Saturday, May 3, 2014

Whistle a Happy Tune and other stories

children's books, values, patience, kindness, courage,
Author: C. Schmid

For Ages: 3 and above

No. of Pages: 16

Publisher: Sterling Publishers, India

Year: 2006

Lately, I've been hearing this phrase quite often - ‘intentional parenting’ which means just what it says. Sometimes, we get so overwhelmed by our everyday lives that we rarely have any quality time left to give our children much less to pass on essential life lessons to them.

This gem of a book might help with that. The book isn’t great to look at nor do the illustrations grab our attention but this book is a true treasure trove of wisdom.

There are seven short stories, each of which conveys an essential lesson that, if imbibed by our children, will set them on the path of true success.

Here are the stories:
  • Whistle a happy tune: On patience
  • Kindness always pays
  • The Sun and the Rain: On appreciating good times and bad
  • The Three Lovely Flowers: Lily for innocence, Violet for modesty and the rose as a symbol of charity
  • The Rain Was a Blessing: On not grumbling and complaining
  • The Miracle Field: On the merits of hard work
  • The Echo of Love: On being kind, caring and helpful to others

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