Canfield - Chicken soup for the childs soul: character-building stories to read with kids ages 5-8

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What Kids Are Saying About
Chicken Soup for the Childs Soul

I like this book because it shows kids how to forgive, tell the truth, and be good to others. I think its amazing.

Isaac High, 8

I really liked Chicken Soup for the Childs Soul because lots of emotions ran through me while reading it. It teaches you how to cope with the hard times.

Rachel Brown, 10

Two thumbs way up!

Dawson Hughes, 8

The stories in Chicken Soup for the Childs Soul were so great that I could read them every day. Ill read them to my kids when I get to be a mom.

Sierra Hynes, 8

I think people should read Chicken Soup for the Childs Soul because the stories are about caring, accepting others, and being nice.

John Hughes, 10

I think every kid should read this book because it helps you learn things about growing up.

Christian Nunez, 11

I especially liked the animal stories.

Alexis Bounopane, 9

The stories in Chicken Soup for the Childs Soul were very good, and they made me think about my life.

Belma Omanouic, 10

I liked the stories in Chicken Soup for the Childs Soul because I could picture them in my head. It was such a fun book to read.

Robyn Bajraktari, 9

Chicken Soup for the Childs Soul really helps out in tight situations like with a friend or family member. I think people of all ages should read it.

Isabelle Evans, 10

Chicken Soup for the Childs Soul is a great way for kids to learn that there are some people just like them in this world.

Zo Hall, 10

CHICKEN SOUP
FOR THE CHILDS
SOUL

Character-Building Stories to Read with Kids Ages 58

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen & Irene Dunlap

Backlist, LLC, a unit of

Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC

Cos Cob, CT

www.chickensoup.com

Contents

Sirena Van Schaik

Stephanie Ray Brown

Ariana Morgan Bridges as told to Robin Smith Bridges

Karen Cogan

Lara Anderson

Christopher Geren

Mallory McGinty

Ruth B. Spiro

Emylee Cuthbertson

John P. Buentello

Mary Lou DeCaprio

Christine Mix

Richard Brookton

Renee Hixson

Talia Haven

Lana Krumwiede

Kendal Kornacki and Alison Kornacki

Arlene Y. Burke

Kathleen Bracher

Michelle Rossi

Joseph Sottile

Sherm Perkins

Dania Denise Mallette

Lloret Pelayo

Jamuna Rangachari

Darian Smith

Max Sampsell as told to Joi Sampsell

Terri Meehan

Christine M. Smith

Bryan Martinez

Sandy Green

Cookie Curci

Karissa Porter

Becca Sherman

Victoria Williams

Virginia L. Kroll

Ann Ingalls

Jacqueline J. Michels

Kristie Jones

Charlotte Uteg

Esme Sky Mills

Lara Anderson

Ronnie Reese

Carly Hurwitz

Amy Cornell

Sarah McIver

Lana Krumwiede

Renie Burghardt

Mimi Frid

Machille Legoullon

Angela Abbott

Angela Rooker

Tiffany ONeill

Karen Lynn Williams

Mary Laufer

Katherine Battersby

Melanie Joy Pastor

Andrew Sang

Rahul de Livera

Michelle Marie

Good character and integrity are contributing factors to a successful and fulfilling lifesomething we all want for our kids. Yet children today live in a world where they are often confused by what they hear in the news and by how they see people treat each other.

While most of us strive to develop positive character traits in our kids, we find there are few true role models left for our children to look up to. And we recognize that good character is not always inherently given to us, but is taught by example and through individual choices we make each day.

John Luther regarded it this way: Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are to some extent a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by pieceby thought, choice, courage, and determination.

Since Chicken Soup for the Kids Soul was released in 1998, we have found a resounding theme in the constant stream of letters we receive from the kids who read our books. They have assured us that the true stories of universal experiences and life lessons from kids (and adults who havent forgotten what its like to be a kid) give them perspective, shape the way they approach life situations, and give them hope for their futures.