DUH BRUH #1: Three Is NOT a Crowd
A Friendship Book for Kids About Inclusion, Kindness, and Making New Friends
What happens when your best friend makes a new friend?
For many kids, the answer is jealousy, worry, and the fear of being left out.
In DUH BRUH #1: Three Is NOT a Crowd, readers meet Paisley, an energetic and confident 10-year-old girl who is learning how to navigate the complicated world of friendships. When a new student arrives at Maplewood Elementary, Paisley and her friends discover that welcoming someone new isn’t always as easy as it sounds.
As emotions run high and misunderstandings begin to grow, Paisley uses the DUH BRUH SOAR Framework (Situation • Ownership • Actions • Results) to work through challenges, solve problems, and learn an important life lesson:
Friendship isn’t about choosing one friend over another—it’s about making room for more people at the table.
Filled with relatable school situations, engaging illustrations, humor, and meaningful conversations, this book helps children build confidence, empathy, and healthy social skills while learning how to handle real-life friendship struggles.
Kids Will Learn:
How to welcome new friends without leaving others behind
Healthy ways to deal with jealousy and insecurity
Problem-solving and decision-making skills
Empathy, kindness, and inclusion
How to use the SOAR Framework when challenges arise
Confidence-building social and emotional learning (SEL) skills
Perfect For:
Ages 6–11
Elementary and middle school late readers
Parents looking for books that teach life lessons
Teachers and school counselors
SEL classrooms and character education programs
Kids navigating friendship challenges
Why Parents Love the DUH BRUH Series
The DUH BRUH Series combines old-school values with modern-day challenges to help kids develop resilience, confidence, accountability, and strong character.
Each story introduces practical tools children can use in their everyday lives, followed by reflection activities that encourage meaningful conversations at home and in the classroom.
Three is NOT a Crowd is the first book in the DUH BRUH series and the perfect introduction to Paisley’s journey of learning life’s most important lessons—one friendship at a time.
Because there is always room for one more friend.