The Ant Bully, By John Nickle This book was apparently made into a movie in 2006. And it is easy to see why. It is about a little boy who is bullied by a neighborhood "big kid." In turn, he decides to bully helpless little ants on the sidewalk. One day, the ants decide that they have had enough and bring their concerns up with the Queen ant. With the help of the Wizard ant, they decide to shrink the boy down to their size and teach him a lesson about just how hard life is as an ant, so hopefully he will appreciate their lifestyle more. During his "trial" period, he is told that his final task will be retrieving a certain flavor of jelly bean for the Queen and he will then be set free. During the escapade out to get the jelly bean, two ants' lives are put at risk. The boy decides that saving them is more important than getting a jelly bean. When the Queen learns of the brave task that the little boy performed for two of her colony workers, she decides to put him back to his true size, and teach the bully the same lesson that the little boy had to learn.
Bullying in any form comes with consequences. This book is a great demonstration of the "do unto others as they should do unto you" rule. Not only that, but it is a motion picture that I'm sure many children have seen and I'm sure hearing the story would be an exciting change of pace for them to see where the movie came from. This book would be a good way to teach a lesson about books that are turned into movies. Students would be able to see someone else's interpretation of a certain story and how different people view the same things.
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