The Story of Max — Maggie Sullivan

Parents, teachers and children will love The Story of Max. Max is a hairless cat who becomes a bully after having to move to a new home. Max's whole world has been turned upside down, and he doesn't know how to accept the changes. While at his new home, he becomes a bully to one of his new family members Lilly. Thankfully, Lilly has learned how to take responsibility for her life and through a heart-to-heart conversation, she teaches Max how to gain a new perspective and start his own self-awareness journey. Max learns the importance of developing a strong value system and how to treat others the way that he wants to be treated by following the Golden Rule. The author draws on over twenty years of experience in the classroom to present issues in a way that children are able to make connections with, giving parents and teachers and opportunity to engage in having difficult conversations. The book can be read for pure enjoyment or it can be used as a social story to teach about a variety of critical issues that children may experience today. It includes a number of learning connections at the end of the book and a Reader's Guide that can be downloaded at maggiesullivan.ca.