Travel the world from Greece to China to the historic streets of Boston in these 5 beautifully illustrated children’s books while introducing your kids to the values we all hold dear, such as courtesy, honesty, following the rules, as well as how to deal with important issues such as bullying and peer pressure in a non-threatening context. This collection is perfect for reading to your younger children ages 3 to 6 while also being great books for readers age 6 to 9.

THANK YOU, MEILING Family Love, Rules and Courtesy Children’s Picture Book (Fully Illustrated Version)
by Linda Talley
4.9 Out of 5 Stars (9 Reviews)
Genre: Children’s eBooks | Ages 3 – 9

THANK YOU, MEILING will help promote courtesy in young readers’ daily lives as well as introduce them to Chinese culture.

COURTESY – THINKING OF OTHERS

Visit a Chinese village for lessons in common courtesy.

On the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, the Song household will celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival.In preparation for this event, the boy Song Hai sets off on a shopping expedition, accompanied by an ill-mannered duck named Meiling.So begins this story of far-away customs and everyday courtesy.

Song Hai and Meiling visit the bustling town market where eager shoppers buy paper lanterns, fat mooncakes, and baskets of melons, crab apples, grapes, and other fruits that are as round as the big harvest moon.

Meiling learns all about the coming Moon Festival as she follows Song Hai on his special errands.But more important, she learns a thing or two about common courtesy-waiting her turn, saying “please” and “thank you,” helping others, and sharing.

Author Linda Talley’s whimsical story is illustrated by award-winning artist Itoko Maeno whose vivid watercolors capture the sights of a small town in southeast China-the narrow residential lanes, the marketplace with its colorful stalls, and the tidy courtyard where Song Hai and his family celebrate the Moon Festival.

As the luminous full moon rises high into the sky on this special night, Meiling enjoys her own festival treat, but not before demonstrating that she has learned her lessons in courtesy.She has learned to “stop and think of others.”

A SURPRISE and added bonus is the “Enrichment Information” which includes lots of facts about The People’s Republic of China, Chinese Writing and Language, Chinese Names, as well as the Moon Festival, Phases of the Moon, Inhabitants of the Chinese Moon, and best of all, Mooncakes!This is fascinating detail that did not make it into the story itself, but is very rich in interesting description.

A second big plus is the “Letter to Parents and Educators” which includes many relevant questions and comments to facilitate conversation with young readers about the message of the story…the importance of courtesy to others.

So even though on the surface this is just an engaging story for children, it is also truly helpful in a real way.

MAKING THE CASE FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION

If you are tired of bullying, teasing, youth violence, gangs, vandalism, drug abuse, sexual misconduct…

If you are tired of the crisis with our older youth…

If you want to help make a difference one tiny step at a time…

Then this is the eBook for your children ages 3-9.

Read WITH your children and grandchildren, discuss the concept and message…

and know that you are part of the movement sweeping America to bring back our important values by restoring character education in our homes and schools.

(signed) The Thoughtful Parent

JOAN’S eBOOKS LLC

Click here to get this book for $0.00

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BEA’S OWN GOOD Following Rules Children’s Picture Book (Fully Illustrated Version)
by Linda Talley
3.9 Out of 5 Stars (9 Reviews)
Genre: Children’s eBooks | Ages 3 -9

FOLLOWING THE RULES

Make a beeline for the French countryside to learn how boundaries benefit everyone

To keep the honeycomb strong, to make the very best honey, and to keep all the little honeybees safe and sound, bees must do things just so-according to bee rules.During her first days in the hive, young Beatrice is as busy as the proverbial bee learning all the rules her sisters can teach her.

But sometimes a young bee gets tired of following rules-especially if they interfere with her plans to visit a beautiful garden-perhaps the most beautiful garden in the world.

“No more bee rules,” declares Beatrice.”I can make my own rules!”

Linda Talley’s story, based on her lifelong research of French life, takes us along with Bea to the Chateau of Villandry in the Loire Valley of France, where a change in the weather turns her reckless adventure into a near calamity.

Artist Andra Chase has drawn upon her own travel in France to capture Bea’s world in sparkling watercolors, the beehive, inside and out, the meadow beyond the bee-master’s wall, full of buttercups, anemones and sweet violets, a colorful village market, and the famed terraced gardens of Villandry.

When Bea sets out on her adventure, she has much to learn about the world and about how rules can help keep her safe and happy.She is like children everywhere, eager to explore and discover and break free of rules. Bea learns that luck and kindness may sometimes save the day, but that breaking the rules can be risky business.She learns, as will children who read her story, just what rules are for.

A SURPRISE and added bonus is the “Enrichment Information” which includes lots of facts about France, the Loire River Valley, the Gardens of Villandry, a French Market, From Nectar to Honey, the Honeybee Colony, Pollen, Bee Stings, the Bee Hive and the Honeycomb. This is fascinating detail that did not make it into the story itself, but is very rich in interesting description.

A second big plus is the “Letter to Parents and Educators” which includes many relevant questions and comments to facilitate conversation with young readers about the message of the story…the importance of following rules.So even though on the surface this is just an engaging story for children, it is also truly helpful in a real way.

MAKING THE CASE FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION

If you are tired of bullying, teasing, youth violence, gangs, vandalism, drug abuse, sexual misconduct…

If you are tired of the crisis with our older youth…

If you want to help make a difference one tiny step at a time…

Then this is the eBook for your children ages 3-9.

Read WITH your children and grandchildren, discuss the concept and message…

and know that you are part of the movement sweeping America to bring back our important values by restoring character education in our homes and schools.

(signed) The Thoughtful Parent

JOAN’S eBOOKS LLC

Click here to get this book for $2.99

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EMILY BREAKS FREE Bullying Children’s Picture Book (Fully Illustrated Version)
by Linda Talley
4.6 Out of 5 Stars (9 Reviews)
Genre: Children’s eBooks

EMILY BREAKS FREE

BULLYING – COPING WITH PEER ABUSE

EMILY BREAKS FREE will help address the problem of bullying in a non-threatening context and suggest techniques for responding to a bully.

Emily is a nice, playful little dog.So why would she join forces with a big bully like Spike?Even Emily is confused about the answer to that question.It’s true that Spike makes Emily laugh, in spite of herself, and he is fun, in a way.Emily is flattered when Spike invites her to tag along with him.

But when Spike begins teasing a fluffy outsider named Cotton, Emily is sorry to see the hurt look on the little dog’s face.And the dog biscuit Spike takes from Cotton does not taste as good as Emily had thought it would.Emily really regrets being lumped together with Spike as among “the meanest ol’ dogs” Cotton has ever encountered.

Just when Emily is wondering how to make things right, a bewhiskered terrier named Emerson saunters onto the scene.A dog of principle, Emerson shows Emily that it is possible to break free of Spike.

Emily’s story unfolds along the Freedom TrailTM, Boston’s famous walking tour of historic sites from the Revolutionary era-the Old South Meeting House, Faneuil Hall, the Paul Revere House, the Old North Church, and more.These scenes of the American struggle for independence from Britain are a fitting backdrop for Emily’s struggle to free herself from Spike and his tyrannical ways!

Author Linda Talley’s compelling, graceful and carefully researched story about resisting bullying and finding freedom is irresistible reading for young and old alike. Illustrator Andra Chase’s captivating watercolor depictions of the colorful cast of characters, as well as her also carefully researched renderings of historic American buildings and other sights on the Freedom Trail will help bring this important story to life for all readers.

A SURPRISE and added bonus is the “Enrichment Information” which includes lots of facts about the American Revolution, Boston, and the Freedom Trail, as well as interesting notes about Faneuil Hall, the Old North Church, Paul Revere House, Old South Meeting House, Boston Common and more.This is fascinating detail that did not make it into the story itself, but is very rich in colorful descriptions of Colonial Boston.

A second big plus is the “Letter to Parents and Educators” which includes many relevant questions and comments to facilitate conversation with the young reader about the message of the story…how to cope with bullying.So even though on the surface, this is just an engaging story for children, it is also truly helpful in a real way.

There are specific methods to avoid and cope with bullying embedded in the story.

MAKING THE CASE FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION

If you are tired of bullying, teasing, youth violence, gangs, vandalism, drug abuse, sexual misconduct…

If you are tired of the crisis with our older youth…

If you want to help make a difference one tiny step at a time…

Then this is the eBook for your children ages 3-9.

Read WITH your children and grandchildren, discuss the concept and message…

and know that you are part of the movement sweeping America to bring back our important values by restoring character education in our homes and schools.

(signed) The Thoughtful Parent

JOAN’S eBOOKS LLC

Click here to get this book for $2.99

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HANA’S YEAR Peer Pressure Children’s Picture Book (Fully Illustrated Version)
by Carol Talley
4.3 Out of 5 Stars (3 Reviews)
Genre: Children’s eBooks

HANA’S YEAR

RESISTING PEER PRESSURE

In a timeless corner of Japan, a monkey learns to accept responsibility for her actions.

Hana is one year old, old enough to get into plenty of trouble.Especially when she falls under the bad influence of the mischief-maker Tampopo, whose favorite words are “Follow me!”

Hana follows this rascally leader and her band of little monkeys into one misadventure after another. But when Tampopo leads Hana to betray her new friend, the boy Kenji, Hana decides that she had better learn to rely on her own judgment, even if it means being alone.

Illustrator Itoko Maeno returned to her native Japan to study its remarkable macaque monkeys and to visit its rice fields and rustic farmhouses.She has depicted in brilliant watercolor the peaceful valley where Kenji and his grandmother live and create traditional indigo-dyed kimono cloth and the wild mountainside where Hana plays and learns.

Author Carol Talley’s charming and sensitive story begins on this mountainside among the hopeful cherry blossoms of spring and moves through the rambunctious days of summer’s bounty and the wistful loneliness of autumn.It ends in the glistening snow with Hana’s triumph, when it is her turn to say “Follow me!”

As Hana’s seasons unfold, young people learn a valuable lesson about resisting peer pressure and taking responsibility for their own actions.They learn with Hana that everyone makes mistakes and even a monkey may sometimes fall from a tree, but a wise little monkey learns when to say “No!”

A SURPRISE and added bonus is the “Enrichment Information” which includes lots of facts about Japanese Folk Textiles on such topics as weaving, hemp spinning, dyeing, stenciling, indigo dye and kimono making.This is fascinating detail that did not make it into the story itself, but is very rich in colorful descriptions of Japanese culture and daily life.

A second big plus is the “Letter to Parents and Educators” which includes many relevant questions and comments to facilitate conversation with the young reader about the message of the story – resisting peer pressure.So even though on the surface, this is just an engaging story for children, it is also truly helpful in a real way.

MAKING THE CASE FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION

If you are tired of bullying, teasing, youth violence, gangs, vandalism, drug abuse, sexual misconduct…

If you are tired of the crisis with our older youth…

If you want to help make a difference one tiny step at a time…

Then this is the eBook for your children ages 3-9.

Read WITH your children and grandchildren, discuss the concept and message…

and know that you are part of the movement sweeping America to bring back our important values by restoring character education in our homes and schools.

(signed) The Thoughtful Parent

JOAN’S eBOOKS LLC

Click here to get this book for $2.99

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PLATO’S JOURNEY Anger Management and Honesty Children’s Picture Book (Fully Illustrated Version)
by Linda Talley
2.0 Out of 5 Stars (1 Reviews)
Genre: Children’s eBooks

PLATO’S JOURNEY

PLATO’S JOURNEY will help young readers explore different kinds of falsehoods, and will promote honesty.

TELLING THE TRUTH AND MANAGING ANGER

Travel to ancient Olympia and learn the importance of honesty

Plato is a goat of extraordinary speed.He may, in fact, be the fastest goat in all the Peloponnese.Or so he has recently come to believe.

It all started with a playful jest, followed by an ill-considered word of flattery.Then came two lies-one sparked by jealousy, another by greed.Together these four falsehoods send Plato on a journey he will never forget, a journey to the great goat race at Olympia.

By the time Plato returns home, he has learned the importance of honesty and has resolved never to tell anyone a lie.

Author Linda Talley’s poignant story introduces a winning collection of characters, including our deluded hero, a jocular pig, a flamboyant rooster, and a mysterious eagle who descends like an oracle from Zeus to tell Plato the truth.

Artist Itoko Maeno captures Plato’s journey in vibrant watercolors-from the olive groves of the Papanopoulos farm to the crumbling ruins of Olympia, site of the ancient Olympic games.

In this age of white lies and casual deceptions, Plato’s story will make readers of all ages value the simple truth.

A SURPRISE and added bonus is the “Enrichment Information” which includes lots of facts about Ancient Greece, the Ancient Olympics, the Peloponnese, and describes the Land of Mountains and Islands, Modern

Greece and Olympia Today.This is fascinating detail that did not make it into the story itself, but is very rich in interesting description.

A second big plus is the “Letter to Parents and Educators” which includes many relevant questions and comments to facilitate conversation with young readers about the message of the story…the importance of honesty and truthfulness.So even though on the surface this is just an engaging story for children, it is also truly helpful in a real way.

MAKING THE CASE FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION

If you are tired of bullying, teasing, youth violence, gangs, vandalism, drug abuse, sexual misconduct…

If you are tired of the crisis with our older youth…

If you want to help make a difference one tiny step at a time…

Then this is the eBook for your children ages 3-9.

Read WITH your children, discuss the concept and message…

and know that you are part of the movement sweeping America to bring back our important values by restoring character education in our homes and schools.

(signed) The Thoughtful Parent

JOAN’S eBOOKS LLC

Click here to get this book for $2.99

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