Books On Bullying

To help kick-off the 8th Annual No Name-Calling Week, I've included a list of suggested books on bullying, name-calling and teasing....

FICTION

1. Oliver Button is a Sissy - Tomie dePaola
2. The Berenstain Bears and the Bully - Stan Berenstain
3. Bootie Barker Ballerina - Barbara Bottner
4. Arthur's April Fool - Marc Brown
5. Jake Drake, Bully Buster - Andrew Clements
6. Pinky and Rex and the Bully - James Howe
7. The Rat and the Tiger - Keiko Kasza
8. The Field of Dogs - Katherine Peterson
9. Radio Fifth Grade - Gordon Korman

NON-FICTION

1. Nobody Knew What to Do: A Story about Bullying - Becky Ray McCain & Todd Leonardo
2. Stop Bullying Bobby!: Helping Children Cope with Teasing and Bullying - Dana Smith-Mansell
3. Hot Issues, Cool Choices - Sandra McLeod Humphrey & Brian Stassburg
4. The Meanest Thing to Say - Bill Cosby
5. Mom, They're Teasing Me - Michael Thompson
6. Don't Pick On Me: How to Handle Bullying - Rosemary Stones
7. The Anti-Bullying and Teasing Book: For Preschool Classrooms - Barbara Sprung

There are many more! Contact your school librarian or counselor for suggestions. Or go online.

This Tuesday I will meeting with the first graders and 4-Hildman. The first graders will listen to Snow written by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Lauren Stringer while 4-H will work on comparing and contrasting with 'Creepy Creatures.' On Thursday, I will meet with K-Jass and 2-Tangeman. K-J will listen to City Dog and Country Frog written by Mo Willems and illustrated by Jon J. Muth and the 2-T will listen to Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola.

Until next time..

Mrs. Reiter, K-12 Teacher-Librarian