The elementary school textbooks focus on classic fairy tales which were designed to take children on a voyage into a more peaceful and righteous world. Utilizing themes from Aesop’s Fables, the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson, the stories aim at building character in children, often using animal or magical characters which are universally appealing to young children.
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 The stories in Learning to Be Good are retellings of famous fables, especially Aesop’s, with a character education emphasis. These timeless and illustrative stories have traveled from culture to culture and generation to generation. They appeal to all age groups with their simple but universal lessons about human nature and morality. Since most of the main characters are animals, they have a special appeal to children of this age. Charming illustrations and playful, dynamic activities suggested in the accompanying teacher’s lessons plans enhance the stories and reinforce the lessons learned in a hands-on way.
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“And they lived happily ever after” is not just the promise of fairy tales. It is the major character education lesson of the enduring international folktales retold in this book. The overarching theme of the book is that virtue leads to happiness. The designs of evil people, witches, and sorcerers are defeated in the end; kind people, good fairies, wise rulers, and noble princesses earn their “happily ever afters” through solid virtues of character. |
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| Wise and Wonderful builds on the foundation of Book 1, Learning To Be Good, with more of Aesop’s famous fables. Written for a slightly more mature audience than Book 1, these stories are a bit more sophisticated in theme and are more firmly grounded in the world of relating to others in a sharing and caring way. Designed to be read aloud to the students, with easy-to-show illustrations, Wise and Wonderful contains the teacher’s manual right along with the story. Suggestions for hands-on activities and discussions help the teacher draw out the character education lessons of the stories. | |
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Lovingly selected, these famous and not-so-famous fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen are retold with a character education emphasis for today. From the perennially moving The Ugly Duckling and The Little Match Girl to the lesser known but delightful It’s Perfectly True and The Water of Life, the book takes teachers and students into a fantasy world that nevertheless contains the deepest truth: a heart of goodness is a treasure for life. The consequences of doing bad things out of a selfish character and the rewards of doing good things out of an unselfish character are vividly depicted. Fanciful illustrations add to the fun and poignancy of this treasure trove of meaningful fantasy adventures. |
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