THE DAY THE BULLY CRIED A picture book written in sing song verse for children in elementary school. It's a story about a little girl who learns to overcome her bully with surprising results. Using the advice that her mother gave her, she finds that she has the power to stop the bully without having to act like a bully herself. We watch how compassion and empathy can make all the difference in the world.
About the Author: Jeanette Torello started writing and illustrating children's books while she was pregnant with her first child. Concerned about the future world her children would be growing up in, she became an advocate for acceptance, tolerance and understanding of all people. Through her stories she hopes to promote kindness to others; teaching children at a young age, that making the right choices can have wonderful results. Growing up in Staten Island New York, Jeanette was always drawing, reading and writing stories. As a young child, one of her favorite places was the weekly Bookmobile where she discovered writers like Maurice Sendack, Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle and later, Judy Blume. She enjoyed the colorful, whimsical stories very much, and her love of reading blossomed. Her most favorite place though, was right next to her mother. They would paint, draw or sculpt with homemade clay, fueling Jeanette's passion for art. Her mother taught her that being an individual who thinks for her self could be an integral part of her creativity. Thus allowing her creation to be truly her own. She applied this idea as a young woman and found escape and solace through writing poetry and painting pictures in high school, all the while winning medals and honors for both throughout her schooling. Though accepted to Pratt Institute, familial obligations lead her on a different creative path that brought mother and daughter together. Those adventures and experiences helped to make her the writer and artist she is today Being a stay at home mom for the past sixteen years has given Jeanette the opportunity to raise her children with the values she advocates. It has also given her the motivation to teach other children the same values through writing and illustrating stories, in hopes of a brighter future for all children. Jeanette currently lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with her wonderful husband, three amazing sons, two feisty felines and their lazy dog. She continues to read for pure enjoyment, writes because the little voice in her head has many stories still to tell and draws because there is still so much to be shown.