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You might want to read this book because you are being bullied. Or maybe you know a person who is being bullied and you want to help them. Or perhaps you’re worried that you’re bullying someone and you want to understand how to stop …
This book contains practical, straightforward information and advice to help you to understand more about dealing with bullying.
Louise Spilsbury is an experienced author of non-fiction books for children across a range of subjects. Having been bullied as a child, I wish that I’d had this sensitive guide for readers aged 9+ (part of a series) to dealing with bullying of all types but which also addresses readers who may not realise they are bullying others. Scott Garrett’s illustrations work well with the text and there are useful resources at the end of the book.
I picked this up because I’d previously read 3 other books in THE KIDS’ GUIDE SERIES - ANTI-RACISM by Arike Oke, DEALING WITH DEATH by Liz Gogerly and DEALING WITH DIVORCE by Tim Collins. On the whole I’ve been impressed with the books because they take complicated and very emotional topics and make the accessible and understandable for children.
Spilsbury’s book continues in this vein. Having been badly bullied as a child this is exactly the type of book I wish had been made available to me. It talks about the emotional effects of bullying as well as the types of bullying that children can encounter (from the physical, to name calling, social exclusion and cyber bullying) and also takes on the case of adults (including parents and teachers) who bully children and prejudice.
There’s good practical advice offered here, with a particular focus on talking about what’s happening and in particular telling an adult (and if the first adult you tell doesn’t support you, then don’t give up - tell someone else). What I particularly liked about the book though is that it also flips the script and looks at how you can tell if you are being bullied (including looking at why people bully) and also at what you can do if you see someone being bullied.
Garrett’s illustrations work well with the text and bring out the emotions involved with being bullied while also including good diversity (although it would be better if children with disabilities were included, not least because they do tend to be disproportionately targeted for bullying).
There’s a list of resources available at the end for young readers who would like them, including helplines and websites.
All in all, I thought this was a very solid book and genuinely helpful. It’s definitely worth a look if you have a young reader who has experienced or seen bullying behaviour.
The Verdict:
Louise Spilsbury is an experienced author of non-fiction books for children across a range of subjects. Having been bullied as a child, I wish that I’d had this sensitive guide for readers aged 9+ (part of a series) to dealing with bullying of all types but which also addresses readers who may not realise they are bullying others. Scott Garrett’s illustrations work well with the text and there are useful resources at the end of the book
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
You might want to read this book because you are being bullied. Or maybe you know a person who is being bullied and you want to help them. Or perhaps you’re worried that you’re bullying someone and you want to understand how to stop …
This book contains practical, straightforward information and advice to help you to understand more about dealing with bullying.
Louise Spilsbury is an experienced author of non-fiction books for children across a range of subjects. Having been bullied as a child, I wish that I’d had this sensitive guide for readers aged 9+ (part of a series) to dealing with bullying of all types but which also addresses readers who may not realise they are bullying others. Scott Garrett’s illustrations work well with the text and there are useful resources at the end of the book.
I picked this up because I’d previously read 3 other books in THE KIDS’ GUIDE SERIES - ANTI-RACISM by Arike Oke, DEALING WITH DEATH by Liz Gogerly and DEALING WITH DIVORCE by Tim Collins. On the whole I’ve been impressed with the books because they take complicated and very emotional topics and make the accessible and understandable for children.
Spilsbury’s book continues in this vein. Having been badly bullied as a child this is exactly the type of book I wish had been made available to me. It talks about the emotional effects of bullying as well as the types of bullying that children can encounter (from the physical, to name calling, social exclusion and cyber bullying) and also takes on the case of adults (including parents and teachers) who bully children and prejudice.
There’s good practical advice offered here, with a particular focus on talking about what’s happening and in particular telling an adult (and if the first adult you tell doesn’t support you, then don’t give up - tell someone else). What I particularly liked about the book though is that it also flips the script and looks at how you can tell if you are being bullied (including looking at why people bully) and also at what you can do if you see someone being bullied.
Garrett’s illustrations work well with the text and bring out the emotions involved with being bullied while also including good diversity (although it would be better if children with disabilities were included, not least because they do tend to be disproportionately targeted for bullying).
There’s a list of resources available at the end for young readers who would like them, including helplines and websites.
All in all, I thought this was a very solid book and genuinely helpful. It’s definitely worth a look if you have a young reader who has experienced or seen bullying behaviour.
The Verdict:
Louise Spilsbury is an experienced author of non-fiction books for children across a range of subjects. Having been bullied as a child, I wish that I’d had this sensitive guide for readers aged 9+ (part of a series) to dealing with bullying of all types but which also addresses readers who may not realise they are bullying others. Scott Garrett’s illustrations work well with the text and there are useful resources at the end of the book
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
