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Homeschool
Reviews
The Old Schoolhouse™
The Magazine for Homeschool Families
Comments from
Publisher, Gena Suarez
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Carl Sommer,
who has written the much-acclaimed Another Sommer-Time Story™ Series
- 18 books for kids which I found to be FABULOUS. Winning many
awards and turning the heads of educators everywhere.
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Each and every book has a moral to it - a big one. I like these far better than Aesop's Fables any
day.
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Space will not allow us to touch on each story in the series. I can tell
you, however, that you will not be sorry to purchase a series such as this!
The books are gorgeous....Not your typical kids' book
series. Kids learn messages such as obedience, trust, cheerfulness,
citizenship, caring, community service, responsibility, forgiveness,
sportsmanship, perseverance, compassion, safety, respect, cooperation,
tolerance, honesty, happiness, self-discipline, friendship, diligence,
respect for labor and so much more!
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Meet all the excellent characters in this series! Your kids will love it. My
daughter can be found almost every day toting at least one of them around --
We'll never give these away. I sure hope Carl comes out with more!
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What a treasure of an author for kids!
Read the entire article at The Old Schoolhouse website.
Reviews From
Eclectic Homeschool Online
The Little Red Train
“Colorful illustrations and easy-to-turn pages make this book fun to read. The
story is a familiar one with its lesson in perseverance and repeated "I won't
give up! I won't give up!" But the storyline is compelling with its additional
examples of compassion and civic virtue. My six-year-old son couldn't wait to
see what happened to the little train and the poor people on the mountaintop;
his interest was held throughout the story, and that's no small feat for my
little wiggle worm!”
Mayor For A Day
“What would happen if a
town had no rules for an entire day? Chaos, that's what! The cover of Mayor for
a Day promises fun times with citizenship, civic virtue, and respect for law and
that's exactly what's between the pages of this action-packed storybook….
“Help your children
discover what would happen in a place where anything goes, no rules exist, and
chaos is the only rule of the day. My son was so worried about little Davy and
what would become of him and his hometown that he started telling me why WE have
rules in our own household. He even added a few new rules of his own. Any book
that can stimulate that kind of respect for the law has a permanent place on our
bookshelf.”
If Only I Were…
“I had never read any of Carl Sommer's books before this one and I was
immediately drawn to the colorful illustrations and the friendly animal
faces. Each of his books teaches a timeless virtue within a delightful
story that any young child can relate to.
“In this story, Missy the mouse wishes she could be anyone else but
herself. She doesn't like being so small and she doesn't like the way
she looks. Every day she is chased by Horace the cat and she has become
very tired of this daily routine. She makes a wish that she could be big
like Horace and, when her wish comes true, she learns that being a big
cat is not everything she had thought it would be!
“Wish after wish, animal after animal, Missy learns lesson after lesson.
After her final wish (and waking up from her dream) brings her back to
being a small mouse, she realizes that a mouse is what she really wants
to be. She has learned to be happy with who she is. Since being chased
by Horace is such a big problem, Missy decides to stay in her house for
the day.
“This is such a cute story! Missy goes from being a small mouse to
several other animals, each larger in size, and back to a small mouse
before realizing that she should be happy with who she is. What a great
lesson to be learned, especially in today's world. Our children need to
know that God made each of us special and that He loves us the way we
are.”
Reviewed by Sharon Crooks.
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