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Don't Squeal Unless It's A Big Deal (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

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As a third grade teacher, this book is excellent for my students plus a few grades younger. My students have talked about the book several weeks since I've read it to them. I am buying another copy to share.

A tale of Tattletales is a great tool to use with children in play therapy and who need help learning when it is okay to tell and when it is just squealing. Teachers can use this book to cut down on the day to day squealing in the classroom and parents can use it to stop the sibling-she did it-he did it!

I purchased this book to try to get my 1st graders to stop tattling on each other. This is a good book and I love the rules of tattling that teach everyone the proper time to tell on someone.

I'm a school counselor and work with about four hundred K-5 students and yep.....they sure can tattle! So being the proactive lady I am....I have scoured the EARTH for SOLID books on tattling. I say solid because I am not a fan of books that make kids feel bad for tattling. Not cool. Don't Squeal Unless It's a Big Deal is definitely a favorite. I work really hard on helping students see the difference between small problems ("Laura looked at me!") and big problems ("Laura punched me!"). Hint: make sure to incorporate lessons on how to problem solve with tattling lessons. If they truly don't know how to solve a problem - then of course they'll tattle! I seriously notice a decrease in tattling when the kids feel educated and AWARE of their behavior. And of course I have a blast with this lesson when I use my trusty pig puppets. The kids love coming up and using the puppets to figure out how not to sweat the small stuff.

Hilarious book about pigs and how often they tattle to their teacher. I read this during Guidance lessons to K-3rd grade once a year. I also made a poster for each classroom that say 'don't squeal unless its a big deal' and the times it is important to 'squeal'. The kids think the book is funny, and I enjoy reading it. Win Win!!

My class has had a big problem with tattling. The title of the book sounded cute. I was worried that the book would be too childish for my 6-10 year olds, but it wasn't. They loved the pictures, and they continue to ask to borrow it to read it. It has definitely helped explain what is a big enough deal to tell the teacher about. I love this book!

This is a terrific book for the kids. My daughter took it to Pre-K and the teachers read it to the class. Everyone loved it. It has very good humor to it. I suggest it for those 3-4 year olds that are taddling on everyone.

This book is absolutely wonderful! I can't say enough about it. My son and daughter (4 and 2 respectively) really enjoy reading this book. It's humerous and just great fun. My son reads it on his own, or reads to his sister. It really teaches little ones how to know the difference between telling and tattling. It shows when a problem can be taken care of by a kid vs.when it needs to be taken to a grown up. Cannot say enough about this book. I highly recommend it!

Children love this book! Examples are real and kids relate to them. Good job of squealing. vs needing to report Plus the catchy title makes it easy to remmeber this is hard for kids and when learning is fun, all the better!

This a great book for kids 3 and up to remind them that squealing is not always a good thing. It reviews the basics for kids. My kids really enjoyed it and repeat the saying when another child squeals. Thanks