Stories for Growing
Cover of We DisagreeAges 4 to 8
Disagreeing kindly

We Disagree

Bethanie Deeney Murguia

Ages 4 to 8
About this age guidance

Kirkus: 4–8; parent recommendation: 4+

The age tag follows Kirkus review. Other sources may suggest different ages. This is audience guidance, not an independent reading level.

Recommended for recognizing that friends can disagree.

The mouse and squirrel do not share the same tastes. A playful comparison becomes an argument before they discover that friendship need not require matching opinions.

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What children see in the story

The argument is a counterexample, and the later decision makes a respectful alternative explicit. The tag does not call every exchange kind.

Why it’s on these shelves

Disagreeing kindly
A mouse and a squirrel argue over figs or twigs and blue or red, and part in a huff. Then they decide they can disagree and still be friends.

Why pick it up?

The friends preserve their differences and their relationship.

A note for parents

The middle contains bickering. The lesson rests on the change in approach, not on treating the whole conversation as a model.

Where this recommendation comes from

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Recommended for recognizing that friends can disagree.

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