The Upside-Down Boys: A children's book about how bad feelings can be contagious and how kindness can turn bullies into buddies. - Hardcover

Anti-Bullying Chapter Book That Teaches Kindness and Emotional Intelligence

The Upside-Down Boys is a chapter book designed to help children ages 9-12 understand bullying through the lens of kindness and emotional awareness. Part of the Frankie and Peaches: Tales of Total Kindness series, this illustrated chapter book addresses conflict resolution through relatable storytelling that resonates with elementary and middle-grade readers.

What Your Child Will Learn

Help your child:

• Understand that unresolved bad feelings can lead to bad behaviors,
• Recognize that kindness and understanding can be powerful in diffusing difficult situations,
• Find creative ways to form connections and positive relationships as a means to deal effectively with conflict.

The Story

The Upside-Down Boys: It's top-secret Tuesday in the town of Thanks-Welcome and someone is launching gummy-eggy blech blobs from the Truly Kind Treehouse! Could it be a mad chicken or a gang of gum-chewing squirrels? When Frankie finds out it's the matching twin brothers McBlue, she bounces her way into the hearts of the Upside-Down Boys, breaks the chain of bad feelings, and helps turn the two bullies into buddies.

Developed for Social-Emotional Learning

Through engaging and relatable stories, the Tales of Total Kindness series was developed with social-emotional learning in mind to help children develop their emotional intelligence (EQ). Emotional intelligence is something that can be taught to young children and is a critical factor that can lead to better relationships, improved mental health, and greater success in adulthood.

Discussion Guide Included

Questions at the back of the book can be used as a guide by parents, educators, and counselors to initiate discussions.

Environmental Commitment

Be kind to the planet: when you read F&P, we plant a tree!

Favorite World Press is investing in the future health of our planet by planting trees on behalf of our young readers-trees that will grow with them and for them.

For every print or e-book purchased from the Frankie and Peaches Tales of Total Kindness series, Favorite World Press will plant one tree through our planting partner, Tree-Nation, helping to create more green space and a healthier planet for future generations.