Saturday, August 2, 2014

Arthur's Jelly Beans



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Summary: 
Arthur as usual is the one who is picked on by his friends and he doesn't really get it.  He attends a birthday party which had already started. They have all the usual games at the party and Arthur is coming in last. Then the final revile of a huge solid Chocolate egg. The group once again laughs at Arthur for trying for a chance to win the solid chocolate egg. The game is to collect as many jelly beans to win. Arthur collected only one egg compared to the other 4 and 6. With 5 minutes left, all the other children had collected enough to fill their bags. They all decided to take just one. "We have enough" When the time was up, everyone laid their out to be counted and Arthur had 14. He Won!!!


**APA Reference of Book Full reference list in APA style for the book

Brown, M. (2004). Arthur's jelly beans. New York: Little, Brown and.

**Impression: 
Arthur stories, to me are about bullies. Arthur is the one who always gets picked on. However, he always comes out the winner and all his bullies suddenly all love him. But for them to love him, he always gives them something, and in this book the huge chocolate egg. The story has some nice drawings and the end is nice, but to me, perhaps an adult giving information about bullying others and how it is not acceptable. 

**Professional Review:

       Arthur's Jelly Beans

by 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 rating details  ·  38 ratings  ·  3 reviews

KEYNOTE Introducing the brand new mass market Arthur series! DESCRIPTION Muffy is having a Spring Fling party complete with the Egg Push, the Bunny Hop, and the Jelly Bean Hunt for the grand prize of a huge chocolate egg! Everyone wants to win, but poor Arthur is so slow at everything. While the others fill their bags, Arthur finds one, then two, ever so slowly. Who will win the Jelly Bean Hunt.(GoodRead)
(Brown, M. (2004, March 1). Arthur's Jelly Beans. Retrieved August 6, 2014.)


**Library Uses: This story would be a great introduction to how bullies operate and how to see the bully in all of us. A great segway into bullies.  

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