The Tale of Sir Dragon: Dealing with Bullies for Kids {and Dragons}

Dragon Safety Books

by Jean E. Pendziwol, Martine Gourbault (Illustrator)

Setting out from Camp Camelot in search of a noble quest, a girl and her dragon friend cross swords with a bully of a knight. The bully says the dragon is too big, tall and green to play knights. Suddenly, playtime is spoiled. The girl stands up for the dragon, but the other bystanders let the bully do as he pleases. It's time for a petition to the king! After a roundtable discussion, the bully comes to accept that everyone has a right to play -- no matter how big, tall or green they are! This winning combination of adventure and information provides the perfect starting point for discussions about bullying. The Tale of Sir Dragon: Dealing with Bullies for Kids (and Dragons) offers a constructive approach to an important subject.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Jean E. Pendziwol is an award winning Canadian author of books for adults and children. Her children’s books include Governor General Literary Award and TD Canadian Children's Literature Award winner Skating Wild on an Inland Sea (Groundwood Books, ill. Todd Stewart), and the bestselling No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids (and Dragons) (Kids Can Press), which continues to be used as a valuable resource for teaching fire safety. Her debut adult novel, The Lightkeeper’s Daughters was published by HarperCollins and is available in 20 other countries and 16 languages around the world. She lives in the shadow of the Nor’Wester Mountains near Lake Superior and draws inspiration for her stories from the rich history, culture and geography of northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Jean's adult work is represented by Jenny Bent of The Bent Agency and her children's work by Olga Filina of 5 Otter Literary.

Reviews

[Madison Franklin]

This book focused on how to handle a situation if somebody is being mean to another student or friend. I really liked how the students tried to handle it on their own, when that did not work they got help from the prince. I think this would be an awesome book to ready and ask the students questions throughout the book. It is always okay to ask an adult to help solve a problem before the problem gets too big.

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

C'est le dragon qui est intimidé. J'aime cette twist. A un canevas de chevalier de la table ronde, C'est okay. Terrain connu ou qui le deviendra. Palimpseste. La solution vient de la méditation autour d,une table ronde. J'aime bien que ce soir quelque chose fait en commun, un intimidateur qui prends consicence de ses actes. ( J'aime moin le roi et la reine mais bon)

[MelMon Sanchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly a great lesson to be learned and I loved the clever wordplay.

[Danny Orozco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story for young kids to talk about bullying.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pendziwol does a nice job of telling a story about bullying. This book would be a good resource for introducing and/or addressing the topic of bullying, and the extra tips in the back of the book serve as a great launching point for helping children and adults brainstorm strategies. I think the subtitle for the book is unnecessary; however, it is a nice story.

[Danny Pease · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the book because of the great characterizations and the rhyming that was used to tell the story; the illustrations were very good as well. I thought the bullying situation was handled well and provides students with a good model for how they should handle those situations. I thought the most powerful piece came after the story. The last two pages of the book has a creed for children to follow and provides helpful tips for what to do when you see or involved in bullying. I would definitely recommend this book. It is a good story that showcases rhyming. In addition, it provides a way to discuss bullying with children and provide them with ways to handle it.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun, rhyming story about bullying that has a medieval camp theme. The addition of a dragon in a story is always a big hit with our girls, and this story was no exception. And I think the fact that the dragon was the recipient of the bullying made the story a bit less personal and allows children to see the situation more objectively. Overall, this was a good story and provides a good moral lesson and one solution to a bullying example. We enjoyed reading this book together.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet another really good book for teaching children about bullies. Although the story tends to simplify the behavior a little more than what is realistic, it gives parents the opportunity to discuss bullying with young children -- something drastically needed in today's society. I particularly like how the author includes a page at the end of the books that provides practical tips for parents or teachers to discuss with children.

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was disappointed with this book because it was not nearly as clever or informative as the No More Dragons for Tea book in the same series. I also didn't find that had great help for dealing with a bully. It was OK. But it basically just said, tell a grown up.

[Dewi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Besar, tinggi, hijau dan bisa menyemburkan api bukanlah jaminan bahwa Dragon tidak dirundung ("bully").
Tampil berbeda dari yang lain rentan untuk diganggu, diejek dan dikucilkan oleh teman sebaya. Bagaimana Dragon dan si gadis cilik menghadapi para pengganggu?
Baca buku ini yuk ;)

[Greta · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great self-help book for kids to learn about how to positively handle bullying.

[Beverly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This cute rhyming story is a clever way to help children deal with bullies. Very nice illustrations in pencil crayon.

[Alexandra Chauran · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute rhyme structure. It was sort of lame that the adults solved all the kid problems though.