Marvin's Monster Diary 4: Neighborhood Bully

Raun D. Melmed, MD, FAAP, a developmental and behavioral pediatrician, is the director of the Melmed Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, and co-founder and medical director of the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center. He is the author of Autism: Early Intervention; Autism and the Extended Family; and a series of books on mindfulness for children: Marvin's Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks, Timmy's Monster Diary: Screen Time Stress, Harriet's Monster Diary: Awfully Anxious, Marvin's Monster Diary 2 (+Lyssa): ADHD Emotion Explosion, Marvin's Monster Diary 3: Trouble with Friends (But I Get By, Big Time!), and the next in the series, and Marvin's Monster Diary 4: Bullying.Caroline Bliss Larsen edits BYU Independent Study courses by day and writes and edits novels by night. She is also the coauthor of Marvin's Monster Diary 2 (+Lyssa!): ADHD Emotion Explosion and Marvin's Monster Diary 3: Trouble with Friends.

It's the clawsomest time of year: summer vacation! All Marvin and his friends want is to enjoy their turf - the park across the street - and play superheroes to their hearts' content. But when bullies arise, so does conflict. Suddenly a power struggle erupts over playground dibs. It's Marvin and his band of Super Scarers versus Drake the Dreadful and his too-cool-for-school henchmen! This book will have early readers thinking about different ways to handle bullies. The best answer isn't what you'd think. It's a great example of how to turn a bad situation into a good one. (Ages 7-9)—Diana Perry, Story Monsters Ink Shelf