Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this learn to read book is meant to comfort as it teaches reading skills through the use of word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, with a host of the familiar characters used throughout her learn to read books, from which she hopes kids will copy and draw and make their own fun books, as this was exactly the experience she had as a teacher Add the fun of music through the free YouTube music video on the Bellissimavideo channel that goes along with this book, and your child will soon become excited about the learning process; because when kids have fun learning, they will love to learn; and Penelope Dyan believes all learning should be fun The message is one of being bullied. What can you do when this happens? The discussion is whether you turn the other cheek or stand up and fight, and the answer is not a simple one. Each situation has to be discussed according to its own unique merits; and this is why Dyan says, Sometimes opening a door is a good idea. It all depends on what is on the other side. "