Review: A valuable collection of kids' short stories! A must read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2014
Among other things, all children thrive on solid morals and inspirations. The children's fiction True Friends and Other Stories by D. R. Tara accomplishes just that by tailor-making stories to inspire kids. Like Aesop's Fables, this collection of kids' short stories is of the fable genre with animals as characters conveying various morals.There's no mistaking who the target audience is. This book is geared towards children of all ages (even the young-at-heart) and is kid-friendly in several ways:* First off, the illustrations with their brightly coloured pictures capture the essence of each tale and give children a visualappreciation of what the respective stories are all about. A great kids' picture adventure book.* Added to this, is the short length of the stories which succinctly conveys the moral of each fable and successfully caters tothe short attention span of kids.* Also, who better to relay lifetime lessons to children than colourful animal characters? You can't go wrong with a King Doveor a Clever Crab, not to mention the Golden Swan and the wise Monkey who thinks on his feet!Although the author highlights the moral in each fable, there are other noteworthy life lessons sprinkled in each story such as `the value of teamwork' and `there's a solution for every problem' found in true friendship!Good for bedtime stories and a great collector's item!