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Title: CHILDREN'S BOOK OF VIRTUES by William J. Bennett ISBN: 0-684-81353-X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (10 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: I AM BIASED ALSO
Comment: I had purchased the book "The Educated Child" by Bennett for my
son and daughter-in-law shortly after my granddaughter was born.
They have been using it and I assume they like it.
I work in a bookstore in the children's department and I had been eyeing this "Book of Virtues" for some time. Not only do I think that such a book is important but Hague also happens to be one of my favorite illustrators. So on breaks at work I would read it. It is not all that I had hoped it would be, but it is good.
However, Bennett's bias politically drives me nuts which has made
me biased against purchasing this book. Added to that, his
decision to not only preach against sin but to name the names of
the sinners (in another venue) makes him something less than an
effective moralist and something more like just another loud-mouthed commentator on tv. And then to put the nail in the coffin, there is the recent revelation of his own particular downfall (gambling). Talk about people who live in glass houses!!
None of my own biases against this man has to do with the intrinsic value or lack thereof of the book. But, I have decided that I would find someone more personally worthy of informing me and my grandchild about virtues.
Rating: 2
Summary: Apparently unfamiliar with current children's books
Comment: Apparently William Bennett is unfamiliar with the myriad wonderful books for children written in the last thirty years. The only exception are "famous" people writing now like Barbara Bush. Why not draw on the terrific current literature? My guess is because Bennett would have to pay for that, whereas the older work is in the public domain. What a lost opportunity to speak to kids in terms they can better relate to and to introduce parents to some fine contemporary writers. Of course, this book is actually pitched to parents, not kids, so I doubt appealing to kids is actually his real aim.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Morals, Good Stories, Well Illustrated
Comment: We're on our second read through of this book of children's morality tales.
With poems, short homilies and stories, Bill Bennett entertains young children as life's good lessons are imparted. The accompanying illustrations are visually delightful.
Some of the stories, because of word usage, appeal to a slightly older audience than my four and five year olds, but they can appreciate most of the vignettes. A good book that helps parents in childhood instruction.
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Title: Book of Virtues by William J. Bennett ISBN: 0671683063 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 November, 1993 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: The Children's Book of Heroes by Michael Hague ISBN: 0684834456 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 06 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: The Children's Book of Faith by Michael Hague, William J. Bennett ISBN: 0385327714 Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 10 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Children's Book of America by William J. Bennett, Michael Hague ISBN: 0684849305 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: The Book of Virtues for Young People : A Treasury of Great Moral Stories by William J. Bennett ISBN: 0689816138 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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