Reading is a very important part of our life. I’ve been reading since forever and I wanted my children to enjoy the same rapture, excitement, sadness and adventure I felt when I was reading so naturally when my youngest son was born I wanted to develop his reading skills as early as possible. Hugo the Happy Starfish: The Last Bully is a good example of a book that can help develop characteristics like respect. Bullying is a very important issue that should be covered no matter what the age.
My son thoroughly enjoyed this book and wanted to read it together again. He’s only 3 years old but the colorful characters and story line kept him interested. Of course, I had to throw in some interesting voices and point out certain aspects such as Clooney the Clownfish crying, Simon the Shark being scared and Oscar the Orca being sad. These are all emotions he has felt and he loved to point out the different characters and the expressions on their faces.
The Hugo the Happy Starfish series by Suzy Liebermann features character education to teach respect, self esteem, empathy, commitment, appreciation, friendship among others. Focusing on a children’s book about bullying is certainly a timely topic. With the increasing number of children that have come forward to tell their stories of bullying in schools, hopefully a law against bullying will soon be passed.
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It is important talaga to introduce kids early sa books. 🙂 And this one is nice. Bullying is a serious issue.
I was just watching the latest Parenthood episode and one of the Braverman grandkids is having a character issue. Bullying is such a big deal nowadays and I’m glad it’s come to light.
I’m familiar with Hugo, we have the one on being a good sport. 😉
This looks like a good read for my preschooler!
This is one good book every child should read/have.
This looks interesting. How does the book address bullying?
Hi Maan, It shows Hugo in a situation where he’s being bullied and how he’s handling it.
Seems like a nice read for the kids 🙂 is this available in the local bookstores?
Hi Cheryl, I believe it is only available on Amazon.
Oh my.. as a first time mom, I’m already worrying about my Audric’s welfare in regards to those annoying bullies that he may encounter someday. Thanks for sharing this mommy. Will definitely check this link.
This book series look interesting. I bet my daughter will love this. I wonder how many books they have in the series now?
Hi Pauline, They have quite a few books. I also did a review on One Step at a Time: https://artofbeingamom.com/2013/09/one-step-at-a-time-seize-the-day/.
I love the Hugo The Starfish series! The series address character development and with the underwater setting reminiscent of Sponge Bob, kids (and moms) would truly enjoy reading them.
is this available in local bookstores? i haven’t been around malls and shops lately din kasi
Hi Liz, It’s available through Amazon. 🙂
Interesting book with a lesson about bullying.
I love reading books too! I also want my daughter to get my reading habit!
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MrsMartinez
I want my son to learn and love reading too!! I personally wasn’t a fan of reading when I was a kid so I want to break the katamaran of reading books moving forward. I have been looking around bookstores to buy a great hard bound books eh.
This looks like a nice book, I hope it will be available in the leading bookstores here Philippines para less shipping fee 🙂
I realize that this is an old post, but the topic of bullying is something that fascinates me. Beyond the act of bullying itself, there is also the support structure behind the bullies and the bullied.
Around the time you wrote this post, bullying was a big issue being discussed in social circles. Or perhaps it is because my kids are older now (12 and 11 this year) that they are not likely to be bullied? Still, it could also be the campaign of activists and the schools in raising the awareness on this social issue that finally seems to reduce incidences of bullying.
But as one form of abusive behavior decreases, it takes on another form. What I mean by this is that a person may stop being a bully in school, but the instinct will likely progress or shift to another such as cyberbullying. That is because the real victims here are the bullies for they became so due to the lack of support at home.