Es de estos libros que vale la pena echar un ojo, porque siempre te deja algo cuando lo lees.

Good read for kids with life lessons and messages on dealing with bully and fear. “Never resist force. Bend with it and use it. There will always be someone stronger than you.”

This book also teaches the value of practice and how to be courage.

“If you run from a problem, even if you get away for a while, it keeps chasing you. The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.”

“The secret if courage is to act brave even if you’re not feeling very brave.”

I believe in my own heart that each of us deep inside is a martial artist, regardless of actual ability, and that we can learn from martial arts lessons about living in peace and dealing peacefully with the enemy, or with less force as possible, and that defensive movements are the key, not outright violence. The Kung Fu movies we see are enjoyable, sure, but as far as teaching positive values, nine times out of ten they screw up and preach about vengeance and death, neither of which, I feel, are what being a martial artist is all about. This kid's book does it's best to correct it, and the ending is kinda sappy and unrealistic, but I'm stubborn in believing even a sappy ending can be real. A young boy gets bullied and his new friend, a girl, introduces him to old man Socrates, who shows him the way of a peaceful warrior, and his training methods are as unorthodox as that in the Karate Kid movies, where Mr Miyagi gets Danny La Rusa to wax on and wax off a slew of cars to make him stronger in body and spirit for a martial arts tournament. Socrates here trains the kid, named Danny (see the connection?) by pulling a wooden cart full of apples, often with Socrates riding inside it. Quite unique, and over time Danny learns that courage comes from facing fear, which is only a smokescreen, an image. Destroy the image, as Bruce Lee himself once said, and you destroy the enemy, and nothing destroys the enemy better than the peace and the love of a peaceful warrior. I myself have faced and conquered fear multiple times, so this book is a good way for me to reconnect with myself, and I'm proud to say that at 51 I've grown and strive to become a better hero to others in my community to the best of my ability. Hopefully if I suggest this book to others, others will be as blessed with it as I've been. It's my gift to all of you. Remember to Learn from it, that peace and love are the only weapons you need to win against darkness. How you use them is up to you, and I wish you the best. You are the new generation of martial arts warriors, of whom I'm already proud!!!
Three stars
When they want war, prepare for peace!!!

This was a comforting book for Glen to read when he came out of school. I feel it would be of benefit to any child who has been bullied as it is empowering in a gentle way.
Gave Glen's copy to Jacky Forsyth.

This is an exquisite children's picture book on dealing with a bully and developing courage and love.