Leave Me Alone: A tale of what happens when you face up to a bully - Softcover

Gray, Kes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444900153 ISBN 13: 9781444900156

Publisher: Hodder Children's Books, 2012

Synopsis

From the bestselling team behind Mum and Dad Glue comes an important story to help raise awareness at home or at school about stopping bullying.

A little boy is feeling sad because every day he has to face a bully. But this story's little boy also has friends. A frog, a cat, a rabbit, a cow, and other animal friends insist on helping him, even after he tells them: "There's nothing you can do for me/ There's nothing you can say." Fortunately, he is mistaken, because the next time the bully approaches, they all join with him and shout, "LEAVE HIM ALONE!" And it works! The bully turns around and goes away.

The gently clever use of rhyming verse gives a difficult subject a wonderfully light touch. A must-have for any child who has to deal with bullies.

'An empowering story.' - Books for Keeps

About this title

Review:

Speaks loudly to the reader ... Lee Wildish's expressive illustrations and clever use of shading reinforces Kes Gray's ... emotionally engaging text ... a valuable story for creating the space with children to talk about what, if anything, is troubling them (Carousel)

Strikingly original pictures which convey ... feelings and invite interpretive chat, a very useful and terrific book (School Librarian)

A difficult subject told with a gentle touch (School Librarian)

The message is given with such a humorous lightness of touch that it comes over as an engaging story. The illustrations ... are a super match for the text (Books For Keeps)

An empowering story (Books for Keeps)

A powerful and comforting book (Junior)

Emotionally charged illustrations match a text that conveys a serious message with humour and sensitivity. (The Bookseller)

Praise for Mum and Dad Glue:
"An incredibly powerful book about a boy coming to terms with his parents' divorce: a difficult subject treated with a wonderfully light touch. I'm a huge Lee Wildish fan and think he's definitely a name to watch for the future. I defy you to read this without a lump in your throat."

(Kate Skipper, Waterstones Buyer)

Lee Wildish's illustrations are lovely. The characters have a rough charm that really draws you in - there are hints of Quentin Blake's ink drawings, but Wildish's style is very much of its own. (Bookbag)

A touching tale that resonates with empathy and poignancy. (Junior)

Book Description:

The story of a troubled little boy who faces up to his bully - and wins. From the author of the bestselling Oi! series Kes Gray and acclaimed illustrator Lee Wildish.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1444900153
• ISBN 13: 9781444900156
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Wildish Lee