E Is for Ethics: How to Talk to Kids About Morals, Values, and What Matters Most [Hardcover]

Ian James Corlett (Author), R. A. Holt (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 8, 2009

A collection of 26 fun, simple and original stories, each centering on a different positive value, for parents to read to their children.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

When their two children were young, kids' TV writer and animator Corlett and his wife initiated a weekly family after-dinner discussion to explain and foster ethical and moral values. Admitting that he is a plain old dad and not a Ph.D. in ethics, Corlett nonetheless felt obliged to address the void in moral education left as school and even Sunday school curricula stopped routinely teaching ethics for it seems no one wants to touch the subject of right and wrong anymore. He developed two charming and lovably humorous characters—Elliot and his sister, Lucy—and 26 story situations that take place in families, at school, in team sports and in the community, each of which demonstrates a different ethic ranging from honesty and understanding through forgiveness, courage and perseverance to loyalty, gratitude, fairness and acceptance. Even citizenship, generosity, trust and respect are covered as Elliot and Lucy encounter life's moral predicaments. Each of the 250-word lessons is followed by a what would you do? kind of question, the definition of a moral quality with accompanying short commentary and a pertinent famous quote or two, which together point youngsters toward doing the right thing and understanding why. Most likely to be well received by younger kids, this charming, interactive little book is appropriate for kids preschool to tween age and their parents. (Dec.)
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Review

"To help your child look at the bright side -- and the best side -- of life, check out E Is for Ethics by Ian James Corlett. It has 26 stories about the values that make the world tick, including gratitude." -- The Washington Post --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Atria Books (December 8, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416596542
• ISBN-13: 978-1416596547
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #759,407 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ian James Corlett began telling stories at a very young age. He started with hand puppets and marionettes, which segued to a ventriloquist dummy, which leap-frogged into making animated films, then evolved into student comedy shorts, then led to creating and writing animated series' and then writing this book.

Ian has written for, and/or developed many popular children's series' such as The Adventures of Paddington Bear, Rolie Polie Olie, Lunar Jim and Rescue Heroes. He has also created several original series including his namesake show, BEING IAN.

Ian is also a very well-known voice actor in the world of animation, entertainment and advertising. He is the voice of literally hundreds of animated characters including "Baby Taz" of the Baby Looney Toons, "Dad" in Johnny Test, "Cheetor" of Transformers/Beastwars fame and a dozen different characters including "Mr. Pop" in Dragontales. He has been the TV promo voice of Family Channel, PBS and Fox Kids, as well as commercial brands like BestBuy, McDonalds and VISA.

The father of two and husband of one for over 26 years, he enjoys hanging out with his kids, travel, and great food. He currently lives in Vancouver, Canada and also has a residence in Palm Springs, California where he and his family go to escape the drip and drizzle of the west coast of Canada.

Ian's one "vice" as he calls it, is a love of automobiles. His secret desire is to be a professional race-car driver and participates in enthusiast events throughout the Northwest in his Porsche (a car which he is keen to point out is also practical enough to take his kids to school in). Do we sense a hint of rationalization?

For more about Ian visit, www.ianjamescorlett.com