Title: Seeds
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.
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...
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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