A Child's Book of Values

Estsve Pujol i Pons

A Child’s Book of Values is a collection of stories from different cultures around the world,each story illustrating a different virtue.

“Fairy tales, fables, parables, examples, stories, epigrams, epic poems, ballads—all havetransmitted the science of life from generation to generation since the remotest times.They not only educate the individual but mold the thoughts of a people.”

The twenty-six stories come from many cultures, but as the case with most good liter-ature, they are universal. With engaging full-color illustrations and clever design elements,this is a book to pick up and read to little ones and to give to middle schoolers to readthemselves. School libraries will find this a wonderful addition to their collection.

Among the stories readers will find: 

George Washington and the Cherry Tree(Story from the U.S.A.): Honesty

The Elves and the Shoemaker(Brothers Grimm): Justice

In the Sand and on the Rock(Arab Folk Tale): Peace

The Emperor’s New Clothes (Hans Christian Andersen): Sincerity

Now We Will See What Time Brings Us(Chinese Folk Tale): Hope

The Clever Girl (Polish Folk Tale): Creativity