Disobeying

Help Me Be Good!

by Joy Berry

"Help Me Be Good books" deal with the issues faced by children and parents alike, and help parents communicate with their children about how to grow up as better people. "A Book About Disobeying" concentrates specifically on that behavior in a short, easy to understand format.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Parenting, Self Help

36 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

With over 85 million copies of her books sold, Joy Berry’s message has helped children around the world lead more responsible lives.

Joy Berry, pioneering educator, trusted child-development and parenting specialist, is the bestselling author of Joy Berry Classics for children with more than 250 titles and 85 million copies of her books sold. Joy Berry’s lifelong mission is to help kids help themselves by providing the information and motivation children need to lead responsible lives. Simply put, Joy Berry knows and understands children.

“Children should be 100% responsible for all of their choices and decisions by the time they are 12 years of age,” Joy Berry says. “In order for this to happen, parents need to encourage their children to make as many choices and decisions as possible as early in their lives as possible.”


Joy’s understanding of children and her pragmatic approach to educating and empowering children, has given rise to one of the most extensive juvenile product lines in the world.

Reviews

[DeLaina · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I only had enough money to get 20 books for my kids, these would be the ones I would choose. You may have seen the "Help Me Be Good" books in the doctor's offices, and you can get them on Ebay.

The books cover a wide range of issues (Bullying, Being Rude, Being a Good Sport, Telling the Truth, Fighting, etc.) and Joy Berry does such a good job of logically defining and articulating
a. the behavior
b. why a child may show this behavior
c. reasons why that particular behavior is not productive
d. real-life solutions as to what kids can try INSTEAD OF the offending behavior.

My kids love them to the point that whenever we have an "issue" (usually involving PJ being a typical 4-yr-old boy), Natalie runs to the bookcase, grabs the appropriate book (most recently the "Being a Good Sport" one after he loses OR wins a game and demonstrates unbearable behavior in the form of bragging and rubbing it in OR crying and throwing a fit, depending on whether he won or lost), looks at me knowingly and says, "Mom, I think we need to read this book".

I highly recommend this entire series (Help Me Be Good)to anyone with kids...and sometimes the concepts are good reminders to adults as well!

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I got this out today to read, my granddaughter said "Oh I love these"; I had not realized before how much she liked the series. Helps a child see the importance of obeying parents/elders. We have more of the series, which we have read, but was unaware of how fond she was of them until today.

[Watch Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

I grew up on these books and its amazing to see they still hold the same quality when I'm reading it to a younger generation. A great book that teaches kids about disobeying in a engaging way that ends with better understanding. The illustrations make the book a favorite for kids, and by having the children in the book model the situations that are being spoken about, kids really are able to relate and understand. An extremely comprehensible book that teaches great lessons, is a favorite amongst the kiddos much like the rest of the series. Highly recommend. -Zoe

(Ive lost track of how much times my siblings made me read this book this year...I couldn't begin to even list it for my reading challenge."

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love all the Help me Be Good Books by Joy Berry. I had a couple handed down to me from my mom and I found a bunch of the series at a used book store and bought them all! My kids love reading them just for story night, but I also find them very helpful to read when we are having a problem with a certain trait.

Each book focuses on defining what the action is, how it makes people feel and what to do about it. It helps explain why kids need to obey and how to fix situations when they haven't. It's simple and quick and my kids love the little mouse or bunny character that pops up. The beginning shows what can happen when you do certain things, and in the end shows a much happier outcome if you try something different.

A Book About Disobeying will motivate kids to choose obedience over disobedience.

[Ashley]

I really enjoyed this book and found that my Daughter who is three years old had the ability to understand what the book was telling. It is easy for children to understand and not only explains what a child is doing when they disobey but also explains what they are doing is wrong and how they can correct the problem or keep it from happening in the future. The book has different scenarios to show children what kinds of things they do the are considered disobeying.

Activity - have the children in the classroom do a short impromptu skit in small groups to portray one of the scenarios from the book of the child disobeying and have them discuss aloud how the situation could be handled differently for the better.


Berry, Joy. (1988) A Children's Book About Disobeying. U.S.A.: Grolier Books.

[Dee · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have no idea what is in this illustrator's head or why the artwork was approved. One depicts a kid running into the street in front of a car. Another depicts a kid touching a hot stove and getting burned. A child is not going to understand the meaning behind these pictures. They look AT the pictures and form their own meaning.

The writer says "The purpose of a "punishment" is to make a child feel bad" NO!!!!!!!!! The purpose of "discipline" is to teach your child a lesson. This writer uses poor vocabulary in many of her books.

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a great book for kids and adults to read together!! Joy Berry has a wonderful way of bringing things to a kids level to help them understand things better. Sometimes as an adult we forget kids see and process the world differently than us.

Beautifully illustrated to help kids pay attention while learning valuable life lessons!

This series is wonderful for any home or classroom! I want them for he community center where I work!! I am also thrilled they are being made available as ebooks!!

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Children's Book About Disobeying gives clear examples of how children disobey and how the often feel about the way parents (or adults in their lives) seem to have all the power. It gets into the feelings and consequences and only devotes one page to changing behaviors. I love this series and think they are a wonderful way to start discussions with young children about issues that are important to them.

[Shelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Joy Berry books are THE BEST! All her Help Me Be Good Books are writen in a way to explain all the reasons why a child may choose to do bad behaviors. It does it in a way that isn't saying "YOU did this and YOU should do that." Offering alternative ways to handle situations and why they would be a better choise. A must have for every parent.

[Shae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every couple of library visits we pick one of the books out of this series to take home. One side has text, the other has kind of a comic book scenario (picture with bubble conversations) and somehow my six year old finds these didactic readers very interesting. We've read about being a bad sport, being bossy, being mean, disobeying, showing off, etc. Aimed at 4-7 year olds.

[Scout Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the illustrations in the book, and although it's obvious, the story sends a good message to kids.

[Nathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great lesson.

[Abby Gardiner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Help Me Be Good is the best book in the world because Spongebob Squarepants read a lot of books every day

[Kristen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up on these books and absolutely love them! The Help Me Be Good books are great for young children.

[Kathryn Holcomb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great series of books that teach children good and useful values.
Read them with my children and now I get to read them with my grandchildren

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I know that in today’s day and age this book could be seen very differently, but when I read this as a child I loved it and the other books in the series.

[Rayan -_- · Rating 5 out of 5]

i'm a good kid now. 5/5.

[Spencer · Rating 3 out of 5]

2021
Gift from Harper's grandmother

[TM Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

this series helped mold good values into my life as a kid. Short and sweet and I read the whole set back to back to back until I was dreaming.

[Natalie Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s too bad these days you can’t explain this to children the same way as in this book. Things have changed. Good short and sweet book.

[Melissa Namba · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute but preachy. I like that it goes over why patents might be upset and also explains why sometimes there are punishments.

[Katie Stow]

This book is about little Annie. She disobeys her parents, but this book teaches children that disobeying is wrong and how not to disobey. I liked this book and it is useful to read to lower elementary students so they understand better how to obey.

[adela wilches · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Nydia Munoz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book teaches children not to disobey. It teaches children what happens if they disobey. This book also teaches children about safety.






Learning Extension: The children can practice obeying rule. Create a obstacle course and have different rules for them to practice and then have then go to the finish line.

[Eugene Magee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book to teach children about obedience. It gives the definition of what it is to be disobedient. It also tells children the consequences of being disobedient. The book tells children why they should be obedient to their parents, and the rewards you can get for being obedient.

[Vivian Clarke · Rating 4 out of 5]

It would be a great book to read on those crazy days when it seems like every kid had to much sugar and aren't listening! It not only explains what being disobedient is but explains why you should listen to adults

[Fauzul]

fun and great for us to share, especially when do the demos to the parents and we can discuss from this simple and entertaining moral story

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book for kids.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

a good resource for teaching children and learning how to handel responcibility and obeying their elders
a good resource for teaching behavior

[Alexandria K · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is good for children who disobey there parents.