Shubert, a lightning bug, decides he will be helpful today, no matter what! As he enters his classroom, he finds Lucinda throwing down her backpack and kicking Etta. Find out how Shubert and his classmates help Lucinda uncover her real problem and find a solution. Mrs. Bookbinder, the teacher, models ways for adults to view misbehavior as a "call for help" rather than an act of meanness. Find out how she builds a school family where all class members...

Shubert, a lightning bug, feels bug crazy mad because he can't go out and play. He refuses to do this homework and is hurtful to friends at school. Find out how his teacher uses Shubert's upset as an opportunity to teach him and his classmates ways to calm down.--From publisher description.

Shubert the lightning bug forgets his field trip permission slip. He decides to rant and rave and break the rules. His teacher and classmates help him calm down.

Shubert wonders why other bugs in his school make fun of Crenshaw the Cricket and call him names. All the bugs learn to see Crenshaw through "loving eyes" and understand why he behaves differently from them.