#blogbookaday: Miles McHale, Tattletale

Summary:

“Miles McHale is a tattletale. And everybody knows it. But he’s not the only one who needs help, so his teacher decides: it’s time to fight the Tattle Battle! But will Miles figure out the right time to tell a grown-up about another person’s behavior, or is he doomed to be a tattletale forever?” (Taken from Goodreads)

Review:

Miles McHale is a tattletale and so are a lot of his friends at school. So his teacher comes up with the Tattle Battle to help teach her students the difference between tattling and telling. Telling is making sure a friend is safe and healthy. While tattling is those little things kids tell adults about that are inconsequential. Miles has a really hard time not tattling, but soon learns the difference and even adds a second part to the tattling pledge!

Personal Reaction:

This is a perfect read-aloud for a classroom of kids who are finding it difficult to stop tattling. Or even as a one-on-one story to start a discussion about the difference between tattling and telling. The tattling pledge was a little silly to me as an adult. I could see how it gets the idea across that some things should be told to an adult while others are not necessary.

Title: Miles McHale, Tattletale
Author: Christianne Jones
Illustrator: Elina Ellis
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Publication Date: January 1, 2017

This is a new idea I’m trying on my blog this year that was inspired by @donalynbooks and @heisereads – to provide a brief review of a picture book every day of 2018. You’ll get a brief summary of the story, a review of the content, illustrations and theme, my personal reaction to the book and all the pertinent publication information! Enjoy!