The Adventures of Laffe: Friends Don't Bully Friends

The dangerous African savanna. A young, unhappy giraffe is all alone.

Laffe pronounced 'laugh'] doesn't feel like his name. Everyone teases or bullies him, from his sister to random baboons. But escaping to the quiet of the savanna doesn't work out as planned. Chilling laughs from a pack of hungry hyenas get closer and closer...This could be BIG trouble How much trouble? Do you really want to know

This fun children's picture animal book series begins with Book 1 - "Friends Don't Bully Friends." While full of playful action and amusing adventure, Laffe shows how positive change is possible with children.

"Friends Don't Bully Friends," a self-esteem children's book, is written with humorous 'kindness starts with you' messages for young children who have experienced physical and emotional abuse from siblings.

About the Author
Beavers, Toby: - "Toby Beavers loves ALL animals, especially giraffes. He always wanted a baby giraffe as a child when growing up in New York City, but NO! Instead, he received a six-foot stuffed giraffe that he could climb on. It eventually surrendered to Toby's increasing weight and went mysteriously missing when he returned home from school one day - thanks Mom! A lifelong naturalist, Toby led an adventure-packed expedition to catch birds and insects in the Amazon with backing from the Smithsonian Institute. Toby Beavers grew up in New York City with 3 brothers. All three brothers including his father bullied each other endlessly. My father, having lived through the Great Depression, was old-school and believed belittling someone in front of others was the way to mold them into a 'stronger' man. The ubiquitous Sunday family meal was the worst! Every day I arrived home from school my first question to my mother was, 'are you going out tonight?' There were no bullying books for kids on the market. In fact, many of the books were about and encouraged bullying. Children's manners and morals are important to learn at a young age. Beavers was sent to boarding school at 13 and was quite small in stature. His wild, unhinged sense of humor made him the perfect target for older kids to bully and beat on. As he grew older and wiser, he finally learned how to stand up to bullying. Today, Toby lives in Charlottesville with his wife, Terri, and spends his days gardening and writing funny anti-bullying books for parents, teachers and early beginner readers."Beavers, Terri: - "Terri Beavers - illustrator, designer. Terri Beavers is the first American fine china designer to be featured by Bernardaud Limoges, the prestigious, centuries-old French Limoges factory. Her holiday pattern illustrated with toy soldiers, Grenadiers, has become a classic and has been in the market for over thirty years. For several decades, Terri and her husband Toby renovated historic properties. They traveled the south and the east coast collecting architectural salvage and period antiques for their projects. Now they spend their time creating books about teaching kindness to children."