If I Were King
By Randa Handler
Publisher: Premier Digital
Publishing
Published: Dec. 12, 2012
ASIN: B00ANBHJIC
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Synopsis:
One
rainy day in the jungle, unlikely friends—Zebra, Lion, Leopard, Giraffe,
Monkey, Elephant and Chameleon—gather to lament how boring their daily
activities are.
Zebra’s imagination and fun-loving nature convinces the other animals to escape their mundane lives by pretending they are kings. Playing this game teaches them about their many differences and, more importantly, their own likes and dislikes.
Zebra’s imagination and fun-loving nature convinces the other animals to escape their mundane lives by pretending they are kings. Playing this game teaches them about their many differences and, more importantly, their own likes and dislikes.
Zebra, upon discovering this information, realizes that it’s okay not to always want to play with other zebras as long as she listens to her inner voice and yields when it warns her of
dangers and cautions her to maintain clear boundaries.
Immediately she learns that Lion can stop being her friend when he’s angry or
hungry.
Along her quest, she learns about everyone’s likes and dislikes including her own and discovers the true meaning of friendship.
Along her quest, she learns about everyone’s likes and dislikes including her own and discovers the true meaning of friendship.
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My Thoughts
This was an engaging tale of
a young zebra looking for a little excitement while playing with some of her
jungle friends. Zebra learns that each of them have similarities and
differences and it is important to respect those differences. She learns that
she needs to know herself, and be comfortable with who she is, her own likes
and dislikes and that she should be true to herself.
Zebra learns that friendship
is important and friendships can be had with animals of all kinds, as long as
she listens to her conscience warning her of danger, and takes care to maintain
her boundaries.
I found the pictures in this
book to be interesting, full of colour. I think young children would be
interested in them. I also think that children would enjoy listening to this
story over and over. There are a variety of things that parents could talk to
their children about in this story as starting points for life lessons; things
such as friendship, being true to yourself, being different is okay, teasing
and so on.
I think this is a great book
for parents and children to share together. I gave it a rating of four stars.
Thank you to the author,
Randa Handler for providing a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and
honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
About the Author
Randa Handler is an international journalist, publicist and
publisher. Her interview with actor Rock Hudson (his last) was published
worldwide. In 2003, Handler moved into publishing, successfully launching an
educational series of children's books used as 'lesson plans' by elementary
school teachers. She is currently dedicated to writing and illustrating
children's books. She almost always tries to encompass multiracial characters
to instill, in her early readers, acceptance and tolerance of diversity.
IF I WERE KING, IS 2013 WINNER OF MOM'S CHOICE AWARD
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