Make Someone Smile: And 40 More Ways to Be a Peaceful Person [Paperback]

Judy Lalli (Author), Douglas L. Mason-Fry (Photographer)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

This read-aloud book inspires peacemakers of all ages through role playing and modeling appropriate behavior. Lalli encourages even very young children to learn the skills of peacemaking and conflict resolution, with the aid of simple words and companion black-and-white photographs of children modeling these skills.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Sing! Dance! Dream! No, these aren't steps to follow in putting on a show, but some of the directives in Make Someone Smile: And 40 More Ways to Be a Peaceful Person by Judy Lalli, photographs by Douglas Mason-Fry. Simple statements are teamed with black-and-white photos to demonstrate the benefits of negotiating and cooperating, rather than fighting. "Compromise" is a pizza with three different, separate toppings; "Forgive" shows a girl with her arm around a classmate who broke a record album. (Free Spirit, $8.95 paper, 80p ISBN 0-915793-99-7, Jan.)
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915793997
• ISBN-13: 978-0915793990
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 7.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,067,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Along with being a writer, Judy Lalli is a teacher, adjunct professor and staff developer. She has written all of her books with her students in mind; they have always been her first editors and critics. A current passion is conducting poetry writing and conflict prevention workshops in schools, both for students and teachers. Judy lives in Philadelphia, where she enjoys much of the city's wonderful cultural, historical and gastronomical offerings.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Read, July 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Make Someone Smile: And 40 More Ways to Be a Peaceful Person (Paperback)

This little book is perfect to read to a child and discuss peace. Although it had black and white pages and no color, the pictures grab you! I recommend it as a quick way to get into a discussion of ways we can practice peace-keeping in our communities.

5.0 out of 5 stars Just What I Wanted, September 13, 2009

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This review is from: Make Someone Smile: And 40 More Ways to Be a Peaceful Person (Paperback)

I bought this book for my class of 6-9 year olds. It has cute pictures of children with one to a few words on each page of ways to be peaceful. They really liked it.