Lunch Box Bully by Hans WilhelmMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Good Advice
My granddaughter asked me to read this book, so I did. It was a cute book, and I liked that it had some good advice. I didn’t like that there were no adults present, especially at a school, but they were added in the advice at the end.
It was nice to see the kids empowered to handle the bully themselves. However, I felt this missed the ability to show the importance of involving adults for guidance and protection. Thankfully, all the friends had good advice, but what if they didn’t? Also, how easily the child could be depressed when their advice kept failing. The authority of an adult would be beneficial.
I thought the ending was great. I just wish the bully would have apologized. Accountability is importance, especially when learning to grow beyond our mistakes. I’m less concerned that we didn’t learn why the bully was being mean, but felt opportunities were missed.
J.M. NORTHUP 