How Can I Deal With Bullying? A Book About Respect

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 4, 2015

Review

This is a book about what to do about bullying, whether you are being bullied or witness it taking place. It also explains that bullying can take many different forms; it may be physical, verbal or relational. It lets children know that standing by and doing nothing about bullying around you is not acceptable and suggests simple steps to take to stand up for the one being bullied, employing respect, calm tones, and basic common sense. It demonstrates that telling an adult about bullying is not like snitching or tattling, but is often the smartest step to take in certain situations. This book does not, however, address cyber bullying which I think is a huge problem and should have found a place in this title, even for the young audience it addresses. In this day and age, when bullying is such a tremendous and accelerating issue, sometimes even leading to suicide, cyber bullying should have warranted a segment in this book. Photographs are plentiful and up-to-date which is of utmost importance for prompting children to pick up a book such as this.

Overall Book Score: good