Janice Levy

After feeling ignored in his new town, a young toad tries to act like a bully but learns the value of being a good friend instead.

Thomas the Toadilly Terrible Bully

Simone Shin

After seeing a mariachi band, Antonio wants a guitar of his own but his father cannot afford one and gives Antonio a stick, instead, which leads Antonio to perform a series of good deeds, each of which provides a seemingly useless reward. Includes glossary of Spanish terms.

Papa Gave Me a Stick

It's time for the class play! Mrs. Hopper, has given FlipFlop the role of Frog Number Three - a croaking part! But, FlipFlop has stage fright, and every rehearsal is a flop. FlipFlop draws exactly how she feels, including having Mrs. Hopper walk the plank and dressed as a witch. When she gets caught, FlipFlop and Mrs. Hopper put their heads together to find a new role for FlipFlop. Will FlipFlop's true talents shine when it's show time?

Showtime for Flip-Flop

FlipFlop has a problem - a new sister! Everything is absolutely awful about the new baby. She eats mushy things, bellyflops, and can't even play leap frog. Mom thinks she's a cutie patootie and says she's staying. So, FlipFlop takes another look. Can FlipFlop find anything good about her baby sister?

Flip-Flop and the Absolutely Awful New Baby

Flip-Flop's friends do not want to help her make a fly pie, but they do want to help her eat it.

Flip-Flop and the BFFs

Diva Duck does all of the duck stuff. But her feathers aren't in it. Diva has dreams of life beyond the farm. The other animals think Diva's dreams are a hoot. But after learning her true talent, Diva's life changes. Soon, everyone wants a piece of the duck! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

Diva Duck Dreams

When FlipFlop tries to cross the bridge to join her friends, she runs into the Bully Frogs Gruff. Those bullies threaten to eat FlipFlop if she tries to cross! Even though those gruff, tough, and buff Bully Frogs scare FlipFlop, she's determined to pass. Can she outwit them all and make some new friends?

Flip-Flop and the Bully Frogs Gruff

At first Flip-Flop thinks the new baby is weird, but after Mom says she is staying, Flip-Flop takes another look at her sister.

This story relates the painful and embarrassing aftermath of name-calling and bullying from the perspective of the bully. J. J. Jax has been tormenting an overweight boy named Patrick, calling him Pig-Pen and Porky, to the point that Patrick is now afraid to go to school. Learning of his son's behavior, J. J.'s father lectures him to stop bullying Patrick. When that approach fails, Mr. Jax tries another tack and shares an experience he had as a youthful bully and the consequences he recently faced as a result of his actions. Touched by his father's words, J.J. reaches out to Patrick in a school arm-wrestling contest and experiences the "alley oops" moment of empowerment and self-esteem that comes from doing the right thing. Snappy dialogue highlights the harmful, lasting effects of bullying and the importance of finding common ground toward conflict resolution. Believable contemporary illustrations bring the story to life with expressive body language.

Janice Levy

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