Review: Cute Collection of Stories with Valuable Life Lessons
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 7, 2014
The Adventures of Two Little Ducklings is a collection of four fairy tales, each containing valuable life lessons:  There's No Place Like Home, Patience is a Virtue, Be Thankful for what You Have, and He Who Dares, Wins.  Each story is divided into 5-7 very short chapters.  I personally felt the chapter divisions were not necessary, unless a child reader wants to take a break at the end of a chapter.The one thing that makes this book unique , is that the traditional "bad guys" - a black wolf and crocodile - are not bad guys at all.  In the epilogue, the author states that she wanted to create a story without frightening creatures.  She succeeded, but to most adult readers, it will come as a surprise that these creatures are not as menacing as in other fairy tales.The illustrations are nicely done and compliment the story well.The Adventures of Two Little Ducklings is a good book for initiating discussions about some of the life lessons contained in it.  I would recommend it for children age 4 to 6.