Publisher's synopsis
She’s big.
She’s smart.
She’s mean.
She’s the bully on the bus.
She picks on me and I don’t like it.
But I don’t know how to make her stop.
The bully on the bus taunts seven-year-old Leroy, then silences him with threats of worse to come. To distract him, his teacher introduces him to the adventures in The Big Bad Book of Fairytales. Hidden throughout are the clues that Leroy needs to overcome the bullying taunts once and for all.
Award
Winner of Australian Family Therapists’ Award: Young Readers/Picture Book category 2015
Kathryn Apel is a born-and-bred farm girl who’s scared of cows. She lives with her husband and two sons amongst the gum trees, cattle and kangaroos on a Queensland grazing property. There are also guinea pigs – and a Jack Russell that dotes on all the cuteness. Kathryn teaches part-time in the role of Literacy Coordinator, and conducts author talks at schools and festivals. Bully on the Bus is Kathryn’s third book and was released in 2014 to much acclaim. On Track (2015), This is the Mud (2009) and Fencing With Fear (2008).
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