever, by Kate DiCamillo & Alison McGhee. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
The Friendship Code, by Stacia Deutsch. (Available as eBook and Audiobook on OverDrive)
Stick and Stone, by Beth Ferry & Tom Lichtenheld. (Available as eBook on OverDrive & as eBook, Movie & Audiobook on Hoopla)
Palo y Piedra / Stick & Stone, by Beth Ferry & Tom Lichtenheld. (Available as bilingual eBook on Hoopla)
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy, by Karen Foxlee. (Available as eBook & Audiobook on OverDrive)
Mallory on the Move, by Laurie Friedman. (Available as eBook on OverDrive, as eBook & Audiobook on Hoopla)
The Liberation of Gabriel King, by K.L. Going (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
How to Test a Friendship, by Theanne Griffith. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Making Friends, by Kristen Gudsnuk. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Best Friends, by Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Lost and Found, by Oliver Jeffers. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Drita, My Homegirl, by Jenny Lombard. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
The Invisible Boy, by Trudy Ludwig. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Me, Mop and the Moondance Kid, by Walter Dean Myers. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Masters of Disaster, by Gary Paulsen. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Big Nate, What is a Little Noogie Between Friends?, by Lincoln Peirce. (Available as eBook on OverDrive & as eBook on Hoopla)
La primera regla del punk, by Celia C. Pérez. (Available as eBook in Spanish on OverDrive)
The First Rule of Punk, by Celia C. Pérez. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Mrs. Katz and Tush, by Patricia Polacco. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Yo! Yes?, by Chris Raschka. (Available as Audiobook on Hoopla)
You Are My Friend, by Aimee Reid. (Available as eBook on OverDrive & as eBook, Audiobook &, Read-Along, Movie on Hoopla)
You and Me, by Susan Verde (Available as eBook on OverDrive & as Movie, Audiobook & eBook on Hoopla)
Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship, by Jessica Walton. (Available as eBook on OverDrive)
Each Kindness, by Jacqueline Woodson. (Available as Audiobook & Movie on Hoopla)

Crafts:

Would you like to tell your friends what makes them special to you? You can make a crown with all your friends on it. Or you could make something else special to tell them what you value about them. Or you could use your imagination and create your very own way to express yourself. Have fun!