As a gift when I was a child, I was slightly offended to receive this book, feeling my reading level was much advanced from "for Young People" books, but honestly, this would be something I gave to most adults I know now. The young people part comes at the beginning of each chapter, but even those are probably the best way to understand these virtues. ( )

Some great stuff in this collection of stories, poems and dissertations. The book is quite American in places, which while not necessarily bad, does have a certain distance to it. Stories of the Revolution, the Alamo and the Civil War have more relevance to Americans than Canadians. Still a great book to study. ( )

This book full of wonderful stories to share with children - even inspiring for adults.

Honestly, I picked up this book because I thought it would be good for me (and I believe it has been). I had no idea I would enjoy it. As someone else may have mentioned, each chapter (on a particular virtue) is organized from the easily-read (you could read it to a 4 year old) to the dense (even Plato and Socrates). I enjoyed the simple stories more than I expected, and I never expected parts would be moving. It takes a while to read, though; sometimes I read it every day for a month and sometimes I don't pick it up for a month. ( )

Bennett has collected here a multitude of different tales, myths, stories, essays, poems, plays, and speeches, each bringing to life the virtue that its particular section bears.

Though a bit right-wing conservative Christian at times, this collection does a good job of presenting material from both the secular and the nonsecular world, allowing for most any reader to enjoy the stories of virtue.

The stories presented here are usually edited, adapted, or translated in a way to make it interesting to children and make it "family friendly" to boot.

Recommended for people sharing the same politico-religious views of Bennett, and quite possibly those looking for an anthology of virtuous tales to offset the more pessimistic literature flooding the market. Not recommended for those who _enjoy_ said pessimistic literature. ( )