Chrysanthemum Author:Kevin Henkes Chrysanthemum is a funny and honest school story about teasing, self-esteem, and acceptance. — Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect -- until her first day of school. "You're named after a flower!" teases Victoria. "Let's smell her," says Jo. Chrysanthemum wilts. What will it take to make her blossom agai... more »n?
This is an ideal break-the-ice book for the first week of school. It get children thinking about and bonding with their own names and the names of everyone else in the class, and it's the perfect vehicle for starting a discussion about treating classmates with tolerance, kindness, and compassion.« less
A very cute book with a lesson to be learned on kindness and bullying. My children asked me to order this after hearing it at school and they can't get enough of it.