I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness

A girl notices that new girl Vanessa is bullied by a boy at school. After a night of thought, she wakes up the next day and invites Vanessa to walk to school with her and her friends. Ultimately, a whole mass of kids walks with them while the bully looks on, perplexed and upset. The wordless

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approach makes this accessible to all ages and allows kids to tell and interpret the story in their own words and understanding. Conversation with an adult about the story will help affirm the story's positive message.

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wordless; best 'anti-bullying' book I have read ....

In this wordless book, Vanessa, a new student at school is bullied. Another girl who sees what happened invites Vanessa to walk to school with her. They are joined by other children which shows us the power of friendship and stepping up as an ally.

"I Walk with Vanessa" is a simple, but meaningful wordless book. It is about a girl who is new to a school and is initially isolated. This makes her an easy target for a bully, but thanks to the support of one classmate, it creates a butterfly effect and suddenly all of her classmates become

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welcoming and nice towards her. By the end of the story, Vanessa's behavior evolved and she is finally happy and comfortable with her new school because she no longer felt alone. Since this book does not contain words, children can observe and analyze the plot through the details in the drawings such as the characters' facial expressions and their actions. I would recommend this book because it easily allows for different interpretations of why the characters do certain actions, how their actions affect one another, and how do they internally feel throughout the book. This is a relatable story where the reader can see themselves as the characters and empathize with them.

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I Walk With Vanessa is a wordless picture book about a little girl who feels lonely. There is a boy that teases her and makes her feel alone. Throughout the book Vanessa's classmates notice her loneliness and reach out to make her feel better. This would be a good book for students who feel left

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out. This book is also a good book to teach students the importance of reaching out and being a good classmate to one another.

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" I Walk with Vanessa" tells the story about a new girl in town who seems lonely and hesitant about her new transition. Vanessa is seen leaving her first day upset while a boy looks as if he has been teasing and making fun of her. Vanessa goes home crying while another girl notices her sadness and

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becomes upset as well. The girl then organizes a group of students to come together and walk with Vanessa into school the next day shocking the bully. This book works to show empathy to children and the fact that there is power in numbers, but kindness can start with one person and go a long way. I really like this book because I think that through the girl that was kind to Vanessa it shows how being there for someone can really make a world of difference to them. I think that this is an important lesson for students to learn and they can all interpret it in their own points of view since this is a wordless picture book.

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I decided to give this book a 5 star rating. This is because I really connected to the meaning behind the story that is super important to its audience. The book was very powerful just by its pictures. Each reaction by each character were clear and you could feel what the character was expressing

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without words having to tell the story. I think the audience of this story should be students in the higher age levels of elementary students because they are at a more comprehendible age of treating new students the way they would want to be treated in a friendly manner. The lesson is, just because a student is new with no friends, does not mean they need to remain friend-less. Another lesson in this book is that there will always be a friend or multiple friends to help someone bypass a bully together. Towards the end of the book, it is visually seen how all the kind students came together to help Vanessa face the mean bully and prove that at the end of the day, no one likes a bully.

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When Vanessa was bullied on her first day at school, several children saw what happened. But one little girl worried about it all that night and decided to take action by herself. This is a wordless book, and that makes it powerful. The teacher and the children supply words and feelings as the

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illustrations are "read". The authors provide some advices on the last page for teachers and parents about how to wonder and go deeper into this book with children.

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I loved this wordless picture book about being a friend to someone that is being bullied. I'm always drawn to this kind of book when school approaches.