Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Book Tour - Review - Seeds - David Ankrah

Title: Seeds

Author: David Ankrah

Review: I love the idea of this book! Teaching our children about money, working, saving and giving should be foremost in our minds.

To be honest, I was slightly disappointed with this book after I read it. I understand the need to make it simple enough for a child to understand, but in doing so, the story itself seemed choppy. I also did not like the names of the different people; Zoniye and Nastalior. They didn’t flow very well in my head and I think that simpler names would be better suited for children.

So, I was slightly disappointed in the story itself, but then my 8 year old son read the book. After he finished, I asked him what he thought and he said “I loved it!” he also said “I really like at the end how it asks you if you would like to be like Palooko or Greecho. I want to be like Palooko.” He talked about how it is important it is to save your ‘seeds’ so you can have enough for your family and so you can share them. It started a discussion between him and me. We talked for quite a while about saving your money, we also discussed getting into debt, and why people choose to do that. He hadn’t really thought much about it, but I also shared the basics of investing and how we grow our own ‘seeds’ as a family. He then asked permission to read the book again to substitute the word ‘seeds’ with the word ‘money.’ He thought that was pretty cool.

So, while I probably would have given this book a 3 star rating on my own, I added a fourth star because it actually worked! It started a discussion about finances between me and my son. That is what the book is all about. It would be a great way to break the ice on the subject with any child.  


Thanks go to Heather for this review and her son.

Publisher: Evolu-Sol Publishing (April 14, 2012)

ISBN: 978-0957145702

Copyright: 2012

Pages: 23

Quick Review: 4 out of 5 stars

Why I Read It: Sent for review by the book tour.  Pump up your Book!

Synopsis: Whether you are 6 or 60, you should find that this children's story has one or two parallels in your own life... So let's find out what happens to a fellow named Palooko, and and a fellow named Greecho, as they go through life and one mysterious day an event takes place that would change their lives forever... Zoniye... A wonderful place to live... And that is where our story begins...
david ankrah
Author Biography: David Ankrah is a quiet individual with a background in media, finance and all things creative, full of ideas and compassion for those around him.

He lives in London with family and likes nothing better than to help people and put smiles on faces.
The inspiration for this book came out of wanting to see an end to some of the hardships we face in modern times with a simple story that everyone can enjoy and in particular for adults to read to children all over the world so that they can share the ideas that come to them as they read about the inhabitants of that wonderful place called Zoniye.

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