{"product_id":"homework-yuck-free-children-book","title":"HOMEWORK - YUCK! | Free Children Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJamal made a case at the next open house and it mattered much. Download this free children’s book to read about how he chose to stand his ground and took courage to validate his actions. A little bit of honesty and a little bit of courage had gone a long way in boosting Jamal’s belief in himself.  Read more in this free children’s real aloud and be truly inspired.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is illegal to use this free children's book for commercial without giving us credit by linking to our website \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/monkeypen.com\/blogs\/free-coloring-books\/\" title=\"Free coloring books\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewww.monkeypen.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. 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Thank you \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"u-1\/1 u-2\/2@phab u-1\/2@tab u-1\/2@desk\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; float: left; color: #fff; background-color: #dc2050;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #fff; background-color: #dc2050;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/009-HOMEWORK-YUCK-Free-Childrens-Book-By-Monkey-Pen.pdf?v=1589846892\" title=\"HOMEWORK - YUCK!\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cimg id=\"dnld\" style=\"padding: 5px 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/newpdficon_large.png?v=1501485027\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"border-bottom: none;\"\u003eDownload Free PDF Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/monkeypen.com\/pages\/free-childrens-books\" title=\"Free Children's books\"\u003eClick here to read more Free Children's books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-01_2bb3fa87-ec1e-4713-bf14-39cbcc7c95e7.jpg?v=1608018718\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Jamal opened the door, his mother could tell \u003cbr\u003esomething was wrong. He looked like he was going to cry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-02_4c8478cb-5034-472e-85de-0dac9c324e21.jpg?v=1608018743\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Jamal, what is the matter?” his mother asked.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-03_f1aa099b-ef91-4a52-9fd7-b8ea41806ddb.jpg?v=1608018772\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“HOMEWORK!” he shouted. “Homework ! Yuck! \u003cbr\u003eI will not do any more homework.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-04_a05c5b7e-51b0-4af9-9869-7a98661d8aed.jpg?v=1608018792\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow, Jamal’s mother was quite concerned. \u003cbr\u003eShe had never heard Jamal talk like that and she had no idea that he didn’t like doing his homework.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-05_c20fffc3-1582-4baf-b4dc-0b4f4f618ddf.jpg?v=1608018865\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn fact, each time she asked Jamal if he had done his homework, he would always answer “yes”.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-06_0ced8190-bf6f-4dd5-ae1c-32446595bcf3.jpg?v=1608018892\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My teacher wants to meet with you,” Jamal said.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-07_5ab04793-d956-44b6-b8c4-2d2415bded1b.jpg?v=1608018914\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“That’s fine,” his mother said. \u003cbr\u003e“But I would like to talk to you before\u003cbr\u003ewe meet with your teacher. \u003cbr\u003eI think now is the perfect time,”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-08_efaa06bb-d066-4409-b0d0-cfdb2d55964c.jpg?v=1608018938\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJamal and his mother talked for a long time and all the while his mother was writing things down. Jamal chuckled to himself as she wrote. It was as if she was doing homework, and do you know what? She was.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-09_dd0a398b-2cab-4009-a09d-84f5a719ed1f.jpg?v=1608018962\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThen his mother said, “Jamal, now that we are done, I want you to do the best you can on your homework tonight. Tomorrow morning we will go to school together.” Jamal agreed and his mother continued with her homework.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-10_f50393de-f5f0-47a7-8168-ae31510e06b4.jpg?v=1608018984\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe next day Jamal, his mother, and his teacher met before school started.\u003cbr\u003eJamal was frightened. He didn’t know what to expect and it was all his fault for not doing his homework.\u003cbr\u003e“Homework! Yuck!” he mumbled to himself. “I heard that,” his teacher said. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-11_78415216-0c98-475b-a672-63e26c2088da.jpg?v=1608019007\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThen his mother spoke, “Jamal and I discussed the situation last night and I assure you he will be doing his homework in the future.\u003cbr\u003eI also think you need to listen to his reasons. They are reasons, and not excuses. Please let Jamal explain to you as he did to me.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-12_61d82d04-8716-49c2-88ce-097e526ec94a_480x480.jpg?v=1608019061\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWell, Jamal was really frightened now. He had to talk to the teacher and tell her why he didn’t do his homework. \u003cbr\u003eJamal thought for a moment, took a deep breath, and began talking.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-13_e000b6b9-b8e0-4a82-82cc-95e3e1fb43ed.jpg?v=1608019121\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I need time to have some fun. I spend all day in school and then my teachers want me to spend the rest of the day doing homework.” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-14_ee280c38-3034-4d74-b89e-c702dfbb687c.jpg?v=1608019091\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I like to spend time with my mother, brother, and sister. I also have to do my chores and help my mom since my dad doesn’t live with us.” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-15_57e0087f-b1d7-4d62-883d-4c0234ba3f71.jpg?v=1608019170\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“When I really try to do my homework, it takes too long and I can’t help my mom. I know this makes her sad and sometimes angry.” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-16_8e66cd3d-cc71-40a5-946a-9c1fab876cb9.jpg?v=1608019195\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Sometimes I get so much homework I have to copy some of it from my friends. I know that is cheating, but I want to turn something in.” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-17_7c80b8f8-f263-438b-aa8d-48a6b46ce5be.jpg?v=1608019235\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“When I have done my homework it takes so long to get it back that I can’t learn from it. Meanwhile, you are teaching something else. I just get lost.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-18_7267cab6-5ac8-4e28-a447-880e4f5115c0.jpg?v=1608019267\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJamal’s teacher thought for a moment and then said: “I never realized you were so smart. You have made some very good points and I need to consider them. In fact, all the teachers need to hear  them. I will consider your comments before I assign homework in the future. I would like you to talk to all the teachers. Will you do that?”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-19_f5ceb7cc-1869-46f8-b2d2-bf2654e521ad.jpg?v=1608019290\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJamal agreed and he spoke to all the teachers, parents, and students at the school’s next Open House. He was frightened but he made excellent points. In fact, the school changed the way they assigned homework. It was easier on the students and they were able to complete it and learn. They also had some time to play and spend time with their families.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/Tiff-20_771afc95-1378-46c0-b3c4-f60d5bbfa703.jpg?v=1608019315\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow, Jamal does his homework and actually looks forward to doing it. Now his mother doesn’t have to ask if it is done. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2081\/8163\/files\/001_35041a39-6c9a-48e3-889e-d5575152cc81.jpg?v=1613125029\" alt=\"Free Children's Book\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease share our books with your friends and family to support our mission. 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