Bottner, Barbara.
Bootsie Barker Bites.
Putnam Juvenile Books, 1997.
2–3 PB

The narrator has to figure out how to deal with Bootsie Barker, a bully.

Brisson, Pat.
The Summer My Father Was Ten.
Boyds Mills Press, 1998.
2–3 PB

What starts out as a harmless prank, results in the destruction of a treasured garden.

Bunting, Eve.
Summer Wheels.
Voyager Books, 1996.
4–5 CB

When neighborhood buddies see a new guy on the street destroying a bike he borrowed from the “Bicycle Man,” they decide they have to report this Double D behavior.

Caseley, Judith.
Bully.
Greenwillow Books, 2001.
2–5 PB

Mickey uses humor to transform a bully into a friend.

Dakos, Kalli.
If You’re Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand.
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1990.
2–5 Poetry

Poems such as “Budging Line-Ups” describe the annoyances and other shared experiences of elementary school students.

Dakos, Kalli.
Mrs. Cole on an Onion Roll.
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1995. 2–5 Poetry

In the poem “Peter the Pain,” a student describes someone who annoys others.

dePaola, Tomie.
Trouble in the Barker’s Class.
G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2003.
K–1 PB

A new student frustrates her classmates when she pushes, grabs, and frowns all the time. An understanding friend is all she needs to change her behavior.

Elliott, Laura Malone.
Hunter’s Best Friend at School.
HarperCollins, 2002.
K–3 PB

Hunter helps his friend, Stripe, correct his annoying behavior at school.

Havill, Juanita.
Jamaica and Brianna.
Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
K–3 PB

Jamaica’s envy of Brianna’s pink fur-lined boots leads to teasing and hurt feelings.

Kelley, True.
Blabber Mouse.
Dutton Children’s Books, 2001.
2–5 PB

Blabber Mouse annoys his friends by spreading gossip.

Ketteman, Helen.
Armadillo Tattletale.
Scholastic Press, 2000.
2–3 PB

Armadillo annoys everyone by spreading gossip about what he overhears with his enormous
ears.

O’Neill, Alexis.
The Recess Queen.
Scholastic Press, 2002.
2–3; 4–5 PB

Mean Jean bullies her way around the playground until a new girl arrives at school.

Polacco, Patricia.
Thank You, Mr. Falker.
Philomel Books, 1998.
4–5 PB

The author describes how she was teased as a child because of her reading disability.

Shannon, David.
David Goes to School.
Blue Sky Press, 1999.
K–3 PB

When David goes to school he has trouble following the rules. Sometimes his behavior is annoying to others, and sometimes it is dangerous and destructive.

Shields, Carol Diggory.
Almost Late to School: And More School Poems.
Dutton Children’s Books, 2003.
3–5 Poetry

A collection of poems about the challenges and frustrations of being an elementary school student.

Wells, Rosemary.
Timothy Goes to School.
Viking, 2000.
K–1 PB

Timothy finds a friend at school to help him cope with Claude’s taunting and teasing.

Yee, Wong Herbert.
Big Black Bear.
Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
K–1 PB

A bear’s annoying behavior makes it difficult for him to make a new friend.