tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post3330097348436743157..comments2024-02-19T23:29:30.862-08:00Comments on Linda Benson: Can Kindness Be Learned from Books?Linda Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-51544919220646185312013-08-14T09:44:55.067-07:002013-08-14T09:44:55.067-07:00Hi Patti - thanks for stopping by. Make Way for Du...Hi Patti - thanks for stopping by. Make Way for Ducklings is still in print, I'm pretty sure, so you should have no trouble finding a copy. Isn't it funny how we latch onto and remember books from our childhood? Hope you find that whale or shark book, too!Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-81156617569050286872013-08-14T07:39:04.056-07:002013-08-14T07:39:04.056-07:00Lovely post, Linda, and I'm going to try to ge...Lovely post, Linda, and I'm going to try to get that book off ebay. My house is filled with children's books from my youth as well as the hundreds I bought for my two kids but this one is new to me. And I LOVE ducks, so thank you for telling me about this one.<br />I remember the first book I got after my mom enrolled me in a book of the month club. It had a whale or a shark on the front. To this day I am enamored with sea life and yearn for it to be protected.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512099085568969698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-78280308066566225662013-08-13T17:13:51.002-07:002013-08-13T17:13:51.002-07:00Rhea - you should try and find a copy of this book...Rhea - you should try and find a copy of this book. It brought back wonderful memories. My mother, especially, was (and is) very kind to animals, and I'm sure that (like you with your parents) I learned a lot from her. But I like to think that I could be inspired by words and pictures in a book too. And of course growing up with Walt Disney didn't hurt either.Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-74828895073046047782013-08-13T16:21:06.474-07:002013-08-13T16:21:06.474-07:00Not sure if it can be learned from books, but they...Not sure if it can be learned from books, but they can certainly inspire it, and inspire parents to model it. BTW, I recognized that cover (but not the title). I'm sure my mother read it to me. I learned empathy and kindness from both my parents--how they treated animals and other people. From my parochial grade school? Not so much. Rhea Rhodanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965029684851153673noreply@blogger.com