Tease? No, Please! - by Chrystal Epps-Bean (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Looking for an engaging book to teach kids at an early age about the effects of teasing and bullying? This is it! Did you know that 73% of students reported that they have been bullied during some point in their lifetime? Created to bring awareness to the negative effects of teasing and bullying while encouraging kindness, empathy and resilience, Tease? No, Please!: A book that teaches kids to just say No to teasing and bullying, follows a girl named Molly who is teased at school by her classmate, Jake, when she falls on the playground at the park. Jake's teasing influences the other kids, and they join him, further hurting Molly's feelings. In Tease? No, Please! readers will join Molly as she learns how to move on from teasing without letting it affect how she feels about herself.

Throughout this engaging story, children will learn three important ways to handle teasing and bullying before it grows into a bigger and repetitive problem. Through rhymes and relatable examples, children will understand that it's okay to have fun, but it's never okay to make fun of others. They will also learn how teasing is like a sneeze, a tornado breeze, and stinky cheese! By the end of this book, children will have a greater understanding of what teasing and bullying are and how to handle these issues effectively.

This book includes fun concepts, simple similes, interactive activities and examples of positive self-talk to help readers learn how to prevent bullying and spread empathy, kindness, and compassion. Parents and educators are encouraged to teach children about teasing early to stop teasing and bullying at the outset and foster a healthy mindset of "Tease? No, Please!".

This essential book encourages heart-to-heart discussions about:

• Teasing
• Bullying
• Confiding in adults
• Mixed emotions
• Bystander behaviors
• Assertiveness
• Kindness
• Compassion
• Forgiveness
• Self-love
• Self-awareness

Review Quotes

"Bullying is such an important topic in schools. Unfortunately, parents and teachers are having to find new and more effective ways to cope with this ever-growing problem that impacts students both in and out of school. Teaching ways to both identify and combat bullying early in elementary school is a necessity, and Chrystal Epps-Bean's book, Tease? No, Please!: A Book That Teaches Kids to Just Say NO to Teasing and Bullying offers advice to children in a way they can easily understand.

Any time parents and teachers can utilize literature to help children deal with problems and provide relatable situations, our jobs are made easier. As both a mother and elementary teacher, I can see Epps-Bean's book as a true asset in elementary classrooms. I love both the use of rhyme to make the book easy to follow and the incorporation of memory tools to help readers remember the provided advice. Readers will quickly pick up on the repetitive language throughout the book.

Differentiating between teasing and bullying is an incredibly difficult concept to teach young children. Even many adults tend to lump teasing and bullying into one category, but this author realizes the importance of making a distinction between the two. Epps-Bean creates a wonderful opportunity for parents and teachers to have some heart-to-heart discussions with children.

Tease? No, Please!: A Book That Teaches Kids to Just Say NO to Teasing and Bullying, by Chrystal Epps-Bean is a book that school counselors, teachers, and parents alike will find useful in both instruction and intervention. The memory tools and activities included in the book are priceless tools for helping students distinguish between teasing and bullying and how to effectively deal with both." - Literary Titan