TRUDY LUDWIG is a nationally acclaimed speaker and an award-winning author who specializes in writing children's books that help kids cope with and thrive in their social world, includingThe Invisible BoyandMy Secret Bully. She has received rave reviews from educators, experts, organizations, and parents at schools and conferences around the US for her passion and compassion in addressing peer aggression and friendship issues.An active member of the International Bullying Prevention Association, Trudy also collaborates with organizations like the Committee for Children and ConnectSafely.org, and has served as content advisor for Sesame Street Workshop. Trudy's books have won theMom's Choice Gold Award, theIBPA Gold Benjamin Franklin Award, and the NAPPA Gold Medal, and alsobeen recognized as NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Books for Young People. ABIGAIL MARBLE illustrated her first children's story in second grade, and has been making art ever since. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Review, School Library Journal This . . . bibliotherapeutic offering tackles the difficult topic of bullying, . . . [L]ibraries may want to purchase it because of the scarcity of material on this very important issue. Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out: Too few resources are available to families dealing with girl bullying. MY SECRET BULLY provides an important resource to help parents. Dr. Kathy Masarie, founder and director of FULL ESTEEM AHEAD: A must-read for any child who has ever been teased, ignored, or excluded by his/her peers. . . . A very useful resource for addressing social cruelty among children. Theresa Markowitz, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology: .. .a desperately needed tool to help parents, techers, and other professionals address the growing epidemic of relational aggression (emotional bullying).