Don't Stand By, Stand Up

APA Information: Seeger, Laura Vaccaro.  Bully . Roaring Book Press, 2013. Book Information:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15062342-bully . Author Information:  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/99360.Laura_Vaccaro_Seeger . Genre: Fiction, Children’s Literature Reading Level: N/A Summary:  Bull is a bully who has nothing nice to say to his friends. When Goat stands up to Bull, Bull realizes that he has become a bully. Bull changes his ways and plays with the other animals. Target Audience:  The target audience is children in grades pre-k through kindergarten. Children who like animals will enjoy this book because all of the characters are animals. This book will relate to children who have been bullied or who have bullied someone else. Evaluation:  This is a great book to use to introduce young children to bullying. The problems in the book are very believable. Name-calling happens all of the time in the real wo...

APA Information: Wilhelm, Hans.  Tyrone the Horrible . Scholastic Inc., 1988. Book Information:  https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/tyrone-the-horrible-by-hans-wilhelm/ . Author Information:  https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/hans-wilhelm/ . Genre: Fiction Reading Level: 560L Summary: Boland is a little dinosaur who has a problem with a big bully, Tyrone. Tyrone is constantly bullying Boland and throughout the book, Boland is trying to stop Tyrone. Boland asks his friends for advice and tries many different ways to stop his bully. At the end of the book, Boland is finally able to stop Tyrone from bullying him. Target Audience:  The targeted audience is children in grades first through fourth. Children who have experience with bullying will highly relate to this book. I would definitely recommend children to read this book as a way to introduce them to what bullying is. Evaluation: This book is a bit on the older...

APA Information: Shaw, Hannah.  Sneaky Weasel . Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. Book Information:  https://www.amazon.com/Sneaky-Weasel-Hannah-Shaw/dp/0375856250 . Author Information:  https://www.hannahshawillustrator.co.uk . Genre: Fiction, Children’s Literature Reading Level: AD590L Summary: Sneaky Weasel throws a party but none of his friends show up. He has played mean tricks on all of them in the past so they do not want to go to Sneaky Weasel’s party. Sneaky Weasel wants to make things right with all of his friends so he tries to undo everything he did. All of his friends forgive him and show up to his next party. Target Audience:  The target audience is children between the ages of 5 and 8. Children who like to play small jokes or pranks on their friends will relate to this book. Children who have been on the receiving end of pranks and jokes will also relate to this book. This book is also relatable to children who recognize when they...

APA Information: Otoshi, Kathryn.  One . KO Kids Books, 2008. Book Information:   https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3118349-one .  Author Information:  http://www.kidlit411.com/2015/12/Kidlit411-Author-Illustrator-Kathryn-Otoshi.html . Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature  Reading Level: 510L Summary: Blue is a quiet color who gets picked on by Red. Yellow, Orange, Green, and Purple do not say anything to Red. Red continues to pick on all the colors until One shows up. One shows all the colors how to stand up to Red and how to count.   Target Audience: The target audience for this book is children ages one and older. Any child who likes to learn about colors or counting will love this book. Children who have experience with bullying will also be able to relate to this book.  Evaluation: I think this is a great story. The characters and situations in the book are very believable. The characters overcome...