The box includes the following books and activities:
BOOK: I Wasn't Invited To The Birthday
By Susanna Isern and Adolfo Serra
The children leaving the school are all very excited. There is a birthday party but someone is not invited… Feeling left out? This story about imagination and friendship helps cure the “not invited to the party” blues. From the child psychologist Susanna Isern, author of Racoon wants to be first.
Paperback: Tug of War
By Naomi Howarth
"Gorgeously vibrant"—Financial Times
Tortoise is on the hunt for a friend but only encounters a huge Elephant and Hippo, who are mean about his small size and wrinkly skin. But although Tortoise isn't big, he is certainly brainy! He sets out to show Elephant and Hippo that biggest doesn't mean best by challenging them to a tug of war.
They sneeringly accept… but little do they know that they have really agreed to fight each other! A funny, heart-warming retelling of this well-known folk tale about brains vs. brawn with beautiful, stylish illustrations. A special book that teaches that wit and wisdom are more important than size and physical strength, and friendship is what matters most.
BOOK: I Can Stand Up to Bullies (Part of The Safe Child, Happy Parent Series)
By Dagmar Geisler, Translated by Andy Jones Berasaluce
The perfect tool to teach children how to respond to bullies. I Can Stand Up to Bullies provides parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers the opportunity to speak with children about this important topic.
You can be angry for many different reasons—maybe a friend cancelled a playdate with you, maybe it’s lightning when you’re supposed to be swimming, or maybe your dog destroyed your favorite toy. Maybe you’re upset that you’ve argued with a good friend, or maybe you're troubled when other kids are teasing or picking on you.
In I Can Stand Up to Bullies, children discuss the different things that make them upset and angry, specifically being the target of bullying from their peers. They clear up the confusion between arguing and bullying, determining that arguing means fighting caused by misunderstandings or conflicting opinions, while bullying is simply fighting to fight. A bully isn’t looking to solve a problem; they only wish to make others upset or angry—perhaps as upset or angry as they are feeling in that moment.
The children in this book teach each other important lessons they’ve learned through their own experiences with bullies, driving home the fact that bullying is never okay—but that it is always okay to find an adult if another child won’t leave them alone and is repetitively mean to them, no matter how embarrassed they may feel doing so.
