2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist

Picture Book

A Bully-Free Bus

A Bully-Free Bus follows a group of young characters from Niceville Elementary School who bully each other on Bus 21. Young readers will learn about physical and verbal bullying. They will see four examples of bullying and learn how to stand up for themselves and be upstanders for others. They will also learn when to report a situation to an adult and other key advice in order to make a Bully-Free Bus! 

Tough!

Told from the bully's perspective, Sam doesn't feel she is bullying people, until she realizes that the others think she is mean.

Dare!

Told from a bystander's perspective, Jayla sees that Luisa has become the class bully's new target, but she doesn't dare stand up to the bully for fear of being bullied.

Weird!

When Luisa becomes the target of a school bully, she changes everything about herself to avoid being bullied.

My Footprints

Upset after being bullied, Thuy, a Vietnamese American, pretends she is different creatures, including an especially strong, wonderful being made up of her two mothers and herself. Includes note about the phoenix and the Sarabha.

My Secret Bully

A girl confides to her mother that her best friend is treating her badly, and together they figure out what to do about it in a story that also includes a note to parents and teachers, as well as related resources.

Say Something

A child who never says anything when other children are being teased or bullied finds herself in their position one day when jokes are made at her expense and no one speaks up.