Chicken Soup for the Child's Soul: Character-Building Stories to Read with Kids Ages 5-8
288Chicken Soup for the Child's Soul: Character-Building Stories to Read with Kids Ages 5-8
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ISBN-13: | 9781453275443 |
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Publisher: | Chicken Soup for the Soul |
Publication date: | 08/07/2012 |
Series: | Chicken Soup for the Soul Series |
Sold by: | SIMON & SCHUSTER |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 288 |
Sales rank: | 570,773 |
File size: | 2 MB |
Age Range: | 5 - 8 Years |
About the Author
Jack Canfield is co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes forty New York Times bestsellers, and coauthor of The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. 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.
Hometown:
Santa Barbara, CaliforniaDate of Birth:
August 19, 1944Place of Birth:
Fort Worth, TexasEducation:
B.A. in History, Harvard University, 1966; M.A.T. Program, University of Chicago, 1968; M.Ed., U. of Massachusetts, 1973Website:
http://www.jackcanfield.comRead an Excerpt
The Twenty-Dollar Bill
When my mom and dad said that we could adopt a couple of kittens, I jumped at the chance to have some soft, cuddly animals around the house. So off we went to the Humane Society where there were a lot of animals up for adoption.
The first thing I noticed was that there was not a lot of room for the animals and not a lot of supplies to care for them. Even though they didn't have much, the people who worked there cared about the animals more than anything, and they did their best for them. Still, it seemed they had just barely enough food and medicine to keep the animals healthy.
When we started looking around, I saw a lot of animals and fell in love with each of them. But my family and I finally settled on adopting two kittens we named Sox and Sierra. We went up to the front desk to sign the papers for them, and that's when I noticed a box on the counter. The Humane Society ws hoping to get enough donations to buy more supplies for the animals and also build a new building to help even more abandoned animals.
We finished up and took our new kittens home, where they were sure to get a lot of love. Later that day my mom and I went shopping, and as we were walking through the parking lot at the store, I noticed a green piece of paper three spaces away from our car. It was kind of wet, but it looked like it could be a dollar bill, so I walked over and picked it up. It wasn't a dollar billit was a twenty-dollar bill!
When I got home, I dried it off and thought about what to do with it. I considered spending it on a toy and a lot of other things. Right then, Sox climbed up into my lap, and Iknew what I was going to do with the money.
I asked my mom to take me back to the Humane Society so that I could put the money in the donation box. The lady at the counter smiled and thanked me, and I felt really good about what I did.
If the Humane Society does raise enough money to build a new building, I will know that I helped many more animals that will come to live there one dayhopefully, only until someone comes along and lovingly adopts them like we did with Sox and Sierra.
Mallory McGinty, 10
©2007. Mallory McGinty. All rights reserved. Reprinted from Chicken Soup for the Child's Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, and Irene Dunlap. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the written permission of the publisher. Publisher: Health Communications, Inc., 3201 SW 15th Street, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442.
Table of Contents
Introduction xi
1 Thinking of Others
My Lady Sirena Van Schaik 2
The Right Thing to Do Stephanie Ray Brown 6
Friends of the Heart Ariana Morgan Bridges as told to Robin Smith Bridges 9
The Key to Bethany's Heart Karen Cogan 14
Bossy Lara Lara Anderson 17
A Special Lunch Christopher Geren 20
The Twenty-Dollar Bill Mallory McGinty 25
Sometimes, Babies Get in the Way Ruth B. Spiro 27
2 Being a Team Player
For the Love of Animals Emylee Cuthbertson 32
Second Act John P. Buentello 35
Music Is Contagious Mary Lou DeCaprio 40
Standing Up Christine Mix 45
Someone to Count On Richard Brookton 49
The Gravel Pit Renee Hixson 53
Adam Gets to Play Talia Haven 57
Swimming on a Goat Lana Krumwiede 60
The Gift Givers Club Kendal Kornacki Alison Kornacki 64
3 Being Responsible
Who Let the Dogs Out? Arlene Y. Burke 68
My Very Own Dog Kathleen Bracher 72
Who's to Blame? Michelle Rossi 76
Following the Rules Joseph Sottile 79
The Hill Sherm Perkins 82
A Little Birdie… a Big Responsibility Dania Denise Mallette 88
Munchy Lloret Pelayo 92
4 Making Good Choices
Starting Over Jamuna Rangachari 96
Friends Forever Darian Smith 99
Max and the Purple BMX Mongoose Bike Max Sampsell Joi Sampsell 103
Being True to Myself Terri Meehan 108
Is Sixteen Enough? Christine M. Smith 111
Disney Magic Bryan Martinez 114
Courage on the Court Sandy Green 117
Grandpa's Pig Cookie Curci 120
5 Making and Accepting Changes
Still Loved Karissa Porter 126
Letting Go Becca Sherman 130
Granny's Hands Victoria Williams 133
It Isn't How It Used to Be Virginia L. Kroll 137
Two Good Teachers Ann Ingalls 139
Pink Jelly Glasses Jacqueline J. Michels 144
Harry Kristie Jones 148
6 Learning to Forgive
The Treasure Charlotte Uteg 154
Keep Out Esme Sky Mills 157
The Tiny Bear Lara Anderson 160
Mike's Trucks Ronnie Reese 163
Trouble in Neverland Carly Hunoitz 167
All Because of Kelly Amy Cornell 170
Forgiving My Dad Sarah McIver 174
7 Sharing and Giving
Making Friends with a Puppet Lana Krumwiede 179
The Joy of Giving Ranie Burghardt 182
To Give Love Mimi Frid 188
Fifty-Six Grandparents Machille Legoullon 192
Esperanza Angela Abbott 197
A Healing Haircut Angela Rooker 200
Christmas for Opal and Sean Tiffany O'Neill 204
8 Looking on the Bright Side
The Best Toys Ever Karen Lynn Williams 210
The Best Present Mary Laufer 216
Throwing Stones Katherine Battersby 221
Wishing on a Lucky Star Melanie Joy Pastor 226
A Move to a New Life Andrew Sang 230
Grandma's Wisdom Rahul de Livera 234
Friends Are Like Flowers Michelle Marie 239
Who Is Jack Canfield? 241
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen? 242
Who Is Patty Hansen? 243
Who Is Irene Dunlap? 244
Contributors 245
Permissions 256