Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The Berenstain Bears and the Bully



Author: Jan and Stan Berenstain


Type or emotional/crisis issue(s) addressed: Bullying


Year of Publication: 1993


Publisher & Location: Random House Books for Young Readers


ISBN#:978-0679848059


Target Age Level: preschool, early elementary


# of Pages: 32 pages


Quality of Illustrations: Good as all BB books are


Brief Summary: When Sister Bear gets beaten up by Tuffy, the new cub in town, Brother huffs off to set this bully straight. But he's in for a surprise--Tuffy's a little girl, and Brother just can't bring himself to fight her.


Personal Comments/Biases, and/or Things to Consider When Using This Book With Children:


It uses Violence as a solution to bullying but also talks about reasons why children bully, putting the victim in the bullys shoes. It does end with a visit to the school psychologist which is realistic.


Activity: This would be a good book to start a discussion about what bullies are thinking and why they act the way they do.

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