What Kids Should Read » Fitting In

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Teasing by Stan Berenstain

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:09:56 +0000

This book is a wonderful way too teach your children about how mean teasing can be. Many preschoolers are exposed to teasing when they enter school for the first time. They may be teased or engage in teasing themselves. This book really helps to not only open discussion between parent and child, but also shows both sides of teasing. Brother Bear thinks teasing is no big deal until he is being teased. The book explains that most teasing stems from jealousy and shows that being yourself is all that matters. What especially stands out is that when the teasers have moved on to teasing another child and forgotten about brother he stands up for the new child being teased and even finds a way to teach the teasers a lesson. This is a strong and important lesson for every child to know: Stand up for what is right and don’t sit idle by and watch someone get hurt. I highly recommend this book to anyone whose child has been called a name or has heard their child tease.

The Ant Bully by John Nickle

Sun, 04 May 2008 03:59:35 +0000

This book deals with the very important issue of bullying. It teaches children the importance of treating people the same way you want to be treated. We see the main character Lucas in both roles as someone who gets bullied and someone who bullies. The ants teach him a strong and powerful lesson by introducing him to their world. Once in that world Lucas is able to learn valuable lessons. These lessons include working together, the importance of all creatures on earth, and that everyone has feelings. This book also teaches about life in the ant colony and can open up discussion and research about the life of ants.

The Featherless Chicken written by Chih-Yuan Chen

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:17:24 +0000

“The Featherless Chicken” written by Chih-Yuan Chen teaches children that even though you can be teased by other people underneath those people are just like you. This book shows the story of a chicken wanting to be like everyone else but underneath it all everyone else was just like him