Review of Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King

[Simran Kumari]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King" by David W. Sutherland and Paul McKellips.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Bedu: Bedouin boy, poet king, the story was written by David Sutherland and Paul Mc Kellips, have a boy name Bedu, a shepherd boy from Damascus. Belonging from not so wealthy family they all depended on the last seven sheep and four goats until the next harvest. Being very fond of poetry he describes the world and expresses feelings through it, that day during the sunset during the dinner for his family when everything changed due to the sudden arrival of kings Melchior, with more than a hundred warriors and his beautiful granddaughter Yasmin, asking for food and shelter for the night and Bedu’s father offer him the feast made with last seven sheep and for goat. Being happy with the gesture of the family the king offers 5 gold coins to Bedu and asked him things to do, one of them was to travel the path to Hebron to replace his herd. it led to a magical journey as he followed the path he learned seven principal, collaborate, understanding, leadership, treat, unleash, respect, evolve, and whenever he learned something new he can find a new star glowing brighter in the sky. He understands and changed from what he ‘does’ to what he meant to ‘be’.

The book was quite adventurous and engaging. The book was very rational and inspiring with a lot of lessons to learn from. Overall, the book showed concepts like following one’s dreams, focusing on what one is meant to be, and gender equality. It teaches the importance of moving forward with time in life, and development, and nature.

The book felt a little similar to “The Alchemist” and the fact that it is set in a historical period with the protagonist being a shepherd made it more evident. But, the writing style of Sutherland and Kellips was fresh, simple, expressive, and easy to understand. The authors were able to convey what they wanted.

I will rate this book 3 out of 4 stars.It was an excellent book with pretty poetic writing. It was inspirational, helpful, and easily understandable; pointing out several leadership qualities throughout it.

The book can be recommended to readers who like historical fiction and family matters. It can serve as a learning experience on how to be a leader as it contains basic discussions about it. People who enjoy stories that revolve around dreaming and achieving success should give the book reading.

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Bedu: Bedouin Boy, Poet King
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