Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun

I recently came into contact with award winning author, Maria Dismondy. Maria is known for her books  Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun and The Juice Box Bully. She was kind enough to share her book Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun with me and I wanted to share it with you.

Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun is a great story for talking about bullying with your students. The story shows a little girl who is afraid to tell the teacher she is being bullied because she does not want to be a tattletale. It also shows how she makes a decision to help out the child bullying her rather than be mean back. The story is simple and easy for young children to follow. It is realistic in showing how students are bullied, how bullying  makes one feel, and why children do not want to tell anyone about it. The way the young girl in the story decides to help the bully instead of hurt him back is a great message for all children.

You can learn more about Maria and her books from her website.

Maria's newest book Pink Tiara Cookies for Three is set for release in January 2012.

Maria was kind enough to send me two autographed copies of her book, so I want to give one copy away to one of you. To enter the giveaway, simply go to Maria's website and check it out, then leave a comment saying you did so with your name and email. The giveaway will end Friday, November 18th at midnight.