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You are here: Home / Giveaways / Benji and The Giant Kite Review

Benji and The Giant Kite Review

August 6, 2018 By Candy

There’s nothing like sitting with my boys and reading them a book with a great lesson. As a mom of boys, I want them to become kind and strong adults. Thanks to Wesman PR for providing book for review, all opinions are my own.  We get to do a lot of fun things because of my job, but I also want the boys to realize that mom works very hard for ever opportunity too. Benji and The Giant Kite is a fantastic book to start the conversation on earning things with children and remind my own. Make sure to leave a comment down below for a chance to win a Benji and The Giant Kite for your family collection.

Benji adores kites. All kinds of kites – big or small, plain or fancy, square or diamond- shaped. He loves flying them at the beach, watching them float high in the sky. One day Benji sees a giant orange kite at the toy store. He wants it more than anything else – ever. But his mom explains that he’ll need to earn the money to buy the kite. So Benji buckles down and weeds the garden for the next two weeks – the vegetables in the morning and the flowers in the afternoon. It seems like he’ll never be done.

Finally the special day arrives, and Benji’s mom hands him the giant orange kite of his dreams. At the beach, Benji lets his kite soar higher and higher with every gust of wind. He watches it rise above the people, the hotdog stand, and even the houses beyond. Soon the kite becomes a distant speck in the sky. Benji is thrilled. But when it’s time to pull the kite down and head back home, Benji can’t bear to do it. He wants to set the kite free to fulfill its destiny among the clouds. Benji lets the twine go and the kite disappears into the sunset sky. The kite may still be up there yet.

Alan Fox explains that like all of his books, “BENJI AND THE GIANT KITE is based on a real-life incident. This one happened when I was a child. I decided to tell the story, because I wanted to share the sense of achievement I felt by working hard to obtain something I really loved. But once I saw the kite flying at the beach, I wanted to let it go. My dream had been accomplished. It was time move on to another, new experience. You must always keep going to fulfill your dreams and aspirations.”

Question:

How do you teach your children about earning what they want?

Cheers!

Candy

BENJI AND THE GIANT KITE, with illustrations by Eefje Jujil, is the second in Alan Fox’s series of picture books. The first, BENJI AND THE 24 POUND BANANA SQUASH, was named a notable children’s book of 2017 by Booklist magazine and has become a much-loved story for youngsters and parents alike.
About the authorAlan C. Fox is the bestselling author of three books for adults, PEOPLE TOOLS, PEOPLE TOOLS FOR BUSINESS, and PEOPLE TOOLS FOR LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS. His two children’s books are BENJI AND THE 24 POUND BANANA SQUASH (Clavis 2017) and BENJI AND THE GIANT KITE (Clavis 2018). An entrepreneur, philanthropist, and relationships expert, Alan is also the publisher of the poetry magazine, Rattle. He founded a charity that works to maximize the potentional of youth as well as an organization that encourages young people to become active in helping others. Alan lives in Los Angeles, California. To learn more, visit Alan’s website: alancfox.com

 

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Comments

  1. J. Rubis says

    August 8, 2018 at 10:04 pm

    What a cute book! I tell my kids that we have to earn what we want. We do chores around the house.

  2. Linda Torres says

    August 12, 2018 at 9:18 am

    Sounds like a great book and the kids would love it!

  3. Stacey Rodrick says

    August 12, 2018 at 10:30 am

    That sounds like a great book! I try to teach the kids that if you want something you have to work for/warm it. You want this toy, show me how hard you Can work and apply yourself and get all A’s in school, do chores, etc. If you want this fun book, read a book you haven’t read and wouldn’t necessarily choose then you get the “fun” book.

  4. shelly peterson says

    August 18, 2018 at 6:53 am

    This looks like a really cute book that my grandsons would enjoy. I love reading with them.

  5. Laura says

    October 14, 2018 at 10:08 pm

    My son loves this book! 🙂

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