By sharing stories together and having conversations about the books you read, you can help young children understand the world around them. Seeing diverse experiences represented in books helps children to explore their own identities and develop empathy for others.
What it means to be a good friend, confronting a bully and cyber-bullying are all topics featured on this list about bullies for children birth-age 8.
Not every book is available at all locations, but any title can be requested. The children’s librarian at your neighborhood library is also here to help, with suggestions for additional titles on topics of interest–or feel free to suggest some titles to us. New books are always being added to the collection. You can find more Here to Help booklists on different topics by clicking here.
Ben rides his new bicycle the very, very long way to school but Adrian Underbite, perhaps the world’s largest third-grader, takes the bike anyway and later, when Ben finds Adrian in trouble, he must decide whether or not to help the larcenous bully.
A little bull discovers that he has been a big bully.
Die-cut pages reveal the scary and mean parts of a bullybug, but just as it is about to attack some “itty-bitty baby bugs,” the bullybug is chased away until it learns to behave.
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
Told from a bystander’s perspective, Jayla sees that Luisa has become the class bully’s new target, but she doesn’t dare stand up to the bully for fear of being bullied.
Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another. You can also check out this title as an eAudio on OverDrive/Libby or as eBook on OverDrive/Libby. This title is also available as an eAudio on Hoopla.
An elementary school girl witnesses the bullying of another girl, but she is not sure how to help.
Brian has always felt invisible at school, but when a new student, Justin, arrives, everything changes.
Following their teacher’s lead, Llama Llama speaks to Gilroy Goat and tells him he should not act like a bully on the playground.
When Bilal and his sister transfer to a school where they are the only Muslims, they must learn how to fit in while staying true to their beliefs and heritage.
Told from the bully’s perspective, Sam doesn’t feel she is bullying people, until she realizes that the others think she is mean.
When Luisa becomes the target of a school bully, she changes everything about herself to avoid being bullied.