Don't Laugh at Me (Reading Rainbow) - Hardcover

Seskin, Steve; Shamblin, Allen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582460582 ISBN 13: 9781582460581

Publisher: Tricycle Press, 2002

Synopsis

Do you wear glasses? Ever been picked last for the team? Afraid you’ll be called on in class?

Don’t laugh at me. Don’t call me names.

Have you laughed at someone else for the same reasons? Someone you thought was geeky or slow--someone different from you.

Don’t get your pleasure from my pain.

For anyone who’s ever been bullied--or been a bully themselves--it’s time to change your tune. This is not a book for whiners, but a new language that will give you the words you need to take charge and stop the cycle of teasing.

Filled with inspiration and celebration, Don’t Laugh at Me is the anthem for a new bully-free world. Read it, sing it, and cheer!

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Operation Respect “Don’t Laugh at Me” Project.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Audio CD includes recording by the authors and an instrumental version for sing-alongs.

The DLAM programs have been endorsed by Educators for Social Responsibility, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Education Association, and American School Counselors Association. A portion of the proceeds from book sales will be donated to the DLAM Project

Musical score included

Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin have written more than 50 songs together, but this is their first children’s book. Steve teaches songwriting in the San Francisco Bay Area where he lives with his wife, Ellen, and their son, David. Allen lives in his home state of Tennessee with his wife, Lori, and their three children. Don’t Laugh at Me is Glin Dibley’s second children’s book. Glin illustrates andworks on his tan at his home in sunny, Southern California. Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul, & Mary fame, is the founder of Operation Respect/Don’t Laugh at Me Project.

About the Author:

Steve Seskin, born and raised in New York City, moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1972 where he began and continues a career as a singer/songwriter. He lives in the East Bay with his wife, Ellen, and their son, David.

Allen Shamblin was born in Tennessee and raised in Huffman, Texas. In 1987, he moved to Nashville to pursue his songwriting career. He lives just outside the city with his wife, Lori, and their three children, Ashli, Caleb, and Lindsey.

Frequent collaborators, Steve and Allen have written over 50 songs together but this is their first children’s book. Their children provided much of the inspiration for “Don’t Laugh at Me,” which they hope can help make the world a kinder, safer, and more supportive place for all kids. Enjoy!

Glin Dibley wanted to be a professional basketball player. Glin is too short to play professional basketball. Glin now paints pictures for a living. This is his second children’s book; Tub Boo Boo was his first.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tricycle Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1582460582
• ISBN 13: 9781582460581
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Dibley Glin