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I particularly liked that the images look hand-drawn. Not many children's books come with those. I'd definitely pick this book up, irrespective of the fact that I am (unfortunately) not a kid anymore. I like all these feel-good books and this one seems to be just that. Maybe I'll learn a thing or two!
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The book sounds extremely educational with very important messages that are rarely discussed in children's books. The aspect of engagement shows how much care the author put into creating this, and makes the hardcopy more worthwhile to purchase. My 8 year old brother will definitely enjoy this! Thanks for the excellent review :D
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Samy Lax wrote: 01 Aug 2018, 22:42 I particularly liked that the images look hand-drawn. Not many children's books come with those. I'd definitely pick this book up, irrespective of the fact that I am (unfortunately) not a kid anymore. I like all these feel-good books and this one seems to be just that. Maybe I'll learn a thing or two!
It was a really great children's book. Thanks for commenting.
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Morgan Jones wrote: 02 Aug 2018, 07:33 The book sounds extremely educational with very important messages that are rarely discussed in children's books. The aspect of engagement shows how much care the author put into creating this, and makes the hardcopy more worthwhile to purchase. My 8 year old brother will definitely enjoy this! Thanks for the excellent review :D
Thanks for commenting. I believe that the author is a teacher herself, so she knows her audience well. It shows.
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Wonderful, I appreciate children's book and this seem to carry style and grace!!

Thank you!
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Dahmy 10 wrote: 02 Aug 2018, 11:09 Wonderful, I appreciate children's book and this seem to carry style and grace!!

Thank you!
It definitely does that! Thanks for your reply.
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Wow. The review is very good. Congratulations on the good work. The book is fascinating too. Apart from children learning some grammar, including beads for them to participate in the exercise is a good practice too. I cannot speak much on the impact of the lesson of the book on the books. It is simply great.
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Kibetious wrote: 02 Aug 2018, 12:32 Wow. The review is very good. Congratulations on the good work. The book is fascinating too. Apart from children learning some grammar, including beads for them to participate in the exercise is a good practice too. I cannot speak much on the impact of the lesson of the book on the books. It is simply great.
Thanks for your comment. I thought it was a lovely lesson.
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"I enjoyed not only that this story teaches children a great lesson (some adults could still use a lesson in good deeds), but the diversity of the characters was nice to see as well."

Sign me up! This book has diversity and is teaching a great lesson.
Loved your review.
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JR Mercier wrote: 03 Aug 2018, 02:08 "I enjoyed not only that this story teaches children a great lesson (some adults could still use a lesson in good deeds), but the diversity of the characters was nice to see as well."

Sign me up! This book has diversity and is teaching a great lesson.
Loved your review.
Thanks! There was even more diversity than I was able to comment on in the review. It's definitely a very unique book in that sense.
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Lovely! As a parent, I certainly appreciate any book that teaches kids good morals. Great review.
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christabel88 wrote: 03 Aug 2018, 08:37 Lovely! As a parent, I certainly appreciate any book that teaches kids good morals. Great review.
Thanks! It's always good when children's books teach a lesson.
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Love a book that would introduce an activity to promote kindness and friendship. As a teacher, I can envision using this book as an introduction to classroom atmosphere. Students would love creating a bracelet and earning the right to move a bead. I could also seeing this working in other situations such as family life.
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Janet Bragg wrote: 04 Aug 2018, 14:12 Love a book that would introduce an activity to promote kindness and friendship. As a teacher, I can envision using this book as an introduction to classroom atmosphere. Students would love creating a bracelet and earning the right to move a bead. I could also seeing this working in other situations such as family life.
Yes! The book has many applications. You can tell it's created by a teacher. Thanks for your comments.
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Miss Kate's Very Very Special Class Project Character education is a significant part of a student's curriculum, especially in the elementary school. As a teacher, there is no better way to foster a discussion on friendship and good deeds than with a good, read-aloud book. I would totally use this book in a primary classroom, along with the creation of the bracelet, to motivate and challenge students to acts of kindness. Knowing how this would motivate students, a monitoring system would have to be incorporated or students would be trying to move all their beads in the first 30 minutes. I'm looking forward to reading this entire book and writing the review.
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