"It Takes U" Anti-Bullying Project

Lou P. Garou and the Bullies was inspired by my own children's struggle with being bullied. I saw normally happy children become sad and depressed. Their grades began to suffer as well as their self esteem. My hope is that the story of Lou P. Garou and his bullies can help children deal with the emotions that go along with being bullied. It is also my hope that this story will open a dialogue with schools and parents of children that are being bullied as well as with those that are doing the bullying. This problem is an enormous issue all over the world and must be addressed. I showed the book to a friend who worked in a school and she asked me to read it to some students. The feedback from the students and the dialogue it opened was amazing and inspired me to start this project. My goal is to use the money to print copies of the book, take them into schools, read the story to the students, and give them a copy of the book that they can keep. My dream is to help open a dialogue between the students, parents, and schools to help put a stop to the ever increasing problem of bullying that is devastating schools across the world.