This book is a guide for children, full of
beautiful messages, on how to live their life in an honourable and valuable
way.
The principles include equality in all forms, and acceptance
and respect for differences.
It addresses family unity and the importance of
helping and sharing tasks around the home in creating harmony and love.
It goes into the values and virtues that
improve life - yours and others’, what defines being good, spreading
kindness, and accepting people’s choices.
It covers caring for the environment, being kind to
animals and people, showing respect to everyone, taking only what you need, being
considerate of others, and making your life journey a worthwhile one. It
accents the fact that everyone is special
and deserving of respect and kindness.
It has allocated several pages to bulling and not
making fun of people about what they wear, believe, or don’t believe,
regardless of gender and partner choices.
The illustrations visually reinforce the text
beautifully, as many children remember pictures more than words. The colours
are strong and lively and the images realistic.
I confess I wasn’t sure about this book due to the
words being good used so frequently. But I realized they are the perfect
choice for teaching a child about good and bad behaviour, habits and
intentions.
This book is unique in what it offers to learning
and life values. I don’t know of another like it, but I love the idea that
someone has created a valuable reference for children to learn all the above
from. More books such as this should be available to the very young, as it is
my belief that what is learnt in early childhood is never forgotten.
Title:
Billie’s Book
Author/Illustrator:
Ranjeeta Mayanglambam
Publisher:
New Holland Publishers,
$16.99
Publication
Date: July 2018
Format:
Hardcover
ISBN:
9781760790134
For
ages: 3+
Type:
Picture Book
