Pascal Lemaitre

The Book of Mean People is written by a bunny who writes down all of the mean people he has met. In his book he acknowledges that mean people come in all shapes and sizes, making all kinds of faces, talking soft and loudly, and so on. The main character acknowledges that people are mean for all types of reason, even when they are not meaning to be mean. However, in the end the main character realizes that although the people surrounding him are mean, he can live his life smiling and not being mean anyway. The book is written and illustrated with two page spreads. The Book of Mean People can teach readers how to overcome dealing with those who are mean by turning the other cheek and going on living life as a nice person, although everyone else may be "mean."… (mehr)

It is about from the perspective of a young anthropomorphized bunny addressing who he thinks is mean in his life and the different forms that meanness can take. From adults that give confusing and often contradicting directives to those who fails to see things from your perspective.

This book validates the perspective of a child. Highlights the ways that adults get irritated with kids unnecessarily instead of explaining the situation properly. It also encourages children to keep their happy disposition despite how many frowning adults are in their life. Love this book, I remember there being a disagreement between my mom and other parents about the appropriateness of this book in the classroom, they thought the book encourage children to think of their parents and other adults as mean.… (mehr)