Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully

Another great Chester Raccoon book, and another great message to impart! Chester and his friends are dealing with a bully at school, and when Chester's mother learns of this, she tells them a story, as only she can do. She explains that maybe if the kids change their perspective and the way they see the bully, maybe they can get to the root of what makes the bully a bully in the first place. As usual, she is right!

I love these books because the illustrations are colorful and attention grabbing, and the story is always a good lesson that kids don't even realize they're learning.

Highly recommend:

5/5 stars.

I received a copy of this book free of charge in exchange for my honest opinion.

Chester and his pals have been getting bullied by a badger and do not know what to do. Mrs. Raccoon sits the kids down and tells them a story. In the story a forest floor is covered with shiny yellow stones that are cherished and collected. One day a blue stone, with sharp points, is found among all the fabulous yellow stones. No one wanted this ugly rock until they were shown how to value it and help the stone become a better stone. So the animals went to work chipping off the points and polishing the rock. Soon they had a shiny rock they could cherish, though it was still blue.

Chester and his pals return to school ready to show some yellow rock spirit toward the bully badger. As a group they approached the badger so closely that the show more badger became scared. When Chester got nose-to-nose with the badger he smiled and invited the bully to play with everyone. Astonished, the badger agreed and soon after he stopped his bully ways and joined the other animal kids. He was even conscience of being gentle so his quils would not bust the toys.

This is another cute Chester Raccoon picture book that helps young children understand sometimes difficult concepts. This one on bullies takes a rather benign approach that may work with younger children. The story had the bullied kids be extra nicer to the bully, hoping they can wear down his anger, frustration, loneliness (Mrs. Raccoon’s theory), and whatever causes kids to bully.

The illustrations are colorful, expressive and convey the story well. I think any young child would love this book and would learn to be a little nicer to others and to include others despite appearances or defenses. That is a terrific thing to instill in children. The fabric of our society is only as strong as the threads which weave it. A nice message: be nice even to those who treat you badly because you just might help that person change for the better. OK, maybe that is a lot to get from a 32 page young children’s picture book, yet I say what I think in reviews and I think this book is a wonderful way to entertain and teach.

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Raccoon (the main character in the book) must learn to deal with a common problem of childhood: a bully at school. The best way to get rid of an enemy is to make him or her a friend. I really enjoyed reading this story, it had really cute illustrations and an important take away message. This book demonstrates one positive strategy you can use when dealing with a bully. This book encourages children to understand that many child bullies are themselves unhappy and gives the reader a good example of settling differences by peaceful means.

Move Over Franklin... There's a new raccoon in town!

Chester, Ronny and Cassie do it again! They come to Mother with a problem they have at school - a bullying badger. She helps them think through the "problem" with a story... I'm beginning to like Chester as much as Franklin (and I really like Franklin) for young elementary aged students!

This would be a fantastic addition to any elementary teacher's room library as well as the main library of any elementary school. Think about contributing a copy to young child's teacher!

I received a copy of Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully from NetGalley.

Summary
This book is about how children(in the animal form) see and respond to bullies. Although the children are frightened of the bully, they all sit and listen to a way to positively confront the bully as a whole when they realize that the bully does not know how to make friends in a positive way.

Personal Reflection
I really liked the message in this book because it shows both sides of bullying. It shows how scared a child can be, as well as, showing that bullies do not know the proper way to make friends. In the end they were able to resolve the conflict and become friends.

Extensions
1. Make a chart with ideas on how to deal with bullies.
2. Discuss with children how bullying is wrong.
3. Come up with a positive plan to talk with show more the bully like in the story. show less

Big Bad Bully is a cute book to read. The boom is about a raccoon named Chester. Chester is very concerned because there is a mean bully at school. The book talks about the class bully and how students deal with him. This would be a great book to read if there was a bully in your class or you just wanted your students to learn about bully's. This book would be good for 2nd or 3rd grade. The pictures are really good too. I liked and would read it in my class!

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a good book with good illustrations about bullying and the power of cooperation