Lessons from Shadow:
My Life Lessons for Boys and Girls
My Life Lessons for Boys and Girls
by Shadow Bregman
translated by Wally (Daddy) Bregman
translated by Wally (Daddy) Bregman
Published February 27th 2017 by
Authorhouse
Shadow
Bregman, a twelve-year-old rescue dog, passes on to six- to ten-year-old boys
and girls the life lessons she has learned. This book can be read by a child
alone and is also ideal as a teaching book. Shadow will ask every child what
lesson is learned before it is revealed. Because of its short chapters and
charming illustrations, it is an ideal bedtime book.
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I’m a
sucker for books with dogs on the cover, and could not resist the temptation to
request this book for review. I mean
look at that precious dog! Absolutely
adorable!! Matter of fact, the whole cover design is wonderful – I think it’s very
eye catching, and sure to attract the attention of the targeted audience (boys and girls, ages 6-10) for
this book. But what about the story, you ask?
Well, let me tell you!
Lessons from Shadow: My Life Lessons for Boys and Girls was such a delight
to read. Each chapter has a well-written
story that demonstrates a challenging situation that Shadow had to deal with
and her solutions. Young children who
may be experiencing some of these life challenges will totally relate to Shadows
issues and her sound advice and solutions.
Each chapter ends with Shadow asking the child what he or she thought the lesson was about and then a lesson recap about the topic which will encourage
important discussions between children and their parents. A few
of the topics that are included in this book are bullying, the death of a loved
one, and having to move to a new house.
Each story is easy to read and easy to understand. In my opinion, children will love having the
story told from the point of view of Shadow, the Labrador. In addition to the charming yet insightful
stories, colorful illustrations throughout give the book a more personal touch
which makes it even more engaging and exciting.
As
you can tell, I really enjoyed this book and I adore the cover, but what makes
this book even more amazing is the fact that the author is donating all the
proceeds of the sales from this book to an amazing organization – Best Friends
Society. This organization does so much
for animals in need and I am touched that the author is doing this. The book is a win for our children and the
donations are a win for animals in need.
I highly
recommend this book to parents of young children. With its important messages and the opportunity
to engage in thoughtful discussions with your child really makes this a book to
have in your home library whether you are an animal lover or not.
5 stars
Available from Amazon
in paperback, hardcover, and Kindle or from the author’s website: http://www.lessonsfromshadow.com
All proceeds from
this book will be donated to
My
name is Shadow Bregman. I am a twelve year old (we think) Black Labrador rescue
dog that has lived with my family for about ten years. In that time, I have
learned many life lessons which I hope to pass on to the children that read
this book. It can be read by itself or read to a child by their parents who
take them through each “Shadow Lesson”. I think it would be great for bedtime
reading.
I
live with my Daddy who has translated for me. We live in Del Mar California in
a big house with a pool on a street where I meet many other dogs. We are also
near the beach.
My
Daddy is retired now but was in advertising and marketing for many years and
has written three other books: Spray the Bear – Reminiscences from the Golden
Days of Advertising, Seven Friends Sixty Years Later, and My Box of Chocolates
-An Anecdotal Biography.
You
might be interested to know that my daddy and I are donating all the proceeds
from this book to Best Friends, a wonderful animal rescue charity.
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