Unfortunately my Amazon account got hacked numerous times and I closed my account. When closing the account, I lost all of my electronic kindle ARCs from netgalley under that email including this title which I am unable to review

A picture book on bulling. It was good however I don't understand why it was the little girl who was being bullied job to make the bully understand things and be happy! its not! I don't like it.

This is a nice, quick read about how to deal with bullies, and being different. The story is written in a question and answer format, which is unique, and the ideas behind the book are useful.

Wonderful, uplifting story of friendship and dealing with bullies! Great read for early ages for BOTH sides of the story.

This is a book kids in elementary school can relate to especially if they’ve been victims of a bully or a witness to bullying. The advice the mom gives to talk to the bully is good even though most kids would find it extremely difficult to confront their bully and keep talking as the bully continues to belittle them. This is a simplistic view of bullying but it’s a concrete solution to try that teaches empathy and compassion not retaliation.

What Happens Next was a unique take on bullying. I've read quite a few books on bullying. Often in picture books, there is a bully who is mean, a victim who seeks help and in the end everyone gets along and things are great. While that may happen in some situations, it isn't the norm. What Happens Next shows a child in a bullying situation, their mom helps them deal with the situation. In the end, the bully and victim aren't best friends, but you feel there has been something accomplished. It was much more realistic.
I received a digital review copy from NetGally. I would like to purchase a print copy of this book for my elementary library.

I received an advanced reader copy of this novel from Netgalley for a honest review.

This is a great book to read with a class or your child if you believe someone is being unkind to them/him/her at school. It is a sweet book and will lend to discussing how bullying makes someone feel.

This is a great introductory book for kids about bullying. It can be hard to talk to younger kids about this subject but there are a lot of great illustrations that go along with the text. This would be a great resource for parents & teachers alike.

The problem with bullies is that each one is different, the same way all babies are different, and the advice of how to work with one, might not work with the other.

The advice the child is given in this case, is to try to engage with the bully. And, this might work. I have heard stories of people who have turned the teasing into jokes, or agreed with the bully to throw the bully off. In this case, scientific facts light the way, and there are hints that this has worked to keep the bully from bulling the child.

Even if this doesn't work all the time, at least it keeps the child from living in fear. Fear just makes things worse.


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Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

I simple and insightful book about bullying. Told through minimalistic pictures and easy to understand concepts, this story shows how it feels to be bullied. And maybe, how to turn a bully into a classmate with a name and a smile.

I'm a parent of a twice-exceptional child and I can tell you bullying is a real thing in our home. I love the way the parent and child discuss what is happening at school, how it feels to be tormented (psychologically) and how the child learns to confront the bully without having to become best friends in the end since that rarely happens in the real world. I will recommend this to other parents and teachers.

In the hands of a good guidance counsellor, or discussion leader this book could really initiate some rich conversations about dealing with bullies and the feelings such confrontations produce in children. The minimalist narration reads like an outline for a Middle School novel. The spare illustrations work well with the text. My only problem (and I'm almost embarrassed to admit it) is I can't figure out what is happening on the last page. I don't want to spoil the plot, but for the life of me, it appears to undo the satisfying resolution from the page before. If anyone can explain this, I would be very grateful.

This is a wonderful, simple picture book. It's spare, yet effective illustrations show the effects of bullying on a young child. The bully always bullies, the bystanders always do nothing, until Mom steps in to offer advice.
What follows is a kind of resolution to the problem, although we see at the end, this may be a long time coming.
Every elementary school library should own a copy of this title.

Received this via NetGalley. I do believe that getting to know someone can help eliminate some bullying; as others have mentioned, it might not be as "easy" as this book portrays, but in the case of two girls... it might. By being presented with the topics of genomes, water, and astronomy, the bully may realize that what really matters to the protagonist won't really threaten her. I do think the bully may think twice before confronting her again. I found it interesting that I read this right after an episode of "Young Sheldon" dealt with bullying; this book somewhat features a female version of Sheldon.

Excellent. I love the format of the sentences and how they all start with "What..." This is a great addition to any collection of books about bullying. I'll definitely be purchasing this for my middle school library.

Bullying is such a big problem in schools today and this book does a good job of addressing this issue. I liked how it explained why people bully others and showed a good way to handle it. The fact that this book is narrated by the young person being bullied, gives insight into how they feel about being bullied and how difficult it is to tell anyone. But, then once they do tell, they are able to understand more about the person that is bullying and how to address them.

Such a simple and powerful story. Teachers need to make this part of their back to school read-aloud sets. It's perfect for morning meetings and lends itself perfectly to a lesson on how characters evolve throughout a text. Can't wait to share this with my students!

This book goes beyond the standard bullying book. Told from the perspective of a young girl, she reflects on her day through conversations with her mom, bully, and dog. Kids are so good at hiding their feelings and it's rare for a book to show this perspective so directly. The illustrations perfectly match the flow of this book and show so much through their simplicity. A great read for an upper elementary/early middle school class or library.

This book is the perfect introduction to bullying. The illustrations are bold and emotive and I think the text is a great way to discuss empathy. While it isn't mentioned, it could be inferred that the child being bullied has some special needs and I think that it creates an honor portrayal of how a child in elementary or middle school may be shunned- those quiet little comments and pushes that adults don't always catch. I can see this fitting perfectly into a guidance lesson regarding bullying for grades K-2.


-Thank you to NetGalley and OwlKids for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.-

What I liked: The dichotomy between what the child felt and did. I think that was an accurate reflection of reality. The child also told his mother, finally, what was bothering him. The child also tried to confront his bully in a peaceful manner with his mother in the background.

What I didn't like: The way the child confronts his bully is not realistic. His scientific explanation to highlight their similarities wouldn't change the bully's opinion of him, especially in light of his mother's explanation of why Bully B. is so cruel to him.

In short, I will not buy this book for my library. It would need a different ending, and then I would recommend it for teachers' classrooms at the local elementary school.