Review: Sharing what is important in life - a loving lesson for children
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 15, 2013
Zehavit Tzarfati lives in Tel Aviv, Israel and holds a BA in Psychology and Education, and a Masters in Public Policy. Her love of animals and children is the stimulus for writing and illustrating her books that are easily accessible to children - and will delight parents who encourage reading to children at bedtime as a beginning step In appreciating books and learning to read. Her very fine illustrator is Mindy Liang.A young lad discovers all manner of things about his father simply by spending time his father's study. He finds photographs of his father in a wetsuit with tanks on his back (could he be a famous diver, be in the navy, fix submarines?). He finds a Safari hat (could he search for dinosaurs?). He finds a compass (could his dad be an famous explorer of foreign places?). He finds a golden pen that must mean his dad is an important businessman. He finds a newspaper clipping that suggests his dad may be a champion runner. But when his dad comes home and the boy presents all the possibilities of what he is dad does, his dad tells him he rescues sea animals, saves animals from poachers, uses his gold pen to write poems, and helps train runners in the Special Olympics - all tasks that make the world a better place and the boy decides his dad is the greatest!This book is a fine way to introduce children to the important things we can do with our lives - that fame is less important than caring - and love goes along with all that. Grady Harp, September 13