Why Be Bossy?; Why Be Unfriendly?; Why Fight?; Why Lose Your Temper?; Why Not Share?; Why Tease?

Told in the first person, each of these books contains two stories which present realistic scenes between children in explosive situations at school. In each case their teacher becomes a mediator and uses a specific procedure letting the child say how s/he feels, voicing the problem, talking about various ways of solving it, then choosing the way that suits everyone. If this approach can be a little simplistic, there are good coping strategies presented, and the series will be useful for PSHE and citizenship classes. The pictures are expressive and down to earth, and the emphasis is on teamwork. A useful series.