Miles McHale, Tattletale

Little Boost

by Christianne Jones, Elina Ellis (Illustrations)

Miles McHale is a tattletale. And everybody knows it. But he's not the only one who needs help, so his teacher it's time to fight the Tattle Battle! But will Miles figure out the right time to tell a grown-up about another person's behavior, or is he doomed to be a tattletale forever?

Genres: Picture Books, School, Animals, Childrens, Friendship, Humor

32 pages, Library Binding

Published January 1, 2017

Reviews

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miles McHale is a great boy. He is funny, and smart, but he has a big problem, he is a tattletale. He tattled all day long, and even during night. At school he wasn't the only tattletale, but he was definitively the worst. So one day Mrs. Snitcher decides to start the Tattletale Battle, whith the pledge "If a friend is sick, hurt, on in harm's way, then telling someone is OK". The team with fewest number of tattles at the end of the week gets extra recess. Miles is not doing really well. He is trying hard, but sometimes it is difficult to know if he was tattling or not. By the end of the week his team is loosing, and his friends don't want to talk to him. Then is when he decides it. No more tattling. Ever.

Poor Miles had to learn the difference between tattling and telling the hard way. The story shows in funny and exaggerated examples why tattling is so annoying and also useless. At the same time, deciding to never tell anything again is wrong. Sometimes someone might need our help, and it is necessary to tell an adult what is going on. It can be difficult in some occasions to know if that would be tattling or telling, but as any other social skill, it can be learned and improved. I immediately fell in love with the colorful illustrations, that look fluffy and so expressive. I would say this is a wonderful picture book who focuses in enhance social health in kids, something important to better fit in a community, and enjoy the social experience.

Age range: 4 to 8 years old.

I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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[Bella · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was wonderful, I used it to teach grade 2s about tattle tattling and created an activity from it. The mantra in it is awesome and an easy way to grasp the difference between tattling and telling!

[Tegan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story about the difference tattling and telling. Putting on my display for "Chicken Month!"

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here's to Christianne C. Jones, writing all the books educators have been wishing for! This one and Harrison P. Spader, Personal Space Invader are my new fave behavioural picture books. Love the Tattle Battle pledge!

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didactic, but useful when talking to littles about the difference between tattling and reporting.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

We've all known someone like Miles McHale or had him in one of our classes. He just can't help but keep an eye out on what everyone else is doing and either correct them, point out what they're doing wrong, or tell the teacher. Mrs. Snitcher has seen this sort of behavior before, and she comes up with a plan to help Miles and his other classmates, but especially Miles, learn how to tell the difference between tattling and telling the teacher based on whether someone is sick, hurt or in harm's way. It isn't easy, but situation by situation, his teammates help him learn the difference. This is a relatable picture book that will offer teachers and parents a way to put the clamp on behavior that is annoying and causes children to lose friends. Plus, no teacher wants to listen to all those stories about someone doing this or that wrong all the time.

[jess ~has abandoned GR~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I hadn't realized until now that our library collection was missing a good book on tattling as opposed to telling adults important information. The book has a great message and wonderful illustrations, and will keep children entertained while they learn an important lesson. I will certainly use this book in library programming.

I received this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

[Shelby · Rating 3 out of 5]

TED 8650 Children’s Literature
Literature Extension One- Opening Moves

Picture Book Four
Tattletale by Miles McHale

In the book Tattletale by Miles McHale I would begin with the opening move that Fountas and Pinell refer to as “raise questions in the student’s minds.” I would do this by saying, “This book is called Tattletale. What is a tattletale? When is it important to tell an adult something? Lets see what this book has to say about when it’s ok to tattle.”
Another opening move I’d use would be to ask for a prompt brief sharing of personal experiences based on the topic or theme. I’d ask the class, “Can someone tell me a time that you tattled for a good reason? What was it?” This would get the students thinking about when it’s an appropriate time to tell the teacher about something serious that’s going on at school.
The book Tattletale does a good job of explaining what it means to be a tattletale. The main character, Miles learns a rhyme that shows kids when it’s ok to tattle. This rhyme is catchy and can be used in a classroom setting for when a child tattles to their teacher. It teaches a good lesson and has animals as the main characters, which happen to go along perfectly with this text set.




Fountas and Pinnell, Engaging in readers in thinking and talking about texts through interactive read aloud, chapter 15, pg. 226

[Carla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book to use with young children who are going through the Tattle-Tale phase. Miles tattled on everyone, all the time. He told about things that were not even wrong. When his teacher Mrs. Snitcher got tired of the tattling (he was not the only one, just the worst one) she came up with a contest. The class was decided into two teams and the team that had the least amount of tattles got an extra recess at the end of the week. They had to recite the Tattle Battle pledge each day that explains when it is okay to tell (if someone is hurt, sick or in harm's way). Eventually all Mile's friends desert him because he will not stop tattling. He learns his lesson about tattling as well as learning when he does need to tell. This is a great book to teach this important lesson. The illustrations are cute, colourful and demonstrate the story very well. A wonderful addition to home, school, class and public libraries. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.

[Alexis Jaimes · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Tattletale is about a young chicken named Miles McHale who tattled on everything he saw. It started becoming a problem at home, and in school. It got to the point that the teacher made a competition between two teams, whoever tattled the least won extra recess on Friday. Throughout the book, Miles learns when he can tell someone something (which was when someone was in harm's way, or if it was important). The main theme of the story was that tattle telling is unnecessary, you should "tell" someone, but only when there was harm, danger, or something important. This is a great story since when I was in elementary everyone tattled, but this was a great way to show kids that it is unnecessary unless it's about something important. It is a book I recommend to help make kids understand when you should tell someone something, and what isn't necessary to tell.

[Книжни Криле · Rating 5 out of 5]

Никой не обича клюкарите, нали? Това е факт. И все пак, има един определен „изказвач”, който в крайна сметка ще ви стане симпатичен. Запознайте се с Мони, пернатият герой от книжката „Ще те изкажа” на изд. „Клевър Бук”. Писателката Кристиян Джоунс и художничката Елина Елис разказват поредната поучителна история за начинаещи читатели от поредицата „Аз се уча да чета”. И както винаги до сега, мотото „Ставам по-добър” далеч не се отнася единствено до четенето, а заглавието вече ни е дало да разберем с какъв неприятен навик ще ни демонстрира Мони как да се преборим. Прочетете ревюто на "Книжни Криле": https://knijnikrile.wordpress.com/202...

[Vicky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bright illustrations of the animal characters, many with dialogue bubbles, make this book a lot of fun to look at. The message of when it’s okay to “tell” and when you shouldn’t is clear, but doesn’t belabor the point. My child is a bit of a tattletale herself, so this was a good review of just what we need to tell about and what we don’t.

Possible Objectionable Material:
Can’t think of anything.

Who Might Like This Book:
Parents of tattletales, and the tattletales themselves.

Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC. This book also reviewed at http://biblioquacious.blogspot.com/20....

[Steve Holden · Rating 3 out of 5]

Christianne Jones gets right to the point she wants to make in this book, and she's very effective. This is colorfully illustrated and funny to read aloud. I'd consider this a great book for kindergarten, but my second graders enjoyed it too. There are funny situations with the tattling and characters, and the teaching in the book is helpful and catchy. I liked this and recommend it as a positive behavior discussion read aloud.

[Sheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miles is a tattletale in his class and won't mind his own business. It takes patience and some changes to help Miles with his problem at school and at home. There is some good advice in this book for what to worry about and what to do to stop tattling and only reporting the important things. Good read aloud for kindergarten through second grade students and then having a discussion.

[Jayna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect for preK-2 teachers! Tattling can be such a battle when teaching little ones. I liked this book because of the concrete examples it gave- including things being possible but unlikely.

The illustrations were OK- they weren't bad, but I didn't love them either.

I received a digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

[Mandy Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book to teach kids about tattling. Using the tattle battle pledge, kids can learn about when it is ok to tell an adult and when to stay out of it. I would put this book in my classroom library, but unless I had a problem with students tattling then I probably wouldn't use it as a read aloud. I would recommend this book for a 1st-2nd grade classroom.

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is too wordy. Children with "control" issues will find it hard to sit and listen to this book. Too many words leaves too much room for excuses. If only the same message was relayed with less text.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story of a little tattletale! The illustrations are fun, and fun enough so that if one is reading this book to a child who tattles a lot, the child will understand the story and be able to enjoy it.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Miles can't stop himself from tattling on everyone. This costs him friendships and makes life a bit hard. He figures out how to tell when tattling is just that or when it is important to share information to keep others safe.

[Jenni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally, I have the perfect book for the "tattler"!

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was cute! I love the little rhyme the teacher comes up with that Miles ultimately internalizes by making it his own :D

[Sarah Threlkeld · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect read aloud for a primary class struggling with tattling.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every first grade teacher needs to read this at the beginning of the year!!

[Gretchen Oates · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picture Book

[Adella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this one!!

[amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Teaching very much

I like how it teaches you Very important especially at this time of 2020
Very good book for children and adults

[Josh Peatfield · Rating 3 out of 5]

3+
I'm sure this will get a lot of mileage in this library.

[Kristin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute with a catchy rhyme to help kids remember tattling vs telling.

[Olivia Delisle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this book was engaging for students but might have been sending the wrong message toward the end when he still tattles. he only changed for others not himself he needs to grow.