Don't Squeal Unless It's a Big Deal: A Tale of Tattletales

For 3rd graders

It’s a Christmas gift

This is the cutest book!! Great for any teacher! I have even read it to 4th graders!!

Great gift!

Love it

I teach third grade and read this book to my class this afternoon. I really enjoyed it! This will be a classroom staple for me. The read-aloud gave us a great starting point for talking about "kid-sized" problems and why tattling isn't productive. There are notes and ideas for guided discussion at the end of the book. I'm always on the lookout for good social emotional learning/SEL read-alouds, and this is definitely going in the collection.I gave it four stars rather than five because the ending of the book was a little weird, but ultimately it's a great book.

My five year old finds this book hilarious as do I which is great since a book on the subject of tattling could easily have come off as preachy. Because the author choose to convey the message through porcine characters there are lots of opportunities for hoof, slop, and snout references that lead to giggles. And since the characters aren't human it gives kids a chance to recognize the problem behavior of tattling without feeling called out on it too directly. The book also strikes the perfect balance of explaining when it is appropriate to report situations to an adult or ask for help in resolving a problem. I wanted to address tattling but was concerned about making my child feel guilty about reaching out to teachers and this book doesn't do that. It has a nice part about not fixing problems between others--its for them to fix or for the teacher to handle. It also has a great section at the back for parents written by school counselors that explains tattling behavior and how to help kids through this normal stage of development.

I have three girls I am fostering with hopes to adopt and a daughter that I adopted two years ago. The ages range from 21 months to 14 years old, but the 14 year old is developmentally delayed. I am always having that she did this to me, or whatever. No matter how much I talk about it and about when it is appropriate to tell versus solving it themselves nothing has changed. This book helped paint a picture for them and allowed me to ask them how the book relates to our house and they were very good in the participation. I know I will have to read it regularly for it to sink in for the 21 month, 3 yo and 5 yo, but I think it will be a great help.

So cute and funny. Grabs the childrens attention.

Good book nice story

Excellent book. Loved in this house. Brought to school where teacher read it to all the class. Very impressed

I would recommend this book for school libraries, and homes where there are a lot of kids,and siblingsOur kids found the book interesting to read and simple to understand, as it has pictures and the story line is quite simplePublished by the American Psychological Association, Magination Press.com

Intreresting book to read to my students to help them seperate Tattles and Real problems that teachers NEED to know.