Tease Monster: A book about teasing vs. bullying

by Julia Cook, Anita DuFalla (Illustrator)

Overview

Is the Tease Monster a friend or a foe?


That's what "One of a Kind" has to figure out in this quirky tale that teaches young readers the difference between nice teasing and mean teasing.


One-of-a-Kind is truly unique. Made up of multiple colors, One has big feet and loves eating popsicles while standing upside down. But when Purple laughs at One for being weird and Green playfully calls One a "klutz" for tripping on the stairs, One feels rotten and vows never to go back to school.


One doesn't understand the difference between friendly teasing and mean teasing. But with Mom's help, One learns that teasing is part of life and that laughing at someone (mean teasing) can have a hurtful bite while laughing with someone (nice teasing) can be alright... it it's not done out of spite!


Tease Monster is part of Julia Cook's Building Relationships book series. Included in the book are tips for parents and educators on how to help children understand the differences between teasing and bullying. 


The series also includes:

• Cliques Just Don't Make Cents
• Making Friends Is an Art!
• Peer Pressure Gauge
• Hygiene... You Stink!
• Rumor Has It...
• The Judgmental Flower
• Table Talk
• I Want to Be the Only Dog

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781934490471
Publisher:	Boys Town Press
Publication date:	02/15/2013
Series:	Building Relationships , #2
Edition description:	First Edition, Illustrated
Pages:	31
Sales rank:	220,475
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Julia Cook, a former school counselor and teacher, has written many books on behavior and health for children. Her Building Relationships series of 9 storybooks helps kids develop healthy relationships with their peers, parents, and teachers. Julia regularly presents in schools across the country and delivers keynote addresses at national education and counseling conferences. She has received the Association for Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award, and her books have been honored by the National Parenting Center and Mom’s Choice Awards.

Editorial Reviews

"I have incorporated many of Julia's books into my curriculum and must say Tease Monster is a powerful relationship-building tool. Children will quickly learn the power of words, how people hear things in different ways, and the importance of laughing with someone not at them. Tease Monster should certainly find its way onto your bookshelf if you're a parent, school counselor, teacher, social worker, psychologist, or pediatrician." - Erin E. Bowden, M.S. Elementary School Counselor

"Another helpful booklet for children published by Boys Town Press. In their series "Building Relationships," there is this presentation of teasing vs. bullying. This current ongoing practice in schools and outside of schools, in neighborhoods, and everywhere else is a harmful, distracting, and annoying practice. This helpful booklet gives important and pertinent information regarding this common occurrence. We are all different and others must understand and regard that aspect of our existence. Using dramatic text and bold illustrations, these points are made for a young person to understand. Recommended reading for children and adults to review." - M.G. Paregain

"When One-of-a-Kind got laughed at by Purple for being weird and Green playfully calls One a klutz after tripping on the stairs, is the Tease Monster to blame? With words of wisdom from Mom about the Tease Monster, One discovers that teasing is part of life. And not all teasing is the same. One learns that laughing at someone (mean teasing) has a hurtful bite, but laughing with someone is alright when it’s not done out of spite." - Ashley Bobst, blogger @AshleyBobst.com

From the Publisher