Willow Finds a Way

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Fegan and his latest picture book! Fegan is a multi-award-winning author who has written a Loving books can be contagious — Reading Power by Adrienne Gear It's no secret that we are impacted by the thoughts A concise summary sentences of the book: The sequel to Willow's whispers, this story follows a classroom of kids who are constantly being ruled and bullied by a mean Christabel. Following the first book where Willow ears her voice, this one takes place back in the classroom where Christabel is having a birthday party and has a list of all of the kids that are invited.

Although nervous, everyone, including Willow, gets invited under one condition: As some class members don't do or wear what she says, she starts to remove them from her list. Struggling to find her voice, Willow takes a bigger stance by ripping up Christabel's invitation list. In the end, with no friends, Christabel learns that good friends are better than no friends at all inviting everyone to her birthday party and has a wonderful time.

A sentence about the major theme s of the story: This story displays kindness and inclusivity amongst the bullies in a classroom through standing up for the good in every situation. A personal response to the text: I was initially drawn to this book after reading the first one during our class. What I love about this one is that reading it to a classroom of kindergarten through second graders they are going to be immediately drawn to the reality of this being their class and their friends. As someone who was bullied growing up I think that this book is so important for every household and family to have and read to their kids at an early age.

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Why you recommend this book: With bullying being a relevant topic for school-aged children, it is important that we start teaching everyone about respect and inclusivity. Through the simplicity of this book, being set up in a class room so many kids are able to relate to it while the teachers are able to work lessons of anti-bullying and kindness into their curriculum. Through the simplicity of the drawings to the sweet storyline, this boy is highly recommended in my mind for every teacher to have in their library!

Willow Finds a Way, a picture book about dealing with a classroom bully

Sep 22, Susan rated it it was amazing Shelves: The story is wonderful. This is something "if you don't do xyz then you can't come to my birthday party" that every kid will encounter in school starting in at least kindergarten and it shows realistically how to handle it.

I didn't like the font, but that is such a small complaint. Sep 18, Krizia Anna rated it really liked it. It is a good book that teaches kids about bullying specifically how to deal with it. Oct 28, Ms Threlkeld rated it liked it Shelves: A little heavy-handed, but good for talking to kids about bullying and problem solving. Dec 12, Carolyn Hart rated it really liked it Shelves: She is a soft spoken young girl and, in her first picture book, she finds a way to make herself heard. In Willow Finds a Way she is facing a different challenge.

Eventually one of the party invitees dares to contradict Kristabelle. His name is crossed off the list of party guests. Before long she is worrying that her name will be crossed off the list too. She knows that Kristabells is treating her classmates badly. Eventually Willow finds a way to make her opinion known. She is no longer a bystander — she has taken a stand.

Simple, colorful illustrations are an excellent match for the text and feature a racially diverse classroom. An excellent discussion-starter for preschool and kindergarten classrooms, highly recommended for children aged four and up. Jul 02, Samantha rated it it was amazing. I enjoyed this picture book, it covers bullying in a very child friendly way. Willow is worried about being the only one that wouldn't be invited to the birthday party and because of this she goes along with what Kristabelle wants, as do the other children in the class.

This bullying of the whole class continues into another day and is only when one boy stands up to her do things change. I feel that the bullying wasn't addressed by the teacher, however working in a primary school, I know childre I enjoyed this picture book, it covers bullying in a very child friendly way. I feel that the bullying wasn't addressed by the teacher, however working in a primary school, I know children don not always mention things and I feel that this picture book is a very good representation of how a child may feel.

I think that this story is a good example of bullying not of a physical nature as many smaller children may not be able to identify this as bullying. Children will be able to relate to this story and I feel will generate discussion within the classroom. The illustrations in the story are a little simple - stick figures, however these would appeal to the children who would be accessing the book.

I would definitely read this story to my class and would recommend it to other teachers, I only wish I had a hard copy sent to me instead of an ebook so I could have shared with my class. Jun 14, Emilia P rated it liked it Shelves: Is it just me, or is this book essentially about bullying the bully? The bossiest girl in class invites everyone to her party but demands they sit and play and hang out with her, and basically do whatever she says, or else she'll uninvite them by crossing their name of her birthday list.

Willow combats this by crossing her name of the list herself. And then everyone else follows suit. And then oh-ho doesn't the bully feel bad! I have some hangups with the whole anti-bullying idea in the first pl Is it just me, or is this book essentially about bullying the bully? I have some hangups with the whole anti-bullying idea in the first place power imbalance! Maybe, like, someone should just talk to the darn kid! But that would be a solution that would probably involve grown-up intervention, which would kind of disrupt the flow of the book.

In the end, the bully sees the error of her ways and the birthday party turns out great, but I couldn't get over it. The illustrations border on overly cutesy stick figures! Jun 06, Carol rated it really liked it Shelves: Willow is just as excited as everyone else when she finds out she is invited to Kristabelle's birthday party. Then Kristabelle becomes a little too bossy, threatening to cross off the name of any kid that doesn't do what she says.

Willow went along because she knew it was going to be a fabulous party.

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But part of her kept wanting to do her own thing despite the fear of being uninvited. The lovely Kristabelle stuck to her threat and crossed off names as kids rebelled against her. After seeing her Willow is just as excited as everyone else when she finds out she is invited to Kristabelle's birthday party. After seeing her friends and classmates get their feelings hurt, Willow finally found a way to speak up for herself and the others without actually having to say a word.

This was a bit of a rude awakening for the birthday girl, but of course they all ended up friends in the end. Cute child-like drawings make the story accessible to all ages. Kids will likely relate to some of the characters in the story and will appreciate the outcome. Jun 18, S Farneth rated it it was amazing. The whole class is excited as Kristabelle reads off the list of friends that she is inviting to her very special birthday party and everyone is on the list. But, will everyone stay on the list by doing what Kristabelle wants, when she wants it and how she wants it?

Will Willow stand up to Kristabelle as she continues to bully the class into doing what she wants?

A very satisfying bullying story that takes a new approach to bullying — a bully can be a bully only if you let them. There are several The whole class is excited as Kristabelle reads off the list of friends that she is inviting to her very special birthday party and everyone is on the list.

There are several little twists in the story which cause Willow to question what she should do since she really wants to go to the party. The ending is a pleasant resolution about doing the right thing. Willow finds a way and Kristabelle learns her lesson. But when given the chance, Kristabelle learns new behaviors that include genuine apologizing and inclusion, that allow her to experience the rewards of true friendships. As educators we need to allow children to move past their inappropriate behavior and help them develop new words, new actions and new behaviors that help them achieve healthy social goals.

This is not easy work.

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In my more than 25 years as an educator I find teaching empathy to a child who does not naturally obtain it to be one of the biggest challenges- but one of the most important! Picture books, like Willow Finds a Way, can help in this effort, as they speak to the child in a scenario they relate to. They can spark conversation, can be the springboard for setting new goals, and can inspire a feeling of hope and a desire for change. Every child is worth the effort.

This amazing program, which is the largest literacy initiative for this underprivileged and developing region, invites 8, students in grades 3 and 4 to read 12 Canadian books and attend a national celebration. The goal of the program is to transform lives through literacy. OneWorld Schoolhouse Foundation believes that literacy is deeply connected to individual success, empowerment, and prosperity, and that reading can activate social change. Their simple but profound mission statement is: During the Rainforest of Reading Festival these Eastern Caribbean children are encouraged to envision a world of possibilities beyond their classroom.

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And on the last day of the festival, the children enjoy a national celebration that includes a parade, literacy based games, activities, songs, Bananagrams, and even opportunities to meet and chat with some of the authors and illustrators. Willow Finds a Way is one of the 12 books chosen by the festival organizers to be boxed up and sent so far away in an effort to inspire and educate young children. I cannot thank OneWorld Schoolhouse Foundation enough for this opportunity.

The OneWorld Schoolhouse Foundation is made up of incredibly hard working dedicated volunteers who believe in the power of picture books. I was so inspired by their dedication as we spent the day packing up these very special boxes.