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Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully (Freckleface Strawberry #2)
Freckleface Strawberry loves the Early Bird program at school because it means extra time on the playground–except when it rains. Rain means indoor playtime...and facing the school bully Windy Pants Patrick in a bruising game of dodgeball. Ignoring him seems the safest thing, but what's our freckled heroine to do when she's forced to confront the bully alone? Beat him at h...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
April 27th 2009
by Bloomsbury USA Childrens
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This is one of those rare bully stories these days where the bully isn’t actually a bully. Much of the mistaken identity is attributed to the power of the imagination—perceiving the big strong kid as a bully and the dodgeball as something that is out to seriously harm you. –but isn’t it though? We had mornings where Natalya felt the same kind of dread, hoping against all odds they would not be playing dodgeball. The book does not downplay the existence of bullies or monsters or even fear, and it...more
I now know that Freckleface Strawberry is a recurring character. I picked this book up because of the "bully" theme. I have a collection in my library that I call the Peace Collection. These books provide stories and teaching lessons to promote Peace in the world, as well as practical tips on dealing with bullies. This book does not provide a practical tip. It was disappointing to read that Freckleface's plan was to imagine her way out of the dodgeball terror but simply end up as the tiny knot o...more
In this simple and sweet story, Freckleface Strawberry finds out that dodgeball is not as scary as she thinks. Windy Pants Patrick (who wears shorts!) is big, fast, and throws the ball fast. Freckleface decides to fake being part of the dodgeball game and ends up being the last player standing. Afraid of the ball, she cowers in the middle. When Patrick hits her with ball, she realizes that it doesn't hurt that much after all. She conquers her fear of both dodgeball and the dodgeball bully. Happi...more
Freckleface Strawberry sometimes has to go to school really early because her parents have to go to work early. She usually likes early school except when it's raining. Then everyone plays dodgeball. And dodgeball doesn't look very fun because of Windy Pants Patrick. He throws the ball really hard and it looks like it really hurts. One day, Frecleface Strawberry decides to play her monster game in the back so she looks like she's playing dodgeball, but really she's trying to stay out of the way....more
The writing was touch and go in this one. Sometimes it flowed well and other times it did not. Sometimes it seemed wrong for the age group (which I would place around age 4-9)--usually too young. Her dodgeball fears were/are similar to mine. Some people DO throw hard. And it DOES hurt. But somehow in elementary school, I got over that and had a blast playing. (Even won a game on a certain special day in 6th grade...) As an adult? Nah. The fears have returned. I suppose I could be like Frecklefac...more
I thought that this was a really cute book and I really enjoyed reading it. I loved how the main character was described as the kid who normally would get made fun of in other books and yet she wasn't. Her character was so cute. I think that this book would be a good book to read to a child who was having trouble getting along with someone else or is scared of another kid in the class. At the end of the story to two main characters become friends and that is main goal that we as teachers want to...more
I’ve already read Freckleface Stawberry 1 and 3. This second book I actually like the least of the three books. I thought I’d love it because I had a horror of dodgeball when I was a kid. I hated it. The thrown ball did usually hurt. It’s a game that sadists can glory in. I thought that this book would mirror my experience and have some sort of (appealing) message, but I ended up being disappointed. For me only 2 ½ stars, but I’m upping it to 3 stars because I do really like this series. I gave...more
I picked this up because it had LeUyen Pham's name on it, not because it had celebrity Julianne Moore's name on it. In fact, the latter almost made me put it back down. Turns out, I am a fan of Freckleface Strawberry. (However, in the interest of full disclosure, I most likely would not be quite the fan if Pham had not been the illustrator.)
Freckleface Strawberry loves going to Early Bird at school, because Early Bird means extra playtime--except when it's raining. When it's raining during Early...more
Freckleface Strawberry loves going to Early Bird at school, because Early Bird means extra playtime--except when it's raining. When it's raining during Early...more
Freckleface Strawberry loves the Early Bird program at school because it means extra time on the playground–except when it rains. Rain means indoor playtime...and facing the school bully Windy Pants Patrick in a bruising game of dodgeball. Ignoring him seems the safest thing, but what's our freckled heroine to do when she's forced to confront the bully alone? Beat him at his own game, of course. A funny, inspiring story about an all-too-common problem that kids, parents, and teachers will easily...more
Charming story and illustrations. Freckleface Strawberry is the universal heroine - imaginative, energetic, and completely terrified of dodgeball. Like so many kids, her fears grow monstrous until she uses her imagination and energy to exorcise the dodgeball demon. The demon is vanquished a bit too easily, but overall it works well in the picture book format and the heart of the message will appeal to kids of any race, nationality, or creed.
This is a fun story about facing your fears and bullies, too. It also shows that just because someone is bigger and more aggressive than other children, he still might be a nice person and could become a good friend. We enjoyed reading this story and we are looking forward to reading the next story in the Freckleface Strawberry series.
I read this book because it had some great reviews. I wanted to read it out loud to a group of girls at the bookstore I work at. The story was very disjointed and unbelievable. The grammer was not even the way a five year old talks, it was more preschool age. I decided not to waste everyones time by reading this book and I found a different book to read out loud. Julianne better stick to acting.
This is a fun little book where Frecleface Strawberry spends a good portion of the beginning of the story worrying about rainy days and dodgeball and thinking how much the ball will hurt when the big bully-like Windy Pants Patrick throws the ball. But in the end she finds out that not only does the ball not hurt when it's thrown, but Windy Pants Patrick isn't trying to be a bully at all!
Who would have thought an Academy-Award nominee had a better imagination than, say, William Shatner? These books have a soft spot and I believe children of men (LOL) will be very happy. Just don't tell them this is the same actress who got shmoozy with Amanda Seyfried in one movie!
Story itself is about a 3. It's just not very rhythmic. But I love love love LeYeun Pham's illustration. Her expressions are perfect and adorable. I particularly love the images of Freckleface and the monster. Always nice to see little girls playing with purple monsters.
I was highly suprised how much I loved this story by a famous person. Julianne Moore has created a realistic cute character who is not all that sure of playing dodgeball(who is) I like the little girl and keep cheering on her Monster Game. Ages 5+
Freckleface Strawberry loves to go to school early except when it rains. When it rains they play dodgeball in doors and the bully, Windy Pants Patrick always wins! That is until Freckleface Strawberry practices being a monster.
wonderful illustrations. simple words. in the end the bully and Freckleface become friends, which is a great outcome, but doesn't necessarily happen in real life. I will read the other books with this main character.
Bullying is a major issue in schools and this is a fun book to bring the discussion to the classroom. This needs to be discussed from a young age so kids understand what is bullying and how the can cope and stop bullying.
I enjoyed this book for both content and illustration. The story gives a good lesson and is a perfect fit for my anti-bullying text set. It shows that bullies can be just as sensitive and scared as those they are bullying against. The use of different size fonts really helps to emphasize various points as do the "action" words, and the illustrations are simple but effective. I really think this book is appealing to young readers - as well as effective. It would be useful in a classroom to genera...more
I liked the pictures, funny, animated enough for kids to relate, and it had a nice ending. I read it to my students' and they enjoyed the illustration.
I love how this book ended with the two students playing together, and the bully turned out to be not so bad after all.
Better than I expected for an actress writing a children's book. Cute main character.
Five stars per my four year old son. It's really cute. I would probably have given it 4.
Nice twist of "bully" story. Such a cute character...
Super cute. Indecipherable message.
3/25/11 It was ok, avarage 2.5
good for discussing bully problems
Ages 4-8
This book is another good one by Moore. I think it would be easy to incorporate this book into a class and introduce the topic of bullying in a more lighthearted way. Kindergarten or first grade would probably be the most receptive to this book if you were trying to get across the topic of bullying.
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Julianne Moore is an American actress.
In October 2007, Moore made her literary debut with the publication of Freckleface Strawberry, a children's book based on her experiences as a child. In April 2009, Moore followed up with a second children's book titled Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully.
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In October 2007, Moore made her literary debut with the publication of Freckleface Strawberry, a children's book based on her experiences as a child. In April 2009, Moore followed up with a second children's book titled Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully.
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