Save The World! - It's The Only Planet That Has Chocolate.: Teach Your Children the Importance of Kindness, Love, Peace and Happiness.

by Ingo Blum, Ira Baykovska (Illustrator)

Once there was a boy. He was a victim of war. He had to run away with his parents from the place he was born. On his way, he met a soldier who said to him, “Save the world! It’s the only planet that has chocolate! A story about life and what it is all about, about humanity and finding your way, with joyful illustrations from Ira Baykovska. The text is simple enough to grab your kids’ attention. This story shall help children appreciate values like friendship, love, and happiness as well as kindness and freedom. Here’s what you’ll find inside this book:
Teach Your Children First Words in English or Italian!

Genres: Childrens

40 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 14, 2021

About the author

Ingo Blum is a German author and comedian. His journey to becoming a children’s book author began during his day job. He has always enjoyed projects where he could create artwork for kids. Eventually, he became a writer and graphic designer in the evenings - and started writing children's stories to accompany these projects for fun. With some encouragement from his friends and family (and a lot of kids!), he decided to share his stories with the world.
Ingo works with illustrators from all over the world with whom he constantly develops new concepts and stories.

Please visit him at www.ingoblumbooks.com
or https://www.facebook.com/ingoblumauthor/

Reviews

[Marichus Real · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the story of a child who ran away from his country because of a war. One day he met a soldier who gave him a piece of chocolate and told him to save the world because it was the only place that had chocolate.
The story told us about him growing up in a city where he felt lonely and miserable and didn’t know the language people speak there. Little by little everything started to change, and the little child became an adult. He learnt about love, kindness, friendship and peace.
A good book to teach children some lessons in life and it would be a good book also to adults so they can remember those lessons as well.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

❤️

My children love these little books. They thoroughly enjoy each and every story, as if they are all unique and individual without any cause for similarity among them. Even though sometimes, they might seem tedious and repetitive to me as a parent, I do enjoy being able to read short-stories to my children that are clean and respective.

[Chelsea · Rating 4 out of 5]

An adorable book that is bilingual, English and Chinese. A boy learns the meaning of what is really sweet in life and shares it with his children. Beautiful illustrations easy to read highly recommend.

[Amy Gusewelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will be buying this for my future kids

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

My children love these little books. They thoroughly enjoy each and every story, as if they are all unique and individual without any cause for similarity among them. Even though sometimes, they might seem tedious and repetitive to me as a parent, I do enjoy being able to read short-stories to my children that are clean and respective.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

My children love these little books. They thoroughly enjoy each and every story, as if they are all unique and individual without any cause for similarity among them. Even though sometimes, they might seem tedious and repetitive to me as a parent, I do enjoy being able to read short-stories to my children that are clean and respective.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

My children love these little books. They thoroughly enjoy each and every story, as if they are all unique and individual without any cause for similarity among them. Even though sometimes, they might seem tedious and repetitive to me as a parent, I do enjoy being able to read short-stories to my children that are clean and respective.

[Renee Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this as an ARC. I am providing my honest review. This was a nice story that gave the message of how one can save the world by their actions - having a giving spirit, being kind, and being a friend. While the message would be evident to adults and older children, I'm not sure that younger children would make the connection as there appeared to be a disconnect after describing each of the actions of the main character of the book. There may be a need for added dialogue between the child and older adult to help them appreciate the underlying message of the book if that is the purpose of reading it to them or having them read it.

[Jamie Bee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reasons to Save the World

I was immediately drawn to the humorous title of this book, but it has more substance than the title suggests. I have reviewed several books by the author, and this is one of his more unusual ones. His books usually cover a relatively brief time span, but this one covers decades. We meet a young boy, the central character of this book, at the start, and we follow him until he is an old man. As a young boy, he meets a soldier who tells him to save the world because it's the only planet that has chocolate. As the boy grows into a man, he discovers bigger reasons to save the world than chocolate, like friendship, love, and his children. The story comes full circle at the end when the now gray-haired senior passes on the message to a young soldier. This bilingual text has English on top with German below or on the opposite page. Unlike other books this author has published, I didn't note any glaring language errors in the English portion, thankfully. Some words are bold in both English and German, making it easier to see the connection between the dual-language versions. The author has a few coloring pages at the end, which is always fun in a children's picture book. For most, the author included some keywords in English and Germain, a great way to reinforce them. If you have a young child who is bilingual in German and English, or who is trying to become so, she or he may enjoy this book.

[Jessica Hawkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was cute story with a great message. It follows the story about a little boy, who through a difficult time, is shown kindness in the form of chocolate. He carries that memory throughout his life and chooses to show kindness in times of loneliness. As he gets older, he remembers how sweet the world could be as he gets married and has a family of his own. The story comes full circle as is able to gift chocolate to a soldier going off to war. While this story sends a great message to children about kindness, about saving the world and about how sweet life can be, I think the book itself could have done with a bit more. For instance, I think rhyming would have really helped. The story was also not entirely cohesive to me, going from sharing candy to the chocolate cake to saving the world for children. Maybe I'm just missing the connections, but I think it could have been better.

I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy.

[Sheila · Rating 5 out of 5]

A young boy receives chocolate from a soldier. He thinks the chocolate is important because it brings sweetness and happiness to those who eat it. As he grows up and becomes an immigrant, he finds that chocolate can help smooth the way to friendships which are sweeter than the chocolate. He lives his life, marries, raises a family, then sees another soldier going off to war and he shares his chocolate secret. He tells the soldier to come back home because we all deserve peace.

I love this title! I also enjoyed the story. It goes full around from him being a small boy to an old man. He learns how important being kind and loving brings peace and happiness. If it starts with chocolate, he has learned that his feeling is sweeter than chocolate. I like the lessons shown. The illustrations are wonderful. This is a perfect book for your 2-6 year old.

[Sigrid Boggan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a cute little book. I think it reflects the real things that we should value in life but tells it in a way that a small child could grasp. The book follows a man who was given chocolate by a soldier when he was a child and told to “save the world, it’s the planet that has chocolate” so throughout the man’s life he reflects on their quote and thinks about the thing he value more then chocolate. I really enjoyed the read but reading from a child’s perspective, I didn’t like the part that talked about death. My reasoning is what if the parent haven’t discussed death with their child. It was unnecessary and the book would have been great without it.

This book was sent to me free for review.

[Bethany Cousins · Rating 5 out of 5]

"He thought, chocolate is wonderful, but friendship is sweeter."

What a brilliant book! A sweet story with a heartwarming message, it is beautifully illustrated with vibrant and colorful pictures. Easy enough for my little ones to read on their own, with the added bonus of dual languages. It is a story of a boy who is forced to leave his homeland in search of a better and safer life, and the life lessons he learns along the way. I love reading Ingo Blum's books!

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

My children love these little books. They thoroughly enjoy each and every story, as if they are all unique and individual without any cause for similarity among them. Even though sometimes, they might seem tedious and repetitive to me as a parent, I do enjoy being able to read short-stories to my children that are clean and respective.

[kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good story

I like how the story makes a full circle. The bilingual part is neat. I think the story is good for kids a little older than toddlers to understand. The illustrations are nice and match the story.

[Michele Northwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simple story with an important message.the importance of being kind, making friends and spreading the importance of saving the world, and living in peace. The book is great for those learning to speak a foreign language as the story is written in Spanish and English.