Eddie Longpants (Paperback)

This story explores one of the strategies that help people who are bullied – having a friend. Just one friend can make a difference to the person who is bullied and help that person feel accepted [This] gentle, charmingly illustrated book will intrigue children with its unusual design...With its themes of appreciating individual differences, bullying, and forgiveness, Eddie Longpants would be an excellent classroom read aloud to generate discussion of these issues with young audiences and to promote self-esteem. Highly recommended. A story told with gentle innocence. Eddie Longpants is about appreciating differences and, as such, it stands out in a crowd. The medium is as gentle delivered as the message of tolerance for those who are different. This comforting resolution to the problem of difference may be just the anodyne fantasy needed by picture-book readers who are beginning to brave the terrors of kindergarten.