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Something Good

Something Good

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  • Create Date：2021-11-05 06:51:37
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Marcy Campbell
  • ISBN：075955742X
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Summary

A sensitive， timely and ultimately uplifting portrayal of how an elementary school struggles， copes， and heals together after "something bad" is discovered written on the wall， illustrated by bestselling artist Corinna Luyken

This kind of thing won't be tolerated at our school， the principal declares the day the "bad-something" is discovered written on a wall。 The incident makes the kids nervous， giggly， and curious at first， but then they're worried， confused， sad and angry。 Everyone is suspicious。 Who did it， and why？ They miss the days before the bad-something appeared， because everything—and everyone—feels different now。 It takes a lot of talking， listening， looking， and creating something good together to find a way to heal。 The story acknowledges that while the scars of such incidents remain， it is possible to teach tolerance and feel true community once again。

Written and illustrated by the acclaimed creators of Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse！， here is a brave book about the power of words that tackles one of the most difficult topics for elementary school-aged children—hate speech—in a direct， realistic， and empathetic manner。

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Reviews

Heidi ，

This book places the title page and copyright page at the end of the book， something I've never seen done before。 This allows the book to begin on the back of the flyleaf。 Interestingly， the child telling the story is never identified among all the children in the book。 The story has both a personal and community feel to it。 The individual narrator tells of the 'bad-something' that an unknown person put on the girl's bathroom wall。 Despite efforts by the principal to discover the source of the ' This book places the title page and copyright page at the end of the book， something I've never seen done before。 This allows the book to begin on the back of the flyleaf。 Interestingly， the child telling the story is never identified among all the children in the book。 The story has both a personal and community feel to it。 The individual narrator tells of the 'bad-something' that an unknown person put on the girl's bathroom wall。 Despite efforts by the principal to discover the source of the 'bad-something'， the culprit is never identified。 But the consequences of the act run deep。 The children in the narrator's class feel worried， confused， sad， or angry。 The mix of emotions leads to more unkindness。 The principal calls the school together to address these feelings and to remind the students that they are special and kind， "even if we forgot sometimes"。 The teacher takes the students to the bathroom and has them paint over the 'bad-something'。 Together as a class， the students work to 'overcome' the damage done by the 'bad-something'。 By working together the students learn how to problem-solve and face difficult things。 The power of community to create beauty from ashes is powerfully illustrated in this story。 Luyken's stunning gouache， colored pencil， and ink illustrations combine colors and characters in sensitive， evocative ways that highlight the characters emotions at various places in the story。 This is a powerful story that can help young readers/listeners appreciate the good that still exists in the world。 。。。more

Aolund ，

When "something bad" is found on the wall of the girls' bathroom at school， the principal， teachers， and students work together to process what happened and restore the school to "something good" through painting over the hate speech written on the wall with a collaborative mural。 This book has a lot of good things going for it， but I'm not sure if I'm 100% sold either。 I think in the hands of the right teacher/librarian this book could be used to guide a really rich and fruitful discussion abou When "something bad" is found on the wall of the girls' bathroom at school， the principal， teachers， and students work together to process what happened and restore the school to "something good" through painting over the hate speech written on the wall with a collaborative mural。 This book has a lot of good things going for it， but I'm not sure if I'm 100% sold either。 I think in the hands of the right teacher/librarian this book could be used to guide a really rich and fruitful discussion about harassment， hate speech， and how we make each other feel held and welcome in community。 However， because the "bad something" is never actually shown nor specifically described， there are some limitations。 While I can make an assumption as a reader that the "something bad" was racist hate speech， I can't know that for sure: the interventions made by the teachers and principal in response to the "something bad" treat the act like it harmed everyone in the school equally or in the same way， but that simply can't be the case， and framing it this way creates the sense that people with privileged identities （even if they don't write hate speech on bathroom walls！） don't have to put in the work to undo their conscious and unconscious biases。 All of this being said， I think if "something bad" did happen in a school， this book could be really useful in initiating discussion and processing what happened—and that that discussion could also include talking about this book's own limitations！ I understand the idea behind the choice not to be specific about the "something bad，" but I think getting to some sense of specifics—even if that's simply "it could have been something racist" or "it could have been something fatphobic"， and then talking about how those two things could be the same， different， and/or impact different groups of people differently—would be essential to making this book as useful as possible。Themes: Community， Speech， Art， Healing， Pain， Bias/HarassmentAge range: Elementary 。。。more

Hillary ，

Unique & beautiful illustrations。

Y。Poston ，

LOVE everything about this book！ the story， wording in particular， the fun illustrationsabsolutely delightful way to explore something "bad" LOVE everything about this book！ the story， wording in particular， the fun illustrationsabsolutely delightful way to explore something "bad" 。。。more

Katy ，

I have a quibble with the illustrations for this。 The ages of the children seem to vascillate wildly from page to page。 I cannot place how old they are supposed to be at all。 Is this intentional？ Genuinely love Corinna Luyken's work and otherwise really like the illustrations but I am so confused。 I have a quibble with the illustrations for this。 The ages of the children seem to vascillate wildly from page to page。 I cannot place how old they are supposed to be at all。 Is this intentional？ Genuinely love Corinna Luyken's work and otherwise really like the illustrations but I am so confused。 。。。more

Becca ，

Campbell tackles the subject of hate speech， showing children's differing reactions and how one school chose to handle the problem。 Campbell tackles the subject of hate speech， showing children's differing reactions and how one school chose to handle the problem。 。。。more

Lynne ，

3。5 starsRTC

Kelly ，

Interesting read through。 It makes you want to be kinder than usual。 The illustrations don't stand out to me as much her past illustrations， but the words make up for it。 Interesting read through。 It makes you want to be kinder than usual。 The illustrations don't stand out to me as much her past illustrations， but the words make up for it。 。。。more

Kathy ，

Somebody put something bad on the wall of the girls' bathroom at school。 It doesn't matter what it was， it just hurt people， and made even the adults suspicious。 How do you combat the bad？ By creating good。 In this case， the teacher had them paint wonderful pictures over the something bad， and write poems about the good overcoming the bad。 The bad in the world can spread， unless we make a conscious effort to counteract it with art， or love， or more。 Children might not understand the nuances， but Somebody put something bad on the wall of the girls' bathroom at school。 It doesn't matter what it was， it just hurt people， and made even the adults suspicious。 How do you combat the bad？ By creating good。 In this case， the teacher had them paint wonderful pictures over the something bad， and write poems about the good overcoming the bad。 The bad in the world can spread， unless we make a conscious effort to counteract it with art， or love， or more。 Children might not understand the nuances， but they get the feelings of bad things in the world。 We can teach and model how to be， feel， and do better。 The background colors and abstract lines convey the various emotions and reactions 。。。more

Tasha ，

When a “bad-something” is found written on the wall in the girls’ restroom at school， the principal says that this won’t be tolerated。 One girl and her friends sneak into the bathroom to see what the bad thing is。 It’s fun at first， until they see what is written。 The bad something is truly bad， leaving them all feeling horrible。 No one knows who wrote it， so everyone is looking closely at one another for clues。 Afterwards people were meaner to each other。 So the school decided to give everyone When a “bad-something” is found written on the wall in the girls’ restroom at school， the principal says that this won’t be tolerated。 One girl and her friends sneak into the bathroom to see what the bad thing is。 It’s fun at first， until they see what is written。 The bad something is truly bad， leaving them all feeling horrible。 No one knows who wrote it， so everyone is looking closely at one another for clues。 Afterwards people were meaner to each other。 So the school decided to give everyone ribbons to remind them who they are and then launched an art project to permanently cover the bad thing。 Everyone worked together painting and creating until they had made something remarkable。 Sharing poems afterwards， students became kinder to one another， reminded who they are and who they want to be。Based on happenings in her children’s schools， this picture book shows the continued impact that hate speech can have on a school。 Campbell shows the emotions of the various children clearly， making space for different reactions to what has been written and also showing how not knowing exactly what was said can also cause emotional and negative responses。 The book is filled with empathy for the students and offers one of many solutions to bring the student body back around。 Using art to express themselves allows for emotions to be shared and the community itself to step forward。The art is done in gouache， colored pencil and ink。 The art shows the mixed emotions of the students in the school， reddened and sharpened feelings of accusation， dark red and black of meanness， bright yellow of hope and change。 The illustrations are a gorgeous mix of lightness of line with deep color that conveys the feelings。A look at hate speech and how to confront its impact。 Appropriate for ages 4-7。 。。。more

Sally ，

A good classroom resource。The illustrations are lovely！A bad something appears on the wall in the girls bathroom。The principal won't accept this type of behavior。She talks to the girls of class accused。The students are shocked。 but somehow they become meaner to each other。Then there's a school assembly。The class has a discussion and the teacher begins a paint project。 A good classroom resource。The illustrations are lovely！A bad something appears on the wall in the girls bathroom。The principal won't accept this type of behavior。She talks to the girls of class accused。The students are shocked。 but somehow they become meaner to each other。Then there's a school assembly。The class has a discussion and the teacher begins a paint project。 。。。more

Sandy Brehl ，

Inspired by an actual school situation， the process of leaning into the GOOD in Something Good plays out realistically， not with an overnight change， or erasure of the BAD thing that generated change in the children at school。 Instead， it is the support and hard work and creativity of the families and teachers and children that scaffolds their return to kindness and appreciation of others， perhaps more intentionally and aware than before the BAD THING appeared on the bathroom wall。 Lovely illust Inspired by an actual school situation， the process of leaning into the GOOD in Something Good plays out realistically， not with an overnight change， or erasure of the BAD thing that generated change in the children at school。 Instead， it is the support and hard work and creativity of the families and teachers and children that scaffolds their return to kindness and appreciation of others， perhaps more intentionally and aware than before the BAD THING appeared on the bathroom wall。 Lovely illustrations convey subtle shifts in emotion throughout， with characters of many identities and backgrounds。 。。。more

Annese ，

I appreciate that readers are never told what the bad-something said。 You could insert any real-time headline and we would understand the feelings evoked in the aftermath。 Poignant。 Timely。 Relatable。

Molly Cluff （Library！） ，

I really liked this message of overpowering the bad and scary things with good actions。 The art in this with the yellow and fuschia accents really supported the message in an artistic way。 This is a good conversation starter too for when kiddos encounter inappropriate things at school， and I like that the school took what happened so seriously even though we never find out what was written in the bathroom stall。

Chris ，

"Something Good，" by Marcy Campbell， tackles a problem that too often occurs in our schools--the defacing of school property with distasteful words or pictures。 Sharing this book with a child might help him/her understand and process a like situation that happens in their life。In this thought-provoking story， it's the custodian who finds "。。。the bad-something on the bathroom wall，" a discovery that leads to the students having a talk from Mrs。 Martinez， the principal。She says no one will be allo "Something Good，" by Marcy Campbell， tackles a problem that too often occurs in our schools--the defacing of school property with distasteful words or pictures。 Sharing this book with a child might help him/her understand and process a like situation that happens in their life。In this thought-provoking story， it's the custodian who finds "。。。the bad-something on the bathroom wall，" a discovery that leads to the students having a talk from Mrs。 Martinez， the principal。She says no one will be allowed to use the bathroom later in the day， so the girls rush to use the facility before it's closed and are shocked to see "。。。the bad-something" on display。 "The next day the bathroom door is locked。"Distrust of one another befalls the students as each suspects the other--a futile blame-game that doesn't get them anywhere， other than to become "。。。meaner than we used to be。" It's Mrs。 Martinez who comes up with an idea that turns a frightful happening into one that restores the students faith in one another by handing out pins that remind them "To remember who we are。" The art teacher also has a hand in helping the students by supervising a project that's helpful and hopeful。 Pictures by Corinna Luyken provide the perfect accompaniment to this story with a moral。 。 。。。more

Sarah ，

I am such a fan of Corinna Luyken's illustrations。 I am such a fan of Corinna Luyken's illustrations。 。。。more

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