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Books for Children and Parents about Bullying
Check out these books to learn more about how to deal with bullying and how to prevent it.
By GreatSchools.net Staff
For children ages 4-8:

The Berenstain Bears and the Bully
by Stan and Jan Berenstain (Random House, 1993)

Talking About Bullying
by Jillian Powell (Steck-Vaughn, 1998)

Ready Freddy: Don’t Sit on My Lunch
Ready Freddy Series, by Abby Klein, illustrated by John Mckinley (Blue Sky Press, 2005)

Nobody Knew What to Do: A Story About Bullying
by Becky Ray McCain, illustrated by Todd Leonardo (Albert Whitman & Company, 2001)

For children ages 9-12:

For more about bullying read these GreatSchools articles:
Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain
written and illustrated by Trevor Romain (Free Spirit Publishing, 1997)

Stop Bullying Bobby!: Helping Children Cope With Teasing And Bullying
by Dana Smith-Mansell, illustrated by Suzanne Riggio (New Horizon Press, 2004)

Bullies & Victims: Helping Your Child Through the Schoolyard Battlefield
by Fried, SuEllen and Paula Fried (M. Evans and Co., 1996)

For adults:

For more book recommendations check out these GreatSchools.net Book Nook articles:
Bullying at School: What We Know and What We Can Do
by Dan Olweus (Blackwell, 1993)

Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls
by Rachel Simmons (Harcourt, Inc., 2002)

The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School—How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence
by Barbara Coloroso (Collins, 2004)

Girl Wars: 12 Strategies That Will End Female Bullying
by Cheryl Dellasega and Charisse Nixon (Fireside, 2003)

Feedback:
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March 2006

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Comments From GreatSchools.net Users
11/2/2007:
"Another great book ... 'My Secret Bully' by Trudy Ludwig. Her others, 'Sorry!' and 'Just Kidding!' are great on this subject too!"
10/17/2007:
"There is also a book titled Say Something that talks about the bystander. It's age appropriate for 6 and up."
10/17/2007:
"Check out these wonderful books on bullying by Portland, OR author Trudy Ludwig: My Secret Bully, Just Kidding, Sorry and Trouble Talk which will be published May 2008. The publisher is Tricycle Press."
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