Customer Reviews

Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully: A Freckleface Strawberry Story

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This book had a bit of writing on the front cover. It wasn't a lot, but enough to notice. It had no dust cover. I could have bought this book new for a few dollars more. I generally buy used, because you usually cannot tell it's not new. Over the long run, it saves a lot of money, considering how many books we buy. In this case, I would have gladly paid $3-4 more. Then, I go online today and find it new- for $2 cheaper (amazon). I guess it's my own fault for not really paying attention to the description, if there was one, but I am not happy at all.

I love this book. From the 3 this is not my sons favorite but I think it's sensational. I love the fact that she shows her monster. Sometimes it's difficult for children to express their anger and this book demonstrates it in a nice way where at least I was able to have a nice discussion with my son about his feelings. Totally love it.

My grand-daughter saw the play, fell in love with the character, bought the first book at the play - found the books on AMAZON - (Should have bought the first book on amazon too :() - well the second book was great she has us read it to her all the time - super if you got kids or grand kids great gift.

Was a birthday gift for a Beautiful 6 year old. She has freckles and beautiful red hair. She loves the book very much and realizes how special she is.
Her mother as well felt it was a good book for those with red hair and freckles:)

Great book - wonderful illustrations and story message. Nice to see "red-heads" making their mark...Charlie Brown's Peppermint Patty finally has a literary sister. Also reminds me of red-head character in "The Adventures of Becktron and Sally Slappers" [...].

Totally exceeded expectations, this is a must have for reading time, one of my child's absolute favorites!

Great book and follow up to Freckleface Strawberry! My 4 year old daughter loves this book, and I enjoy reading it to her as well! A must read for young girls ages 4-10! Teaches young girls good self esteem, courage, and bravery!

Julianne Moore's FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY AND THE DODGEBALL BULLY receives LeUyen Pham's fine drawings as it tells of a girl who loves going to Early Bird at her school - with its time for play fun. But when it rains there's indoor play and dodgeball - which is scary and NOT fun at all - not when it's in the hands of a bully. How can she outwit a bully?

FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY AND THE DODGEBALL BULLY is just an adorable book! My son thought it was hilarious, and I liked it a lot too. The character of Freckleface Strawberry is based on Ms. Moore and her children and actually was her nickname when she was a child. In this book, the seven-year-old Freckleface Strawberry encounters a bully during a game of dodgeball. She manages to find her own special way to deal with this problem that kids will certainly appreciate!

I can't recommend this book enough! Freckleface Strawberry is such a memorable character, and I think kids will just love her. As I read this book to my son, I found myself laughing quite a bit -- both at the story and his reaction to it. I especially thought it was hilarious when the reader learns why Freckleface Strawberry doesn't like dodgeball -- the sound effects alone were just too funny.

Not only did my son and I like the story, but I also thought the illustrations by LeUyen Pham were fantastic. The pictures are bright and colorful, and I especially enjoyed the facial expressions on the characters. I loved that each page had a lot going on -- loads of pictures and limited text -- because it definitely kept my son's attention while I read the story. He says that he liked all of the pictures; but being a normal four year old, he really liked the purple monster.

As a mother, I really appreciated the messages in this book. I think most school age children can relate to being afraid of things like dodgeball and a bully. In this book, Freckleface Strawberry showed that it is normal to be scared, but she also shows that there are ways to handle your fears. I also like that Freckleface Strawberry learned that anticipating the fear was much worse than when it actually happened. That's something that I try to tell my children all the time, but I think seeing a character in a book realize this might actually have a deeper impression on them. I also liked how the story ended -- the bully gained respect for Freckleface Strawberry and they began to play together.

if you like the first one, you will find this one amusing also...it is cute, but the original one has this one topped. Still a cute story for your little one- mine loves both books!