Respect: The Incredibles

by Lisa Harkrader (Adapter), Walt Disney Company (Illustrator)

This is a story about a family of superheroes with super powers. After a long time of saving the city, and causing a lot of damage in the process, all of the superheroes were forced into hiding. Little did everyone know that a new villain was planning his attack on the city. The superheroes didn't respect their own superpowers enough to use them responsibly. They didn't respect the city enough to cause as little damage as possible. The city lost respect for the superheroes for their recklessness in protecting the citizens. Now that they've all been forced into hiding, who would save the city from the new villain? Would the city and the superheroes learn to respect each other and come together soon enough to prevent this new villain from destroying their city?

15 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Lisa Harkrader also writes as L. D. Harkrader.

Lisa Harkrader grew up in a small town in Kansas. When she was in the third grade, she wanted to be a writer and an artist. She also wanted to be a spy, a psychiatrist, and second baseman for the Kansas City Royals.Those last three haven’t happened, but she is a writer and illustrator who has published twenty-five books for children. She has received the William Allen White Award and two Kansas Notable Books awards. Lisa Harkrader lives in Tonganoxie, Kansas, with her husband and two children. And she still wants to be a spy.

Reviews

[Corey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a condensed version of Disney and Pixar's The Incredibles. It focuses on recognizing the value of someone or something, even if you don't fully understand that value. Because of the lack of respect on the part of everyone, there were misunderstandings that could have led to much more disastrous results. This story is meant to be used to discuss respect with children. The story of The Incredibles does an okay job at introducing the topic of respect, but I also don't know if there is a better Disney story that could have been used.