The Children's Book of Virtues

introducing poetry as well as aspects of morality at a very young age, couldn’t have gotten a better first book as a FTM to be

We got this book for our 7 yr old granddaughter for Christmas. She lives to read the stories to us. Beautiful illustrations

Just the book I was looking for, great condition

As a child, I loved my Aesop's fables, Grimm's fairy tails (although not all of the stories), and folk tales from various cultures. My folks would treat me to a story before bed, and I saw it as only natural that we do the same for our children. Problem is, we have a 2-year old, and the longer stories she is not quite ready for yet. This book is a collection of many stories and poems, short and long, and as there are illustrations, she is content to wait until we finish reading a page before turning. Add to that, the stories have good examples, ethics, and morals within them that are explained clearly, and we see very little negative in this book. The rhymes within she has memorized the majority, and often quotes this or that part of a story. "The Little Hero of Holland" is currently favorite.) I look forward to reading her stories from "The Book of Virtues" by William J. Bennet, and can only encourage this book for other parents and their children as well.

Wonderful stories & lovely artwork to help little ones learn some life lessons. I purchased this for my daughter to read to my grandson. I wish they lived closer so I could read it to him. Very happy with my purchase.

I'm a big fan of Bill Bennett and once again he's produced a gem (I know, it's several years old, but I just bought it). I have four children, the oldest being about 4½ years old. Both he and our 3 year old son love to "read" books; they insist on going to bed with them every night and they often stay up later than they're allowed to, flipping through the pages. Unfortunately there aren't many stories in this book that hold their attention, and the ones that do seem to be over too quickly. My personal opinion is that this book is probably more suited for girls of 4+, and boys of 5+. The book is a very nice quality and the illustrations (every page) are marvelous. The stories are grouped by virtue, but each one is independent of the next, so there are many different ways to navigate this book. I would suggest this book for anyone with young children. Physically, this book has a large footprint (from memory, it's probably 12" wide and 14" tall).

My daughter (6 yo) loves this book, and I do too. The stories are entertaining and engaging, and the illustrations are wonderful. The book hearkens back to good old-fashioned values and morals, and is completely unashamed in doing so. Mr. Bennett writes in the foreword that the process of intentionally instructing the young in virtues was done without embarrassment in our recent past. I enjoyed the frankness of the approach in this book. Each selection is headed by a summary of the lesson contained in it. This collection includes poems, fables from Aesop, adaptations of fairy tales, and other stories from cultures around the world in order to illustrate certain virtues, such as responsibility, kindness, honesty, and good manners. The selections are of a good length to sustain the interest of a young(4 - 8 yo) child. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to inculcate good values.

Beautiful book! The stories are virtue based. They are part of the classic literature adapted for children. Some stories are short poems and some are longer stories. The pictures are beautiful. This book is perfect for younger children when a parent reads to them and then later for children who can read on their own. With this book you can discuss virtues with your children. Under each virtue section, there are about 6 stories highlighting the virtue. Courage/Perseverance, Responsibility/Work/Self-Discipline, Compassion/Faith, Honesty/Loyalty/Frienship are the main virtues of this book. From the cover: this book is "an enduring treasury of literature and art that will help lead young minds toward what is noble and gentle and fine." I love this book and so do my children. A must have and must keep book! (Recommended for children 3 to 9, then move to the similar book, Book of Virtues for young people.)

This book teaches my homeschooled kids a lot of difference virtues they need to possess. Every child should have one!!!

Thank you so much.

Eu tive contato com a versão em português do livro no início da década de 2000. O livro é muito bom e me ajudou no processo de alfabetização. Agora, eu comprei esta versão para eu desenvolver as minhas habilidades na língua inglesa.

love this book worth his price a must have for a library home

Considering it is second hand, the book is in good quality. The book itself is very good. It is a collection of stories and poems with varying length, all with a lesson for character building. It has superb colourful illustrations.