Mr Tree is my name and I am your friend.  I’ll protect you from the sun and heat if you sit beneath my leaves in the shade.   I can also protect you from the wind and rain if you snuggle up to my trunk.  I am a very lucky tree as I am planted in the middle of a large park where there are lots of children playing and mum’s and dad’s walking past.  As I am your friend, you can climb up onto me, lean against me, sit next to me and I will protect you.   If you are sad, I can comfort you and hopefully make you feel better.  And the best of all, is you can hug me as much as you like.  I love hugs, don’t you?

Hey I’m Simon, just a regular school kid just like you.  Being bullied is not much fun and I didn’t know how to deal with it. The best thing was that I spoke about it with Mr Tree and he helped me to understand the Bully. My mum helped me as well and she was very proud of me when Roger and I became friends. Grown ups really know how to help. If you are being bullied at school, please go and speak with a teacher or your parent. Bullying is not Ok.

My name is Roger and I am the bully in the book Mr Tree saves Simon from the Bully. I struggle to make friends and being mean to somebody made me feel better.  It was like they were hurting inside like I was. There are many reasons why people bully others. I was a bully because my mum died and I didn’t know how to deal with all the changes happening at home. I was very sad, angry and confused. I should have talked to a teacher or my dad but I didn’t. Lucky for me Simon is a really good friend and he helped me. Maybe there is somebody you can help?