Joyce Knock

I am NOT dumb and I am NOT a stinky butt! Joyce Knock

A children's [5-8] picture book addressing the issue of name calling, the MOST damaging form of bullying. MOST children have their first experiences with name calling in early elementary school. Unchecked name calling can have a negative and long lasting affect on a child's school success and self-esteem. Story Line: School can be challenging for elementary children with the expectation that they sit quietly and raise their hand to talk. And sometimes there is a "mean kid" in the classroom who likes to pick on others by calling them names. In Billy's classroom the bully is Freddy and he seems to enjoy calling his classmates names. Most often he picks on Billy. When Billy answered a question wrong Freddy called him "stupd," Billy spilled his milk at lunch room and Freddy called him "slob." Being called names made Billy sad and somtimes he cried. One day Billy when Freddy called him a name Billy had enough and he stood up, marched over to Freddy and...