This is not much of a story—the story is just a vehicle to teach a “virtue” (my word choices, not theirs). I kind of like having the acronyms in these books to help children think through the steps/parts of each theme, and the kids seem to like the fact that the characters are ninjas, but I don’t know how much a story like this will win over a kid who just doesn’t *want* to listen. A truly beautiful well-crafted story might have more power of persuasion (?).