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Many of today’s children face challenges and obstacles far beyond what their parents ever imagined. These 20 thoroughly modern retellings of ancient Buddhist tales give parents a fun, low-pressure way to impart wisdom and moral guidance without preaching. Each story highlights a moral or ethical dilemma that echoes those that children face in their own lives, providing insight and enlightenment that they can use to defuse trying situations. At the conclusion of each story, applicable Buddhist principles are discussed. Featuring engaging characters, enthralling adventures, and modern language that speaks to today’s kids, these beautifully illustrated stories can help children relieve stress, attain greater academic and social achievement, and enjoy a more positive outlook on life.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a fantastic book for all beliefs,
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This review is from: Buddha at Bedtime (Paperback)
What a great book. With 3 different types of meditations for you and your child to participate in together - and to teach basic breathing technique and relaxation techniques ... and to combine that with some great tales with great messages. This is what children's books should be like. Our daughter will pull this off the shelf now and request more stories each night now. It's a really great book, couldn't be happier with it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buddhism is compassion,
By Reflection Haiku "Lily Wang, Author" (California, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Buddha at Bedtime: Tales of Love and Wisdom for You to Read with Your Child to Enchant, Enlighten and Inspire (Paperback)
This illuminating, full-color book shares 20 gentle stories with themes for all to enjoy regardless of our religion or age: "Anything is possible when you are moved by love", "Forgive others even when they have wronged you" "Keep going until you achieve your goal", "Look beyond the obvious to find the truth". The book features animals and characters that appeal to the kids and I especially like the wise summary at the end of each story:"It's all too easy to lose our patience with people and act unkindly. A wise person knows that showing kindness and compassion is the most effective way to bring out the best in others. (The Grateful Bull, p47)" After a day full of pursuit, excitement and action, this calming material is what I need to spend some quality bedtime with the kids.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (36 customer reviews) 63 of 63 people found the following review helpful
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LOVED this book!,
By Katharine M. Nitti - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Buddha at Bedtime: Tales of Love and Wisdom for You to Read with Your Child to Enchant, Enlighten and Inspire (Paperback)
No matter your religious affiliation, or lack of, this book is FANTASTIC and can be read to ALL ages...really. Our girls are 4 and 5 and the 4 year old rarely has the attention span for many of the books our 5 year old does. But, since this book's stories are short, they are perfect for kids (and adults...my Mom liked it so much she bought one for herself!) and adults alike. At the end of the story, I gave each child a chance to think about and come up with a "moral" or something they learned from the story. They LOVED doing that, and though they didn't always actually get the one written in two sentences at the end, they came up with lots of other ideas that were ALSO in there. GET THIS BOOK. For Christians that feel they should ONLY read things that teach "Christian" morals, you won't feel that this goes against ANY teachings in your faith. Its not a book of religion. It doesn't try to sell another faith at all. These are all really important, basic (but not so basic that they will annoy you. These are things that kids should hear frequently while developing what kind of person they want to be, and that development needs reinforcement for years and years and YEARS...and adults need this primer too as a reminder, or as an eye opener. I LOVE this book, and am on here to find more just like it. :)
55 of 56 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for all of us!,
By Audrey C. Crane "audcrane" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Buddha at Bedtime: Tales of Love and Wisdom for You to Read with Your Child to Enchant, Enlighten and Inspire (Paperback)
We have a (pretty verbal) 3-year old, and this is perfect for her. Moving slightly away from all-picture books, this has just the right length stories, right mix of pictures and story, and each story has a moral which Buddha spells out at the end. (Or if you were uncomfortable with that, you could just say "The moral of the story is".) These prompt some nice bedtime conversations. Also there are enough stories in the book that we've been reading a different one every night for a month, so we aren't pounding our head against the wall when she picks this book up night after night. Each story has one (lovely) full-page illustration and is 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 pages long, borrowing small bits from the original illustration throughout. The stories are entertaining and most are new to us. The publisher does a few other similar books and we will definitely pick them up.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Even My Three-Year-Old Likes It,
By toothius - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Buddha at Bedtime: Tales of Love and Wisdom for You to Read with Your Child to Enchant, Enlighten and Inspire (Paperback)
Though this book is geared toward a higher age group, my three-year-old daughter and I just read the first story in the book and she really liked it. She also enjoyed the breathing exercise at the beginning of the book, and I think it got her relaxed and in the mood for a good bedtime story.My only confusion is the use of Hotei or Laughing Buddha in the place of the actual Buddha Shakyamuni. Oh well, it gave me a chance to explain who the "Laughing Buddha" was. |
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