Elizabeth learns the consequences of her pushing her classmates. She learns that her actions can hurt others. I liked how Elizabeth learns to apologizes and sees forgiveness in action. The illustrations are gorgeous. ( )

Elizabeth is a handful at school but soon learns what the consequences of her acts are when she pushes one of her classmates. ( )

This book is fun to read aloud and the illustrations are captivating. My three year old keeps returning to it because she likes to spend time looking at the illustrations. It also has a good lesson to not push your friends and about forgiveness. ( )

NCLA Review - This wonderful book with beautiful illustrations by Cassia Thomas is the tale of how a chain reaction can happen among a classroom of children after the first one pushes another. It would lend itself well to being read aloud to a group of pre-school or elementary age children as a lead in to discussing the importance of treating others with respect and caring. Its gentle rhyming style and quirky illustrations are sure to make it a favorite of any young child. The author and illustrator have created a book with universal appeal that allows for a gentle but extremely effective way to teach children about consequences. Lively Elizabeth would be a welcome addition to any church library for families to use as well for church school teachers to read to their classes. Rating 4 —AL ( )