One day in March, fourth grader Colette Vallotton stood at the front of her former preschool classroom holding a book she wrote herself.
It wasn’t long ago that she had sat on this same carpet at the Michigan State University Child Development Laboratories, or CDL, discovering the joy of reading. Now she was back — this time as an author.
Her book, “The Four Steps to Make a Friend,” shares lessons she learned about building friendships.
“I used to go here, and I really loved it,” Colette says. “The teachers were so nice, and I made a lot of friends. My book is about how you can make new friends and they can help you.”