Books published by publisher Boys Town Press

Reading this humorous story will help elementary students understand the difference between bullying and teasing. Is the Tease Monster a friend or a foe?That's what One of a Kind has to figure out in this quirky tale. One of a Kind has big feet and loves eating popsicles while standing upside down. He doesn't understand the difference between friendly teasing and mean teasing. When Purple laughs at One for being weird he feels rotten. And when Plaid called One a brainiac for getting an A+ on his math test he doesn't know what to say. With help, he learns that teasing is part of life and that laughing at someone is mean teasing or bullying and can have a hurtful bite, but laughing with someone is alright when it's not done out of spite! Author Julia Cook uses this story to help kids learn that the goal of teasing should be to create closer relationships and make connections, not to hurt the feelings of others. Tease Monster shows kids that teasing turns into bullying when kids use it to gain greater social status or if the intent is to harm. Youngsters will learn how to react to both types of teasing - when to laugh along with it, ignore it, or get help from a trusted adult when it becomes bullying. Kids also learn their own words can be misunderstood or hurtful and to watch what they say to others A great read for all children ages 5 to 11, but especially those with behavioral disorders. Tips for parents and educators are also included. This book is part of the Building Relationships series to help kids learn social skills.

Digital Citizenship Brought to Life!!! A cute, creative story about children and their texts, tweets, posts and pics. Don t be mean and irresponsible! That's the straight-to-the-point advice Screen has for young readers who are active on social media. Whether tapping out messages on their computers, tablets or phones, Screen wants kids to know their words will follow them for life, creating a digital trail that can't be erased. A timeless message to a new generation just learning how to navigate the fast-changing digital age. Written for children ages 6-11, this storybook uses rhymes and colorful illustrations to grab their attention. There are also tips for parents and teachers who want to reinforce kindness and respect in a high-tech world and teach children, pre-teens, and tweens about cyberbullying. Part of the Communicate with Confidence series of children's books by author Julia Cook.

Banish rude and insensitive comments at home and school by teaching kids in grades K-6 how to use a social filter.RJ says what he thinks no matter how it sounds or makes others feel. His mouth is getting him into a lot of trouble. A rude comment at school earned him a detention. An insensitive remark at home earned him a scolding and made his sister cry. RJ doesn't realize his words are wrong. He thinks he's just offering feedback. It's time RJ starts using a social filter when he speaks. He needs to control his impulses and think before he speaks. With help from his parents, he learns he doesn't have to verbalize every thought that pops into his head. In fact, sometimes the less said the better!. The newest addition to the Best Me I Can Be! series offers help for children who say inappropriate things and teaches them to develop a social filter to control what you say. Tips for parents and educators are included. This Best Me I Can Be! series of books helps teach social skills to children so they can have home and school success.

A funny, entertaining book to teach impulse control to kids ages 5 - 11.Braden is brash with his words and actions. His ill-times jokes and thoughtless behaviors keep landing him in trouble at home and in school. Can Braden learn to slow down and think before he acts? Can he stop shooting off his mouth so he's not always saying inappropriate things? Young readers will enjoy finding out the answers in this funny and relatable story.Part of the Executive FUNction series by author and school counselor Bryan Smith.AMAZING book on controlling your impulsesI read this book with my social skills group last week and they loved guessing what the boy was going to do next, what he should do, and what they would do if they were in his situation. This book is funny, easy to read, and relatable for students. I also love the process that they provide in the book for thinking through your actions and deciding whether they are going to make your situation better or worse. We created posters for our classroom and their desks to remind them to follow the process in order to be impulse control experts. I have already purchased the downloadable activities to keep instructing on impulse control! Thanks! - Andrea Boyd

This amusing story teaches children that there is value in working together as a team and sharing with others. RJ is having another bad day... His teacher wants him to work with bossy Bernice, messy Frankie, and Norma (who just sits and picks her nose) on a report about Egyptian mummies. She tells the class TEAM stands for Together Everyone Achieves More, but RJ isn't so sure about that! After a frustrating day at school with his team, RJ goes home to find only one cookie left in the jar. And his mom makes him share it with his sister! With the help of his coach, RJ learns that working as a team and sharing are skills needed not just on the soccer field, but in school and at home too! Share this story with kids in grades K-6 before assigning the next group project! Strengthen social and emotional learning and help kids learn to interact with each other in positive and constructive ways. Part of the BEST ME I Can Be! award-winning book series to help teach kids social skills. The steps to the skills of teamwork and sharing are presented in rhyme so they are easy for listeners to recall when needed. Tips are included for parents and educators to encourage children to practice these social skills so they will be successful and happier both at home and in school. The skills are part of the Boys Town Education Model® that has improved student behavior and classroom climates in hundreds of schools across the country.

Introduce the topics of cultural diversity and racial prejudice to students in grades K through 6. The flower patch has always been the same. Purples hang with other Purples. Blues hang with Blues. Talls hang with Talls. Shorts hang with Shorts. But when Purple moves into the Blue Patch, Blue just isn't sure how he feels about that! Fearing her little one is growing in the wrong direction, Momma Blue offers a lesson on the beauty of diversity by explaining how the wind, rain, sun, and bees treat all flowers the same, regardless of the color of their petals or the size of their stems.Will Blue start to see things from a different lens? Find out in award-winning author Julia Cook's timely and important tale teaching the skill of valuing the differences in others. The Judgmental Flower is the eighth installment of the Building Relationships series which supports social competence. Tips for parents, teachers, and school counselors are located at the end of the story to encourage understanding and greater acceptance of differences. Use this book to lead important discussions on tolerance, acceptance, prejudice, and racism. Help children develop emotional intelligence skills in learning to accept and value differences in others.

Noodle thinks his life just stinks! Homework stinks. Practice stinks. And family pictures - they REALLY stink. Norman David Edwards (Noodle) is having a series of rough days. And Noodle's attitude, or 'baditude' is alienating everyone around him. Luckily, Noodle's mom and teacher are there to help him understand how his bad attitude, or baditude is affecting his mood and those around him. Even his friends are starting to avoid him! If only he can stop looking at everything so negatively, maybe he can turn his frown into a smile. Follow along as Noodle learns how to turn his 'have tos' into 'get tos' and his baditude into gratitude! Tips for educators and parents are also included to help turn your child's attitude around.

Children, age 5 and older, who have a hard time making friends will relate to Brown, the least-used pencil in the box. He is lonely because he feels he doesn't fit in with the other pencils Brown feels like a misfit and envies Red, Purple, Blue and all the other pencils who have fun coloring and playing together. The other pencils have talents to share, but Brown can't figure out what his talent even is! Dark Green is trustworthy, Pink listens well, Orange has fun, and everybody likes Red! Brown doesn't smile very often because he doesn't get used much and hardly ever needs sharpening. When Brown asks the other pencils why no one likes him, he discovers that to have friends, he needs to be a good friend. With Black's help, Brown learns just how special he is, and that he already has all the talent he needs. If Brown can learn to use all his friendship skills, he can make friends and have fun too! In her trademark humorous fashion, author Julia Cook teaches kids of all ages (and adults too!) how to practice the art of friendship and getting along with others. This title is part of the Building Relationships series of books to help children develop good relationships. Included in the book are tips for parents, caregivers, foster parents and teachers on how to help children who feel left out and have trouble making friends.

RJ is making a lot of trips to the time-out chair! Without telling anyone, he and his best friend Sam decide to walk home from school instead of riding the bus. Later the two of them are caught trying to use Dad's computer to get on the Internet. After their piano lesson, RJ and his sister Blanche snack on Mom's triple-layer double-chocolate cake with whipped cream frosting and spoil Grandma's birthday party surprise. RJ's Dad helps him learn how to do a better job of asking for permission, and when RJ and Sam return to school their principal has them practice making an apology. RJ feels a lot happier when he says he's sorry to his teacher, the bus driver, and Grandma, and he learns that asking for permission will mean fewer trips to the time-out chair! SORRY, I Forgot to Ask! is the third title in the award-winning BEST ME I Can Be! series from the Boys Town Press to teach K-6 children social skills that can make home life happier and school more successful. Tips for parents, teachers, and school counselors on how to teach and reinforce the social skills are included. A must have book for teaching children manners and important social-emotional skills.

Are your children easily distracted? Do you wish they could focus more on the task at hand? Freddie, our lovable fly, is tappin and flappin his way to trouble. He whirls around to and fro, buzzing from one distraction to another. Is it any wonder he forgets his lunch, fails his spelling test and leaves the house semi-undressed?Freddie is a go-go-go kind of guy who has no time to listen, focus or pay attention. His lack of concentration causes a real fright when he finds himself lost and alone at the zoo. Will that be the scare Freddie needs to finally take action and turn his BEE on and his BUZZ off? Readers will love finding the answers in this delightfully insightful tale written for Pre-K to 5th graders. Included in the back of the book are tips for counselors, parents and educators.

Hearing "No" for an answer is so hard for so many kids. Help children learn the important social skills of accepting no and disagreeing with this funny and entertaining book from Julia Cook. NO is RJ s least favorite word . . . and he tries his best to convince his dad, his mom, and his teacher to turn No into Maybe or We ll see or Later or I ll think about it. Even though he doesn't have much success, RJ keeps arguing until his teacher suggests that he try to join her classroom's Say YES to NO Club. If RJ can learn how to accept No for an answer and to disagree appropriately with his teacher and parents, he can add his name to the club s Star Board. RJ finds that lots of praise and some rewards come his way when he uses these skills the right way! Author Julia Cook helps K-6 readers laugh and learn along with RJ as he understands the benefits of demonstrating these social skills both at home and in school. Tips for parents and educators on how to teach and encourage kids to use the skills of accepting No for an answer and disagreeing appropriately are included in the book. I Just Don t Like the Sound of NO! is another title in the BEST ME I Can Be! series of books from the Boys Town Press to teach children social skills that can make home life happier and school more successful. Winner of the MOM's Choice Award Honoring Excellence and The National Parenting Center's 'Seal of Approval.'

Freddie the Fly keeps missing social cues, so he misunderstands what people mean Freddie is so frustrated! He just doesn't get that there's a lot more to communication than the words that people say. Fortunately for our favorite fly, he has his dad and Principal Roachford available to teach him about connecting the communication dots, including voice tone, facial expressions and body language. Will Freddie remember to look for and connect all these dots when he's buzzing about? Or will he find himself in the middle of more messy misunderstandings? Tips to help kids with social cues are included for parents, educators and counselors.