Is your child a bully, a victim or a bystander? There is big trouble at school, and Ellie Elephant knows there is only one friend who can help bring peace: Splunkey. After she says her name aloud and blinks three times, Splunkey magically appears and is ready to help! Big Bully Holly Howler is a new student who shoves kids to be first in the lunch line and snatches things from other studentsall without the teachers knowledge. It seems there is nothing anyone can do to stop Hollyuntil Splunkey encourages Ellie and her best friend, Eli, to look at Holly in an entirely new way. In this delightful childrens tale, youngsters learn creative ways to cope with bullies through help from a peace-loving detective. What an evocative, sensitive and creative story This book is needed in every library, classroom and home The authors marvelous imagination and originality in illustrating and writing teach all of us the answer to the questionbully, victim or bystander? Joan Franklin Smutny, Director, The Center for GiftedMidwest Torrance Center for Creativity, Glenview, Illinois