Diamond Rattle Loves to Tattle: Volume 1 (Diamond, Opal and Friends) - Softcover

Bartley Ashley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 194488257X ISBN 13: 9781944882570

Publisher: Boys Town Press, 2020

Synopsis

Kids will learn a thing or two from Diamond Rattle about when to tattle!

Diamond Rattle loves to tattle, she's been telling on others for years.
She's quick to glide up to her teacher's desk and tattle on all of her peers!

This adorable tale is the story of an elementary-aged rattlesnake amongst a classroom full of other elementary-aged animals.
The problem?
Diamond LOVES to tattle. And when she tattles, her rattles glow and grow!

Her tattling tendencies are affecting her friendships; so much so that people are avoiding her and she finds herself eating lunch alone. Fortunately for Diamond, her caring teacher is there to teach her more about problem-solving, staying out of other's business, and the difference between a report and a tattle.

Will Diamond be able to control her snitching snake tendencies? Find out in this charming tale written for students in grades K-5, from debut author, Ashley Bartley.

About this title

About the Author

ASHLEY BARTLEY, M.Ed., NCC is a school counselor whose writing has been published in The Joyful Life magazine

and on the Kindred Mom blog. She earned her B.A. in psychology from the University of Virginia and her M.Ed. in school counseling from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA, where she grew up. She also has a diploma from the Institute of Children's Literature and is a National Board Certified Counselor. She lives in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her husband and three young boys. Learn more at www.counselorstation.com.<br /><br />BRIAN MARTIN is an award-winning artist whose work has been featured in publications across the country. He is a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design.

From the Back Cover

She's proud to be the school's biggest tattler, always slithering up to the teacher to rat out anyone who makes a mistake or acts a little mischievous. One minute she's outing Opal the Octopus for doodling, and the next minute she's calling out Casey the

Cow for blowing bubbles.

Is Diamond just a snake in the grass who can't be trusted? The class busybody who likes getting her classmates into trouble? Or does she tattle because she thinks it's the only right thing to do?

Diamond Rattle Loves to Tattle is a cutely illustrated tale about figuring out when the right thing to do means telling an adult and when the best thing to do is figuring it out on your own. A great lesson for young readers in grades K-5.

Edition details

• Publisher: Boys Town Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 194488257X
• ISBN 13: 9781944882570
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 31