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Bootsie Barker Bites
It's the worst when Bootsie Barker comes to my house. Bootsie's the one who pulls my hair and tears my books. She hates Charlene, my pet salamander. She says that I'm a turtle and she's a turtle-eating dinosaur.
Uh-oh, I think I hear a car pulling up. That's her now! Eeek!
Uh-oh, I think I hear a car pulling up. That's her now! Eeek!
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
May 19th 1997
by Puffin
(first published September 16th 1992)
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Oh, Peggy Rathmann, your art always gets me! From the first page, where we see the toothily sneering Bootsie, we know we are in for trouble! The narrator's mother and Bootsie's mother are best friends, which means the girls must play together often. Haven't we all had that awful situation of being stuck with someone secretly nasty like Bootsie? Barbara Bottner catches that anxious feeling so well, when the girl tries to tell her mother that playing with Bootsie is horrible and her mother says sh...more
I thought this was a cute book but not something that I could say that I would read by looking at the cover. The cover is very pain to me and so it really does not appeal to me by sight. Most books are picked by what the cover looks like in the beginning. This particular book has the subject matter of bullying and how one little boy fixes his problem with a girl that visits him in his own home. The boy has a very clever imagination using it to think of not only things that the visiting little gi...more
Summary: This book is about two little girls who have moms who are best friends. When Bootsie comes over to play, she completely scares her so-called friend and always says she is going to eat her because she is a dinosaur. She rips up all of her friend's books and hates her friend's pet salamander. She drags her around and never lets her friend talk when the parents ask if everything is OK. Bootsie is just absolutely one hundred percent mean.
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Genre: Picture Book
Uses: Guid...more
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Genre: Picture Book
Uses: Guid...more
This book was funny but surprisingly doesn’t teach the reading audience the best concept for getting along with people. It basically says that when someone is treating you poorly or doing something you don’t like you simply do it back to them and it will solve the problem. This isn’t the best thing to be teaching our students because then we don’t just have one problem child, instead we create two! I don’t think this is a good idea to read until you in an upper grade because books can impression...more
The bully and the hapless victim perfectly characterized - and while I understand the whole empower yourself concept, the way the mother of the girl who is being picked on just tells her to not allow Bootsie to pick on her plays into the "work it out for yourself" parenting concept I have seen fail far too often when kids are overwhelmed by bullies and parents underplay the harm being done. Just a line of "if you can't handle this, I am there for you" (only better written, of course!) would have...more
I absolutly love this book! I remember reading this book as a child myself! Its aobut a mean girl named Bootsie Barker whoose parents are best frinends with a classmates of hers. The problem is the two girls don't get along at all becasue Boosie is a big bully and scares the other little girl. In the end, the other little girl does get her final revenge on Bootsie, you'll have to read it to find out! Also, it even talks a little about dinosoars and what a palentologist is!
The story, about Bootsie who bites, is slight but enjoyable. The illustrations really made the book for me. Bootsie's teeth are fearsome. Bootsie's shadow is terrifying. The colors are bright and punchy and blocky, but the characters come to life. Charlene the salamander is, unsurprisingly, my favorite character. She speaks volumes with her posture.
Apr 13, 2012
Deborah Harris
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Bootsie Barker's mother and the young girl in the books mother are best friends. Bootsie and the young girl have lots of time to play together, but Bootsie is a bully. She is always chasing the young girl, until one day the young girl fights back. This is a great story to teach about bullying. The text uses first person speech to convey the story.
Whenever Bootsie Barker comes over with her mother all she wants to do is play mean games where she is a carnivorous dinosaur. This causes the other young girl a lot of stress until she figures out how to play Bootsie's game: she will become a Paleontologist that hunts for dinosaur bones! Suddenly Bootsie doesn't feel like visiting anymore.
This is about two mothers who are best friends and their daughters play together. There is only one problem Bootsie Barker is a bully. She is always being mean and hateful. At the end of the story the little girl gets her back. This book could be something a parent or teacher could use an example of bullying. I myself thought it was humorous!
This book is a great book because it touches on the topic of bullying in young children. Bootsie is a spoiled girl who always wants to play games, which consist of bitting her classmates. This goes on until one day one her classmates stands up for herself and finds a different game they can play.
We love Peggy Rathmann's illustrations, so we just had to read this one. It's an interesting story about how to deal with people who are irritating and hard to get along with. The humor and creativity the little girl shows in order to solve her problems with Bootsie Barker are great.
Sadly, I think most (if not all) of us have had a Bootsie Barker in our life. I appreciate how Barbara Bottner gives the main character a creative strategy to deal with Bootsie's bullying while illuminating the hardships when in such difficult situations.
A fun irreverent romp through a situation that will resonate with many young readers and listeners...the family friend that really isn't fun at all. The winsome narrator finds a way to outsmart and stand up to her tormentor...
I enjoyed reading this book. It was about a little girl who hated her neighbor. She was always picking on her. I would use this book as a way to dicuss bullying. As w class we can talk about ways to stop bulllying.
When the girl gets bullied by Bootsie Barker, she stands up for herself so Bootsie knows what it's like to be hurt. The book also has many examples of the character using her imagination and gaining confidence.
The understanding parent in this story helps the child deal with Bootsie, who is a bully. There's a very satisfying ending (for everyone but Bootsie). Similar to A Weekend with Wendell by Kevin Henkes.
Bootsie Barker is a bully, we've all known a Bootsie Barker in our lives. This book is a good example of how to handle a little girl like bootsie without being mean. The kids think it's hilarious!
This is a great book to use when there is a bullying problem in your classroom. This book explains how people are getting bullied do not like it and that they will eventually not take it anymore.
Sep 18, 2012
Katherine Cooke
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This is the book I learned how to read from :) It brings back great memories of stomping around pretending I was a dinosaur as my mom read to me.
Funny book about how to use your imagination to over come bullies. Good way to show self empowerment and esteem to younger students.
I love this book. It was one of my favorites growing up, and still is. A good book for reading out loud and doing fun voices.
This a funny book to talk to children about bullying. It teaches children to stand up for themselves.
What to do with a "friend" who wants to torture you during play dates.
Bullying book. Ok in that the child being bullied gets help from an adult.
A cute book about what to do when another kid plays games you don't like
Jul 29, 2012
Su
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this is a delightful story about children and parents and a friend who bites!
May 29, 2012
Rachelccameron
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See this is why I don't want to have kids... what if mine was like Bootsie!
Pretty funny book to help teach about bullying and how to be brave in the face of danger!
You can use this to enter "paleontologist" into your child's vocabulary!
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Sep 10, 2012 08:10am
Bootsie likes to pretend she's a dinosaur so she can "e...more
Sep 10, 2012 08:38am