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ROBERTA BELL/THE PACKET & TIMES - Joan Daulby is pictured with a copy of her latest children’s book, Walter Wind and Red Hat, which explores how to deal with bullies without becoming one

One the hardest parts about dealing with bullies is doing so in a way where they 

aren't bullied back.

“That’s how Walter Wind does it,” says Oro-Medonte author, Joan Daulby, of the main character in her latest children’s book.

Walter Wind and Red Hat, published by Pine Lake Books Nov. 3, follows Walter Wind as he tries to help a little boy in a red hat being bullied in a school yard.

“Walter Wind, watching this boy, can’t figure out why there’s nobody helping him. The kids are pushing him around,” Daulby said.

Walter Wind, who, in the book, is actually wind, soars off to talk to his friend, a tree, about the situation.

“Walter Wind was so afraid to help the little boy and try and do something,” Daulby said. “He didn’t want to become a bully as well.”

Daulby, who presented the book at local elementary schools as part of their National Bullying Awareness Week initiatives, said she was nervous reading the book aloud to the children the first time because the subject is so touchy.

Daulby said a teacher told her not to worry because the children had been learning about it since the beginning of the year.

There’s more awareness around bullying than there used to be, Daulby said, and people are more inclined to try and step in and stop it.

“That’s the main theme. It’s going through the schools. It’s going through the community. Nobody wants to see bullying,” Daulby said.

Daubly said the book was a tricky one to write, mostly because she wanted to make sure she did it justice.

“I sat on it for a year and then I went back to it again and made a few changes,” Daulby said.

She said she wanted to be sure that children being bullied knew to report it after hearing the story.

Daulby has written four other children books about Walter Wind, but they’re a little more light-hearted.

Before beginning the Walter Wind Series, Daulby penned Cool Blues, a book about a seven-year-old boy who needed glasses but was worried about what his schoolmates would think of him if he showed up wearing them.

Cool Blues is dedicated to her grandson, whose experience inspired her to write it.

“It is a serious topic for a seven-year-old,” Daubly said.

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