Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul: 101 Stories of Courage, Hope and Laughter (Chicken Soup for the Soul) [Print] [Paperback]

Jack Canfield (Author), Mark Victor Hansen (Author), Patty Hansen (Author), Irene Dunlap (Author)

Book Description

Release date: July 1, 1998 | Age Range: 9 and up | Series: Chicken Soup for the Soul | Lexile Measure: 760L (What's this?)

Today's kids face grave issues and harder decisions than ever before. Gang warfare, violence, drugs, alcohol, smoking, pregnancy, depression and suicide have found their way into middle and elementary schools. Divorce splits apart families every day. These issues make kids feel as if they must understand and accept all the troubles of the world.

Now more than ever, kids want and need the inspiration and hope that Chicken Soup for the Soul provides. In this special volume, young readers will find empowerment and encouragement to love and accept themselves, believe in their dreams, find answers to their questions and discover hope for a promising future.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 4^-7. The authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul (1993) offer a compilation of heartwarming stories directed at children. Among the mix are stories by well-known names such as Shaquille O'Neal and Chuck Norris; however, most of the stories were sent in to the editors by children from all over the country. The offerings range from funny to inspiring to dull to, well, schmaltzy. Although it is doubtful that kids will ask for the book themselves (especially with a title like this), parents, librarians, and teachers will find much here to use as a jumping-off point for discussions on all sorts of questions and problems children face. Ilene Cooper

About the Author

Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, are joined here by Patty Hansen and Irene Dunlap.

Patty Hansen is the coauthor of Condensed Chicken Soup for the Soul. She serves as chief financial officer and troubleshooter at Mark Victor Hansen and Associates.

Irene Dunlap is a writer and jazz singer. She lives in Newport Beach, California, with her husband and their two children.

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Product Details

• Age Range: 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: HCI; 1 edition (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558746099
• ISBN-13: 978-1558746091
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #85 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Social Science

More About the Author

Jack Canfield, America's Success Coach, is the cocreator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes 40 New York Times bestsellers, and coauthor with Gay Hendricks of You've GOT to Read This Book! An internationally renowned corporate trainer, keynote speaker, and popular radio and TV talk show guest, he lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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#32 in Books > Self-Help

#84 in Books > Religion & Spirituality

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#84 in Books > Religion & Spirituality

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

72 of 75 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Parents beware November 22, 2005

By Lynn Jones

Format:Paperback

I have not read this book, but my nine year old daughter has read and enjoyed most of it. Last night though, she cried herself to sleep after reading graphic stories (near the end of the book) by an incest victim whose father was sent to jail and the daughter of an injection drug user who woke up one night with police pointing guns at her. I'm sure the inclusion of these stories was well-intentioned, but there's no way they are "chicken soup" for the average kid's soul.

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Completely inappropriate for children February 4, 2010

By Kristen M. Nicholls

Format:Paperback

I bought this book as a gift for an 8 year old child. I decided to read one of the stories in the book at random just to see what it was like. Upon doing so, I encountered a child molestation account and felt the need to continue to read before giving the book to the child. The more stories I read, the more disturbed I was at the thought that this book is recommended for children of age 8-12. The stories ranged from "my friend died from accidentally strangling himself as he held a rope out a car window" to "my friend and I almost died from a boat running over us" to "my father molested me(not to mention the graphic detail of the story)." None of these stories are ones that I would enjoy reading as an adult and surely would never want to expose a child to such stories. I think the book should be taken off of the shelves and will be trying to return my copy for a refund.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars By Kids, for Kids! August 22, 2000

By Rebecca of Amazon HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

The series of Chicken Soup books has held my attention since their first publication. Perhaps this is one of the most important books in the series. The stories will also help everyone realize that life is a journey. The words will inspire you to dream, to be more positive, and to realize you are not alone.

When you purchase this book, think of it as a life enriching tool. The topics of love, friendship, family, attitude, perspective, death, dreams, obstacles, choices, tough stuff and eclectic wisdom are discussed in stories, poems and passages.

The stories are short enough so you could read one a day. There are also funny cartoons, poems and plenty of "kid" wisdom. I give this book my highest recommendation. I think even adults should read some of the stories in this book. The poem a child wrote about her father is something every parent should read.

I was also impressed with the health advice and section on making the right choices. The positive lessons you can learn from this book will last a lifetime. My favorite poem was on page 293, it truly holds the wisdom of a child. We have so much to learn from children, if we will take the time to listen.

~The Rebecca Review

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT FOR CHILDREN February 11, 2011

By D. Reeves

Format:Paperback

I thought this would be a fun encouraging book for my son. He started telling me some of the stories. A boy gets strangled to death while driving in a car, another dies while playing on a moving train, parents doing drugs, another with the father molesting his little girl for six years. Unbelievable. My son said instead of the tag line courage, hope and laughter is should be fear, despair and sadness.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Review b May 12, 2001

A Kid's Review

Format:Paperback

I LOVED Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul! I just read and read and read it. Most of the stories are realy sweet, some are funny, and some are sad, but they're all WONDERFUL!!!! There are also cartoons through out the book. IT is a GREAT book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome! April 15, 2000

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

I recieved this book just last week, and I have read it at least 2 times, srtaight through. I cry in some stories, and laugh in others, but after I read it, I feel SO much smarter. I love how they set the book up, in different categories. I have recently been reading the "Death and Dying" part, and it has really helped. I would advise EVERYONE to read this, even adults. It is not only a kids book, it is just about the lives of kids. Most of the situatons would happen to an adult, too.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul Report December 3, 2004

A Kid's Review

Format:Paperback

Book Report- Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul

Have you ever read a book that includes a 100% guaranteed medicine for the soul? Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul is your answer. What? Yes, Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul is a wonderful book written by the #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen and Irene Dunlap, which could be read by all ages, from 1-100 years, especially for kids. It's a book full of stories that make you feel as good as eating a hot and recent cooked chicken soup.
Each story starts with a different quote that really makes you think in the real value of love, faith and hope. It has 101 different stories and sketches based on miracles, obstacles, courage and hope that make you feel very good in those difficult situations of your life. Sometimes when you feel life isn't easy: your parents are getting divorced, your life is all wrong, it is too complicated to live, you have many obstacles to continue and that only a miracle has to happen so you can live, Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul is the best answer ever. Is a book that not just only makes you feel very good; it also makes you understand that problems are part of life and that you have to persevere in all of those situations. As you read the different and awesome stories you will find that some situations presented in the book are like some situations you have been on. Some of these stories will make you be sad or be happy, others might make you cry and think or even they will make you laugh!
This book is a medicine for the soul. As I keep reading the book, I found that I identified myself with some of these situations. It will make you feel different emotions as you continue reading the truly stories that Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul offers to you.... I really recommend this book to be read by all kids, since I was, I really like this book. It could be read in those times you feel your life is a problem or at any time of the day. Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul is really an emotional book to be read whenever you need a miracle or if your soul's got a cold. Read more ›