Books with title Happy Prince

High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt. He was very much admired indeed. “He is as beautiful as a weathercock,” remarked one of the Town Councillors who wished to gain a reputation for having artistic tastes; “only not quite so useful,” he added, fearing lest people should think him unpractical, which he really was not. “Why can’t you be like the Happy Prince?” asked a sensible mother of her little boy who was crying for the moon. “The Happy Prince never dreams of crying for anything.” “I am glad there is some one in the world who is quite happy,” muttered a disappointed man as he gazed at the wonderful statue.

'The Happy Prince' is a re-telling of Oscar Wilde's enchanting story of the golden statue of the Happy Prince and the little swallow who alights at his feet one night on his way to Egypt. It includes a CD in a pocket on the inside of the front cover, which has a recording of the story told in a 10 minute song, with sound effects. Children can listen to the CD while they look at the book. With bright, full page color illustrations on every second page, this book will delight children of all ages. In the back of the book, author Rosie Boom shares with the readers how she used Oscar Wilde's allegory to illustrate the value of compassion with her children in their home schooling. They then helped her paint the illustrations and write the song. Proceeds of the sale of this book go towards supporting a child in Zambia.

Energetic pre-teen,Carmen Browne is determined to live her life to please God as she faces life issues such as an unexpected family move, her big brother’s search for his birth family, and the tragedy of domestic violence. Carmen’s learned a lot about herself, too: being popular doesn’t guarantee you true friends, honesty up front saves a lot of hurt, and sometimes self-confi dence is just bossiness in disguise. In the fi fth and fi nal volume of the popular series, Carmen enters the uncharted waters of adolescence,discovering that her changing moods and growing body bring new challenges to her life.