Review: Bleagh! A book about values
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2013
In her book, Bleagh! A Book About Values, Leana Lyn Doray uses a lighthearted and engaging story to teach children key lessons in empathy, tolerance, creativity, cooperation, appreciation, and integrity.Bleagh is nervous and a little shy. Today is his first day at a new school, but the other students do their best to welcome Bleagh and try to empathize with how he must be feeling. At lunchtime, Bleagh has an unusual lunch, but instead of poking fun the children ask him to describe the strange food, displaying tolerance. Bleagh is a very large creature with an appetite to match so when he is still hungry the children band together and creatively find him more to eat. These lessons go on and on throughout the day with Bleagh learning many lessons of his own in cooperation, appreciation, and integrity. Bleagh's day might have started out bleak, but he's about to get a big surprise.Bleagh opens the eyes of young readers and helps them discover the importance of living each day with values. I especially like that each individual value is highlighted with a gold badge. This helps to make the lesson clear so children can easily grasp each concept and demonstrate it in their own life.My favorite part from the story is when Bleagh is learning about integrity and "a small voice inside him began to speak, B, you know the right thing to do. It may seem hard and it'll take courage, but you'll feel great about making the right choice too." Even some adults struggle with integrity and by instilling its importance in all that we do children will be on the right track to live a life with values.The beautiful illustrations by Little Pink Pebble are rich in color and create a lively appeal that bring emotion to the story.I recommend picking up a copy of Bleagh! A Book About Values.