A Call to Character: A Family Treasury of Stories, Poems, Plays, Proverbs, and Fables to Guide the Development of Values for You and Your Children

by Colin Greer (Editor), Herbert R. Kohl (Editor)

A literary collection includes essays about each work, and emphasizes self-discovery and character development

Genres: Parenting, Poetry

480 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1995

Reviews

[Gold Dust · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book has tons of text and no pictures, so it likely wouldn’t hold the attention of most young kids today. The authors say that they intended this book for parents to read with their 8-13 year old kids. You can give it a try, but I think the reading level of this book is more for high schoolers. If you want something similar but more digestible for younger readers, try Aesop’s Fables.

[Dusty Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shared some stories and poems with The Kids

[Serena Laing · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book I can't put away. I want to raise my son on passages from this valuable compendium that illuminates the best of humanity's values through the words of it's most erudite.