Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul: Stories of Courage, Hope and Laughter for Kids ages 8-12 (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (650 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1623610605 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Today's kids face grave issues and harder decisions than ever before. These issues make kids feel as if they must understand and accept all the troubles of the world.. Divorce splits apart families every day. Gang warfare, violence, drugs, alcohol, smoking, pregnancy, depression and suicide have found their way into middle and elementary schools
The offerings range from funny to inspiring to dull to, well, schmaltzy. The authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul (1993) offer a compilation of heartwarming stories directed at children. Among the mix are stories by well-known names such as Shaquille O'Neal and Chuck Norris; however, most of the stories were sent in to the editors by children from all over the country. Ilene Cooper. 4^-7. Although it is doubtful that kids will ask for the book themselves (especially with a title like this), parents, librarians, and teachers will find much here to use as a jumping-off point for dis
D. Reeves said NOT FOR CHILDREN. I thought this would be a fun encouraging book for my son. He started telling me some of the stories. A boy gets strangled to death while driving in a car, another dies while playing on a moving train, parents doing drugs, another with the father molesting his little girl for six years. Unbelievable. My son said instead of the tag line courage, hope and laughter is should be fear, despair and sadness.. NOT FOR KIDS!!! DID ANYONE WHO LEFT 5 STARS ACTUALLY READ THIS BOOK? THIS WAS SO NOT FOR CHILDREN. PLEASE DO NOT LET YOUR CHILDREN READ THESE DISTURBING STORIES.READ THE OTHER PEOPLES REVIEWS WHO ONLY LEFT 1 STAR. MY 12 YEAR OLD THOUGHT THIS BOOK WAS HORRIBLE. HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF INCEST UNTIL HE READ THIS BOOK. IT WASN'T EVEN UPLIFTING BECAUSE MY SON SAID THE FATHER DID IT TO HER FOR YEARS BEFORE SHE TOLD ANYONE. I FEEL LIKE SUING THE PUBLISHER.. "Completely inappropriate for children" according to Kristen M. Nicholls. I bought this book as a gift for an 8 year old child. I decided to read one of the stories in the book at random just to see what it was like. Upon doing so, I encountered a child molestation account and felt the need to continue to read before giving the book to the child. The more stories I read, the more disturbed I was at the thought that this book is recommended for children of age 8-12. The stories ranged from "my friend died from acci
He is a leader in the field of personal transformation and peak performance and is currently CEO of the Canfield Training Group and Founder and Chairman of the Board of The Foundation for Self-Esteem. An internationally renowned corporate trainer and keynote speaker, he lives in Santa Barbara, California. Mark Victor Hansen is a co-founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul. Jack Can