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Soft Courage
Soft Courage is the story, told through the eyes of a soft toy penguin called Yannick, of the adventures of peace activist and mountaineer Tess Burrows. It should not be mistaken for a children's book - although many adventurous, outdoorsy and sensitive children will love it for its blend of exciting, high altitude adventure and nuggets of spiritual wisdom, based on the teachings of Buddhism. By the end, we are given an insight into how the character of Yannick has developed, and how these teachings might be used to inform and enhance our everyday lives. Soft Courage is the story, told through the eyes of a soft toy penguin called Yannick, of the adventures of peace activist and mountaineer Tess Burrows. It should not be mistaken for a children’s book – although many adventurous, outdoorsy and sensitive children will love it for its blend of exciting, high altitude adventure and nuggets of spiritual wisdom, based around the central tenets of Buddhism. By the end, we are given an insight into how the character of Yannick has developed, and how these tenets might be used to inform and enhance our everyday lives.
191 pages, Paperback
Published July 14, 2016
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July 26, 2016
This has the look and feel of a children's book, and while there are plenty of outdoorsy, deep-thinking children who will love it, the issues addressed are as profound and 'grown-up' as you want them to be. It can be read at the simple level: accounts of fairly extreme mountain climbs (by people who do not necessarily claim to be experts, and possibly should know better!) but there is much more to it. Each chapter is framed by one of the nine central tenets of Buddhism, and the events that unfold become part of the spiritual development of Yannick the soft toy penguin, who narrates this book.It is the kind of book you can dip into as a kind of daily devotional reader, or start at page one and keep reading to see how the story unfolds. "Uplifting" is such an overused word in reviews like this, but in so many senses, this is the best word to use for this charming, wise-but-humble book.
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