Type of emotional/crisis issues addressed: BULLYINGAuthor/authors: Trudy Ludwig; Illustrations by Adam Gustavson
Year of Publication: 2006
Book Title: Just Kidding
ISBN #: 1582461635
Age Level: Lower Elementary
# of pages: 26
Quality of illustrations: “Retro” style illustrations, very clear and colorful.
Brief Summary: D.J is a young boy who continues to get teased by a boy named Vince who attempts to brush off the bullying by saying, “Just Kidding,” making D.J feel like he is foolish for getting upset over the bullying. D.J’s father then teaches D.J how to keep Vince from humiliating, hurting, or demeaning him and this helps D.J and another kid who also gets teased. The moral of the story is that joking or teasing is not fun when it is intended to demean, hurt or embarrass the other person. Great story for teaching kids that simply saying, “ just kidding” doesn’t get you off the hook.
Post reading activity: At the end of the book, there is a section on “Discussing the story” with a series of follow up questions. Choose 3 questions and have the children answer the questions to get a deeper understanding of the moral of the story, Follow up these questions with examples of the Do’s and Don’ts of teasing found on the very last page of the book.
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