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The Children's Book of Virtues | 
 enlarge | Creators: William J. Bennett, Michael Hague
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 53070
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 12 x 9.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 068481353X
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.8038
EAN: 9780684813530
ASIN: 068481353X
Publication Date: October 1, 1995
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Product Description
The perfect companion to William J. Bennett's number-one bestseller; The Book of Virtues, The Children's Book of Virtues is the ideal storybook for parents and children to enjoy together: With selections from The Book of Virtues, from Aesop and Robert Frost to George Washington's life as well as Native American and African folklore, The Children's Book of Virtues brings together timeless stories and poems from around the world. The stories have been chosen especially for a young audience to help parents introduce to their children the essentials of good character: Courage, Perseverance, Responsibility, Work, Self-discipline, Compassion, Faith, Honesty, Loyalty, and Friendship. Lavishly illustrated by the well-known artist Michael Hague, these wonderful stories and the virtues they illustrate come to life on these pages. The Children's Book of Virtues is an enduring treasury of literature and art that will help lead young minds toward what is noble and gentle and fine.
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A Wonderful Teaching Tool December 16, 2008
When my children were elementary school age, I used this book to augment my teaching about virtuous living. I have not looked at it for a number of years, but remember it as being a wonderful resource. It is readable and not preachy. I am now buying it for my various grandchildren and young nieces and nephews.
Excellent Collection of Stories and Poems April 20, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My children and I just adore this book. What a lovely collection of stories all heavily demonstrating solid virtues that are Biblically rooted, not worldly. My children, ages 5 and 4, request that several stories be read time and time again. This book will grow with us through the years; they are no where near growing out of it.
Bennett compiles the stories and poems in 4 categories: courage/perseverance, responsibility/work/self-discipline, compassion/faith, and honesty/loyalty/friendship. There is a nice selection in each category of 1 paged poems, to several paged stories. There is a solid virtue to be taken from every single work.
I recommend this book highly. Fill those little minds with things that are good, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable. Also recommended by the same author are The Children's Book of Faith and The Children's Book of Heroes. Both also have wonderful collections and wonderful illustrations.
wonderful November 17, 2005
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I had this book when I was a little kid. I honestly think that by reading it, it changed how I viewed things as a child. Partially because of this book, when I was little I had strong feelings about responsiblity, kindness, courage, perserverance, and many of the other subjects illustrated in The Children's Book of Virtues. I loved reading it and the stories affected me greatly.
It's About The Message, Not The Messenger September 17, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
These tales were collected from virtually every corner of the globe and some go far back into the reaches of antiquity. Bennett and his collaborators did a fine job of finding stories of universal, fairly non-controversial appeal that we can all cite without worrying about the inherent differences in religion or politics that might otherwise divide us. Segregated according to the principles being celebrated (Honesty, Courage, etc.) these fables and true life stories demonstrate virtues of conduct far too often left unstressed in our morally-undermined society.
 GOOD CHILDREN'S BOOK AND STORIES September 14, 2005
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I purchased this book and a few others in the series for my 4 year old. My son is very intelligent for his age, yet some of the stories were a bit long and beyond his attention span and/or understanding. However, I am not disappointment as I am confident that in time, all the stories will be appropriate. I would recommend this book!
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