{"product_id":"gus-gets-badgered-when-you-meet-a-bully-9781645074427","title":"Gus Gets Badgered: When You Meet a Bully","description":"\u003cp\u003eGus, Jax, and Manny have become friends with Wesley, the new cub in town, but Wesley doesn't always treat Gus kindly. Wesley likes to tease and pick on Gus. This makes Gus uncomfortable, and he asks his dad what he should do. With his dad's advice, and the help of his friends, Gus is able to speak up the next time Wesley is mean to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by counselor Julie Lowe, \u003cem\u003eGus Gets Badgered\u003c\/em\u003e offers concrete, grace-based help for recognizing and responding to bullying and is part of the Good News for Little Hearts series that brings gospel wisdom and biblical counsel to families. Based on CCEF's model of hope and help, each story focuses on an animal family's real-life issues, encouraging young readers toward a growing relationship with Jesus during challenging circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLowe, Julie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJulie Lowe, MA, is a faculty member at CCEF and a licensed professional counselor with nearly twenty years of counseling experience. Julie is also a registered play therapist and has developed a play therapy office at CCEF to better serve families, teens, and children. Julie is the author of \u003ci\u003eChild Proof \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBuilding Bridges\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the minibooks \u003ci\u003eHelping Your Anxious Child\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTeens and Suicide\u003c\/i\u003e. Julie and her husband, Greg, have six children and serve as foster and adoptive parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHox, Joe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJoe Hox was raised on a farm in southern Iowa where he doodled whenever he wasn't spading thistles or bottle-feeding calves. Everyone knew by his crooked hay rows that he would choose art over farming. Joe taught art for twelve years before becoming a full-time illustrator. He is the illustrator for the Good News for Little Hearts series, as well as \u003cem\u003eWho Is Jesus? 40 Pictures to Share with Your Family, \u003c\/em\u003e written by his wife, Kate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Growth Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51615520555282,"sku":"9781645074427","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e1080950-33af-4a05-9a77-2a8855e098e5.jpg?v=1758100814","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gus-gets-badgered-when-you-meet-a-bully-9781645074427","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}