The Barefoot Book of Heroic Children

One of the great things about this book is that somewhere inside is a heroic story of a child that your child will relate to. Each story is written from the perspective of the heroic child telling their own story, and so is quick to engage your own child. There is a brief introduction to set the scene and, after the story, a slightly more detailed(usually 2 page) discussion of the event in history that is involved in the story or what happened to the child after the story ends. In our case, the story that really hit home was Sadako and the Thousand Cranes, the little girl who died of A-bomb disease but inspired many others to work for peace. A great book!

This book is wonderful and inspiring. It contains some familiar stories and some that are new to people. Whith each hardship the author shows how the person overcame it. It is a wonderful aspiring addition to any collection. People need to see that they can do good no matter what. Each story has and introduction, an interview with the child, and a closing section about what they did.