Part 5: Close-Up Talk Radio spotlights author Regina Davis

Virginia Beach, VA –According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, nearly half of all children will experience bullying at some point while attending primary or secondary school.

Author and former elementary school teacher Regina Davis believes every school should be a “No Bully Zone.” Davis is the co-author of the Senor Smarty Pantaloons children’s books, a sci-fi/fantasy series designed to teach kids just how hurtful and demeaning bullying is.

“We believe bullying must be nipped in the bud.” says Davis. “We decided to write these books because we are caring and sensitive teachers. We want children to enjoy going to school without the fear of bullying.”

In May of 2013, Davis, along with her collaborator and illustrator Carolyn Royer Spencer, published the second and third books in the series, Lord Computesalot, Ruler of Aurora Bullyalis and His Secret Quest to End Bullying and its corresponding activity book, Lord Computesalot's Quintessential Quest to Banish Bullies.

Led by Señor Smarty Pantaloons, a robotic computer, the characters encourage children to learn more about how to end bullying. The creative workbook’s various activities to teach children about bullying in a creative way.

"We want them to have the proper skills to protect themselves from bullies," says Davis. "All elementary schools, we feel, need a Banish Bullying program."

The books serve as a resource for teachers, parents, guidance counselors and children to discuss the importance of not being bullied but also not bullying others.

“If a child exhibits any signs of being a bully, it needs to be stopped as soon as possible,” says Davis.