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We Can Do Anything: Stories For Brave Little Kids
From the bestselling children's author Daniel Gershkovitz, these new educational stories will help children to enhance their self-confidence, sense of capability, and self-esteem.
Through five short stories written in rhyme, We Can Do Anything! Stories for Brave Little Kids illustrates the values of true friendship, the acceptance of others, the harm caused by prejudice, the virtue of admitting ones mistakes, and the unconditional love of caring parents.
At the end of each story (in the e-book version) the kids will find puzzles and games created especially for them.
The Shy Chameleon: We should never be ashamed of who we are. Any shortcoming we may appear to have can prove to be our greatest advantage.
The Arrogant Toad: True friendship and respect are earned by being humble and sensitive to others.
The Friendly Scorpion: Prejudice can be dangerous. Everyone deserves a fair chance and should be allowed to follow their heart.
The Forgiving Beaver: We must accept those who are different from us, even in the face of peer pressure. Forgiveness is the key to friendship.
The Curious Chick: Never underestimate the sincere, unconditional love of parents, as they prepare us for the realities of life
Daniel’s work
● We Can Do It – A collection of 4 The Lion Cub, The Brave Fish, Lou The Cat, and The Little Ship
● We Can Do Anything – A collection of 5 The Friendly Scorpion, The Arrogant Toad, The Forgiving Beaver, The Shy Chameleon, and The Curious Chick
● We Can Do Everything – A collection of 5 The Elephant Who Got Bullied, Mommy’s Favorite Planet, The Fast Foal, True Sibling Love, and Never Shun a Friend
● We Can Color - Fun & Facts Coloring Books - A series of eleven, that will provide hours of fun and learning while coloring beautiful illustrations, each around a different great dinosaurs, fascinating animals of the savannah, jungle, farm, desert, ocean, forest, as well as the coolest vehicles, aircraft, and space! Each book contains large, original illustrations and over 125 cool and interesting facts!
Through five short stories written in rhyme, We Can Do Anything! Stories for Brave Little Kids illustrates the values of true friendship, the acceptance of others, the harm caused by prejudice, the virtue of admitting ones mistakes, and the unconditional love of caring parents.
At the end of each story (in the e-book version) the kids will find puzzles and games created especially for them.
The Shy Chameleon: We should never be ashamed of who we are. Any shortcoming we may appear to have can prove to be our greatest advantage.
The Arrogant Toad: True friendship and respect are earned by being humble and sensitive to others.
The Friendly Scorpion: Prejudice can be dangerous. Everyone deserves a fair chance and should be allowed to follow their heart.
The Forgiving Beaver: We must accept those who are different from us, even in the face of peer pressure. Forgiveness is the key to friendship.
The Curious Chick: Never underestimate the sincere, unconditional love of parents, as they prepare us for the realities of life
Daniel’s work
● We Can Do It – A collection of 4 The Lion Cub, The Brave Fish, Lou The Cat, and The Little Ship
● We Can Do Anything – A collection of 5 The Friendly Scorpion, The Arrogant Toad, The Forgiving Beaver, The Shy Chameleon, and The Curious Chick
● We Can Do Everything – A collection of 5 The Elephant Who Got Bullied, Mommy’s Favorite Planet, The Fast Foal, True Sibling Love, and Never Shun a Friend
● We Can Color - Fun & Facts Coloring Books - A series of eleven, that will provide hours of fun and learning while coloring beautiful illustrations, each around a different great dinosaurs, fascinating animals of the savannah, jungle, farm, desert, ocean, forest, as well as the coolest vehicles, aircraft, and space! Each book contains large, original illustrations and over 125 cool and interesting facts!
289 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 22, 2020
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January 7, 2021
More often than not children relate themselves with the characters of a good story. In such circumstances, reading fiction can help them to get inspiration from the characters. These stories often portray real life implications through anecdotes, and as such makes it easier for them to understand the complex aspects of life. Moreover, reading these stories at regular intervals can actually help them to develop a positive outlook towards life, which eventually proves beneficial for good character development.
We Can Do Anything: Stories For Brave Little Kids by bestselling children's author Daniel Gershkovitz is a delightful and charming collection of books for the younger reader. The author writes in a wonderfully entertaining and imaginative style that will guarantee the attention of young minds. If you ever wanted to bond even more with your children or grandchildren, this would be a very enjoyable collection to share with them. I read these books with my grandkids and they loved it.
It seems to me that this book was created with a lot of love and joy and it’s clear that the author really enjoys creating such wonderful stories. This collection ‘illustrates the values of true friendship, the acceptance of others, the harm caused by prejudice, the virtue of admitting one’s mistakes, and the unconditional love of caring parents.’
Thank you for sharing with us the gift that you have obviously worked so hard to refine. We’ll be looking forward to seeing what’s coming next. A well-deserved five stars from us! I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book collection.
We Can Do Anything: Stories For Brave Little Kids by bestselling children's author Daniel Gershkovitz is a delightful and charming collection of books for the younger reader. The author writes in a wonderfully entertaining and imaginative style that will guarantee the attention of young minds. If you ever wanted to bond even more with your children or grandchildren, this would be a very enjoyable collection to share with them. I read these books with my grandkids and they loved it.
It seems to me that this book was created with a lot of love and joy and it’s clear that the author really enjoys creating such wonderful stories. This collection ‘illustrates the values of true friendship, the acceptance of others, the harm caused by prejudice, the virtue of admitting one’s mistakes, and the unconditional love of caring parents.’
Thank you for sharing with us the gift that you have obviously worked so hard to refine. We’ll be looking forward to seeing what’s coming next. A well-deserved five stars from us! I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book collection.
December 29, 2020
‘We are all unique, we are one of a kind’
Israeli author Daniel Gershkovitz earned his BA in psychology and criminology as well as a degree in Special Education. He served as a lieutenant in the Israeli Air Force and now works as a representative for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, serving in the Ukraine. He is both a writer of children’s books and a humanitarian, working to provide youth at risk with a second chance in life.
This boxed set – WE CAN DO ANYTHING - is the second series Daniel has published, the first being WE CAN DO IT! From the titles of each collection it is obvious that the stories are meant to reinforce self-confidence and self-esteem while adding other important lessons for children to incorporate. The stories are superbly illustrated by Victoria Turzhanskq.
The five stories in this set each place the lessons for children’s learning (and entertainment!) in the form of animals – The Shy Chameleon, The Arrogant Toad, The Friendly Scorpion, The Forgiving Beaver, and The Curious Chick. Using a lilting rhyming pattern the stories come to life – in rhyme, in meaning, and in excellent visuals – as a short portion of a passage in The Shy Chameleon suggests: ‘Slowly and with caution, the chameleon popped out, standing by the tomatoes, gazing about. The mare at once said: “Did you swallow red ink? You changed your colors in a flash and a blink. But unlike you, my dear, I can’t figure out; What is it exactly you’re whining about? Your skin adapts to colors! How great! That’s so cool! A spectacular trait!” That sense of lyricism makes each of the stories flow while offering some wise suggestion and ideas to children.
The values transmitted by Daniel’s fine stories cover self-esteem, friendship, humility, forgiveness, appreciation and love of family, and the negative impact of prejudice. Each story is well developed with excellent animal characters who not only deliver the intended message but also provide a fanciful and fascinating little adventure. An additional value is the inclusion of games and puzzles. This is an exceptionally fine set of children’s books! Very highly recommended.
Israeli author Daniel Gershkovitz earned his BA in psychology and criminology as well as a degree in Special Education. He served as a lieutenant in the Israeli Air Force and now works as a representative for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, serving in the Ukraine. He is both a writer of children’s books and a humanitarian, working to provide youth at risk with a second chance in life.
This boxed set – WE CAN DO ANYTHING - is the second series Daniel has published, the first being WE CAN DO IT! From the titles of each collection it is obvious that the stories are meant to reinforce self-confidence and self-esteem while adding other important lessons for children to incorporate. The stories are superbly illustrated by Victoria Turzhanskq.
The five stories in this set each place the lessons for children’s learning (and entertainment!) in the form of animals – The Shy Chameleon, The Arrogant Toad, The Friendly Scorpion, The Forgiving Beaver, and The Curious Chick. Using a lilting rhyming pattern the stories come to life – in rhyme, in meaning, and in excellent visuals – as a short portion of a passage in The Shy Chameleon suggests: ‘Slowly and with caution, the chameleon popped out, standing by the tomatoes, gazing about. The mare at once said: “Did you swallow red ink? You changed your colors in a flash and a blink. But unlike you, my dear, I can’t figure out; What is it exactly you’re whining about? Your skin adapts to colors! How great! That’s so cool! A spectacular trait!” That sense of lyricism makes each of the stories flow while offering some wise suggestion and ideas to children.
The values transmitted by Daniel’s fine stories cover self-esteem, friendship, humility, forgiveness, appreciation and love of family, and the negative impact of prejudice. Each story is well developed with excellent animal characters who not only deliver the intended message but also provide a fanciful and fascinating little adventure. An additional value is the inclusion of games and puzzles. This is an exceptionally fine set of children’s books! Very highly recommended.
January 17, 2021
This vibrant, colorful, and well-illustrated package was quirky and fun to read. Your kids would enjoy this surprising haul of treasures. These tales do more than just teach kids how to conquer their shyness and fears, they are fun and really amusing, and most of all, they help by teaching them how to build their self-confidence. These lovely books, with their quirky characters, would keep young readers entertained and amused.
December 26, 2020
Life Lessons
These stories reminded me of a few of the fables I’d heated growing up. Each story had one overarching moral message or life lesson. In many cases the story was about overcoming our beliefs, or an unexpected act or heroism.
Multiple pages of activities follow each story. Readers are asked to find the differences in images, count, decide what colors add up to, and more.
I was particularly fond of the illustrations, which are adorable!
These stories reminded me of a few of the fables I’d heated growing up. Each story had one overarching moral message or life lesson. In many cases the story was about overcoming our beliefs, or an unexpected act or heroism.
Multiple pages of activities follow each story. Readers are asked to find the differences in images, count, decide what colors add up to, and more.
I was particularly fond of the illustrations, which are adorable!
December 20, 2020
Really nice Collection of bedtime stories.
April 8, 2021
Engaging
Very engaging for young child. The illustrations perfectly match and the moral is not over the head of a pre-k child
Very engaging for young child. The illustrations perfectly match and the moral is not over the head of a pre-k child
February 7, 2021
Come here for five stories set in a very moral universe, where highly moralistic tales come complete with a large spread of puzzles, ideal for the young book user to be shown through or to solve on their own. Collectively they have a consistent look – the visuals are very cartoonish, and seem stuck with a fixed perspective, with the angled top-down view of the cheapest of video games. The tale of the beaver impressed more with good wintery weather effects.
So to the tales. We get a chameleon who wants to be a stand-out member of the community, but has what she thinks an annoying habit of disappearing and fading into the background; a conceited toad, thinking himself too good for the games his friends want to play, and above being worried when they give him alarming news; a young scorpion who struggles when the entire oasis population wants to scarper when all it wants is friendship; and a beaver who's so bold he can still help save the day, even when faced with a vicious snub. Only the final piece felt a let-down – a cussed young chick should get some comeuppance for being so brash and hot-headed, but no, he gets a lesson in undying parental love instead.
Looking back, the first mentioned was the best, but I definitely would have time for the middle three. The telling is always in AABB rhymes, and the spreads can look quite wordy with large print and up to ten lines a page, but there is always room for the visuals to come through strongly. Rhyme and rhythm do lapse here and there, but the reading aloud of these pieces is generally a strong pleasure, and these will be worth bonding over with a young 'un. Especially if the price for the set shown on netgalley at time of writing this is correct – this is a great value package for those unable to access a lending library.
So to the tales. We get a chameleon who wants to be a stand-out member of the community, but has what she thinks an annoying habit of disappearing and fading into the background; a conceited toad, thinking himself too good for the games his friends want to play, and above being worried when they give him alarming news; a young scorpion who struggles when the entire oasis population wants to scarper when all it wants is friendship; and a beaver who's so bold he can still help save the day, even when faced with a vicious snub. Only the final piece felt a let-down – a cussed young chick should get some comeuppance for being so brash and hot-headed, but no, he gets a lesson in undying parental love instead.
Looking back, the first mentioned was the best, but I definitely would have time for the middle three. The telling is always in AABB rhymes, and the spreads can look quite wordy with large print and up to ten lines a page, but there is always room for the visuals to come through strongly. Rhyme and rhythm do lapse here and there, but the reading aloud of these pieces is generally a strong pleasure, and these will be worth bonding over with a young 'un. Especially if the price for the set shown on netgalley at time of writing this is correct – this is a great value package for those unable to access a lending library.
January 18, 2021
I read these to my son as bedtime stories. He liked the rhymes and enjoyed looking at the pictures, although I struggled to keep him engaged for the entire story in one sitting (he’s 5). Perhaps these stories are better aimed at slightly older children for concentration purposes.
The games at the end kept him engaged and interested, particularly the spot the difference games.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The games at the end kept him engaged and interested, particularly the spot the difference games.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
January 9, 2021
This is a must-have collection for children and those who love them. The author writes rhyming stories with beautiful pictures. The stories teach important life lessons in a fun way. The author adds a bonus at the end of each tale using fun games to teach children things like counting, their colors, and much more.
January 7, 2021
We love all these books. Good moral for kids and amazing illustrations👍
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