1. What is bullying? 2. Why is someone a bully? 3. Who do you think might be the target of a bully? 4. Why do you think bullying is wrong? 5. What do you think a child can do about bullying? 6. What do you think an adult can do about bullying?
This book is for a child to read the questions and think about them before going to the next page. Or else, children can discuss with each other or a safe adult or adults before going on to possible answers.
Rich Linville, the author of several humorous child-oriented books (such as one about unicorn jokes), takes a serious look at bullying in his latest publication, Why Are There Bullies and What Can You Do About It (Amazon Digital Services 2016). This is a delightful, easy-to-read book aimed at all stakeholders in the national epidemic of bullying. He organizes the topic into seven big questions such as What is bullying? and Why do people bully? Then, Linville, a long-time teacher who's probably seen more examples of the bullying kids inflict on each other than he ever wanted to, answers each question with a quick useful list of solutions that vary depending upon circumstances.
As a teacher for over 35 years, I highly recommend this book to fellow educators.
On the first day of school, I would ask my students, "Why are there bullies and what can you do about them?" Later, we would role play situations of bullying and discuss what could be done. I wrote this short book that starts with a question to think about and discuss. The next page has possible answers. The end of the book has role playing activities. There is also an interactive audiobook. I welcome your comments and suggestions.