Need story or book...

[VaKim]

Does anyone happen to know of any story or book about bragging, or talking about oneself all the time? It really doesn't matter what age it is for because I cannot find a thing at all. Even a picture book would be fine. Just something that makes it clear that these two things are not good.
Thanks bunches!

[stephanie]

Does anyone happen to know of any story or book about bragging, or talking about oneself all the time? It really doesn't matter what age it is for because I cannot find a thing at all. Even a picture book would be fine. Just something that makes it clear that these two things are not good.
Thanks bunches!

I may not be much of a help, but I've seen a lot of books regarding character traits at our local library. I've checked out several of them for my dc. They are picture books,and they are short and sweet reads. I read them to my dc when they were younger. Maybe you can go to your library's online catalog (if they have one) and do a search for them?

[8FillTheHeart]

Many of the Aesops fables cover these types of character traits.......Tortoise and the Hare is one that immediately comes to mind.

[Jennefer@SSA]

I have been reading one fable to ds6 each week this year. We discuss and reflect. It's been a great experience for him (and me, too!)

[Closeacademy]

The American Girl book Meet Kaya has this as its main theme. The girl in the book brags then gets in trouble and ends up earning a bad nickname because of the bragging. It has about 4 chapters.:)

[VaKim]

Thank you ladies. We love Aesop, and have several versions here, but unfortunately, I have one who just doesn't make any connections between the characters there and herself. The Kaya book sounds really good though. We actually have it here somewhere. I had not read it myself. Thanks again! :)

[Myrtle]

The Big Brag by Dr. Seuss! (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Brag-Classic-Seuss/dp/0679891498/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204915226&sr=8-1)

The kids love it. Not preachy. It's funny and it gets the point across.

[Hillary in KS]

"Otherwise Known As.... Sheila the Great!" by Judy Blume.

It's been years since I read this, but I read it aloud to a class of 4th graders because of the bragging issues. I don't remember having to edit much, but you may want to read a chapter ahead or something, just in case.

[cin]

I don't know off hand if there is a specific one about talking about oneself, but the Help Me Be Good series by Joy Berry has some GREAT character books.

[nmoira]

We liked I'm Terrific (http://www.amazon.com/Im-Terrific-Marjorie-Weinman-Sharmat/dp/0823409554/) by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat.

[woolybear]

We just got a series of books called Among the Meadow People (plus three more books). I had expected these to just be about animals,but it turns out some of the stories also subtly cover character problems. I don't know about bragging just yet, we've only read a few of the stories. I am just loving these,though. My ds really needs to hear some of this and this is such a nice gentle way to get a message across. The books are available through Yesterday's Classics. Kim