Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul 2: Read-aloud or Read-alone Character-building Stories for Kids Ages 6-10

by Jack Canfield (Compiler), Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen

Written by kids and adults reminiscing about their childhood, a collection of short stories, anecdotes, poems, and cartoons presents a positive outlook on life, designed expecially for kids on the verge of becoming preteens. Original. 150,000 first printing.

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens, Short Stories

234 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Jack Canfield is an American motivational speaker and author. He is best known as the co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, which currently has over 124 titles and 100 million copies in print in over 47 languages. According to USA Today, Canfield and his writing partner, Mark Victor Hansen, were the top-selling authors in the United States in 1997.

Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.

Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.

In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.

Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.

Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.

Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.

Reviews

[Denize Teo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chicken Soup for the kids soul 2 is a nice book. My brother bought it some time earlier this year. It has many different, but short stories. It is very nice. This book was wrteing by jack Canfield. This book is mostly sutible for kids ages 6-10. Even though I'm 11, I think this book is sutible for kids 7 to any age! Everyone should read this book. It has quite a few strong words in it and I find it very interesting. The stories made me laugh, smile, cry and frown. Sometimes when I'm mad, some of the stories helped me cool down. When I'm sad, some stories cheer me up. This book is adventurous,enjoyable, and inspiring. I learnt about respect, courtesty, and reaching out to help others. I think every kid should go and borrow/buy from a nearby lirbary or a bookstore because it has the best stories I have ever read. Kids Souls 2 helped me understand that there are kids with the same porblems as me, and I can find out that I'm just a normal, regular kids after all. This book will keep making you turn the pages way past your bedtime! Sometimes, I like to read out the stories to others and they get more interested when I read them out. Each and every story has touched me and made me think that if i was the character in the story, how would I feel? All the stories made me think about my life. I nearly cried in class while waiting for the teacher. I told my friends I yawned. I told my family some important ones and some that touched me alot. The authors did a great job writing these stories and i compliment them 100%. I have a few favourite short stories that I would like to share with you:
[Vitamins]
--I was in my room getting ready for school when Mom stormed in with an angry face cemented in place. Ooh, scary. Watch out, world! As she stared at me, I mentally ran down a list of all the things I could have possibly done wrong that she could have found out about.
'We had a deal," she seethed through her teeth , pointing at me. I cocked my head to the side and frowned. " I don't know what you're talking about." "I'm talking about the green and white vitamins I just found in the toilet."
Shocked, I shook my head. I hadn't done that since I got caught. " I don't know how they got there, but I swear, I didn't do it."
Okay, here's the thing: I hate taking vitamins. Their nasty. I gag when I try to swallow them, and I taste them for the rest of the day. The very smell makes the bile rise in the back of my throat. They're chalky, then slimy as they start to dissolve in my mouth. My cheeks soon puff out with water, causing me panic every single time. I have to fight to clam down enough to swallow. Sometimes it takes three tries to get them down.--

I will stop writing the story. You got to go get the book yourself to find out who put the vitamins in there and why!!
Hope you'll buy this magnificent book!!

Denise

[Chetaanya · Rating 5 out of 5]

My father purchased this book for me when I was 7. I didn't actually read it then, just loved seeing through the pictures of the cartoon characters, laughing at their stupidity or their adventures! This book again caught my attention when I was 10/11. And only then did I start reading it regularly. I loved all the stories and felt inspired, happy or sad, as some of them made me cry. But I learned something new from each of them. This is a really good book to gift to a child as their, birthday or even as a surprise, present. Trust me, you wouldn't regret it. Not once. This is the kind of book that will stay with them for a long time, growing up, they'll learn to see all the different horizons of a story and how deep these really are. They'll look back at those memories felt whilst reading this book, smiling. I enjoy reading the stories even today. I just love this book.

[Shreya · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favourite books of all time. Its amazing in so many ways. The stories are funny, sad, happy and there were even some stories that I could relate too. That made me feel like I wasnt the only one having to go through things like being bossed around by your older sister and things like that. This book is the best!

[Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS IS A GREAT BOOK! EVERYONE SHOULD READ IT!!!

[Emily]

This book was very inspiring! I read it cover to cover!

[Leyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must-read if you have kids within those ages!

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely beautiful stories that are relatable, thought provoking and emotional. A truly special collection of stories that should be read by everyone, regardless of their age or religion.

[Virginia · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Addison · Rating 5 out of 5]

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This collection was a beautiful and moving experience, filled with heartfelt verses that resonated deeply. Each poem felt like a glimpse into something raw and true, making it a joy to read and reflect on!

[The Badger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, this was given to me by someone cleaning out the school book room. It's more up to date than the last one, and I was able to pull out some character building passages I might use in the future (obviously staying away from any religious themed stories, as they're all centered on the same religion).

[Brandie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I needed some moral character building stories for some issues going on at the school. I bought this kind of as a last resort, but it ended up being exactly what I needed. Some great stories for a variety of issues.

[Hannahw · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is a great book. it tells about other kids stories and how they fixed their problem or how they reacted to a certain situation. his will be a great book for little kids and older ones and a family or group reading.

[Yashi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a truly interesting boook written by different child authors and are truly based on different topics.... In this book the best thing is that these stories are very true and are good examples for us....
Please try and read this book!!!!

[Beatriz Carballo]

Some heart-ache stories included!

[Jade Whittet · Rating 3 out of 5]

i started reading this in 2007

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Made car trips with my grandkids much more tolerable LOL

[Gil Bradshaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

I decided to read these books to my kids at night. Since the emotionally manipulative vignettes turn me into a blubbery mess, I downloaded the audiobook version instead (so now I own it on three platforms--making me what the industry calls a "whale" consumer).

These books are really good for kids. Now, when they are mean to each other I point out parallel stories in these books, which they completely ignore.