Say Something Peggy Moss Illustrated by Lea Lyon Hardcover, $16.95, ISBN 978-0-88448-261-1 Paperback, $7.95, ISBN 978-0-88448-310-6 9 x 10, 32 pages, color illustrations Children / Character Education; Grades 3-6

"Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2005"
—NCSS/CBC

"This is one of the best of the recent books for discussion about teasing . . ."
—Booklist

Teachers' Choice Award for Children's Books, 2005
—Learning Magazine

At this school, there are some children who push and tease and bully. Sometimes they hurt other kids by just ignoring them. The girl in this story sees it happening, but she would never do these mean things herself. Then one day something happens that shows her that being a silent bystander isn't enough. Will she take some steps on her own to help another kid?

Bright, fluid, realistic watercolors illustrate the story, set in a school with lots of diversity. Resources at the end of the book will help parents and children talk about teasing and bullying and find ways to stop it at school. One child at a time can help change a school.

Peggy Moss prosecuted civil rights cases as an assistant attorney general in Maine. She now provides workshops and speeches to students and teachers from elementary school to the college level on issues of hate violence prevention for the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence at the University of Southern Maine. Peggy lives in Freeport, Maine, but travels throughout the U.S. to provide presentations for students and teachers. For more about Peggy: www.saysomethingnow.com, www.twitter.com/saysomethingnow

Lea Lyon now juggles her work in the business world with her love of painting, takes numerous painting and drawing classes, and even meets with a group of five women every week to paint and talk about their work. Her illustration portfolio has won awards twice at the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators conferences. This is her first children's trade book. Lea lives in Richmond, California. For more about Lea: www.lealyon.com

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