Bullying and its effects are heartbreaking, and unfortunately present on playgrounds, classrooms, and homes across the world. Its victims are often silent, and as younger and younger children have access to online forums the bullying can take place somewhere it is very difficult for adults to find and intervene. Knowing how to recognizing bullying, developing the courage to stand up, either for yourself or someone else, and having tools for how to cope with bullies can make the world of difference for a child—stories can help. They allow you to enter a world and a situation as an observer, experience it objectively and form judgements and make decisions about what is right and what is wrong, what works and what doesn't and what kind of person you want to be. Without further ado, here are some truly amazing books to help create awareness, provide solutions and teach empathy, some quite light introductions and some with more serious themes.