SuitabookMy new team
Ryan Howard
- Reading
- Read together or check in after the team conflict appears. Invite your child to describe what they think good teamwork looks like, without assuming the story shows a particular solution.
- Themes
- Teamwork and bullying: Little Rhino joins a baseball league and faces the challenge of being a good teammate when a bully is on the team. The premise places bullying alongside a challenge about teamwork, but does not establish whether the story criticises, excuses or otherwise evaluates the bully’s conduct.
- Family involvement: Grandpa James signs Little Rhino up for the baseball league, and Little Rhino is pleased to become part of a team. The synopsis shows the grandfather initiating the activity, but does not establish how Little Rhino feels about that decision beyond his excitement about joining a team.
- Worth knowing
- Bullying within the team is part of the premise. The nature, severity and resolution of the behaviour are not clear, so consider whether your reader would welcome talking about unkind treatment.