Easter Stories, Classic
Tales for the Holy Season
This book, a compilation by Miriam LeBlanc, contains 27
different selections regarding the theme of Easter. Contributing authors include C. S. Lewis, Leo
Tolstoy, Oscar Wilde, Elizabeth Goudge, and Anton Chekhov with others.
I was anticipating the book as a great preparation for
Easter. In that way, it did not
disappoint. I thoroughly enjoyed many of
the selections, but found others to be a bit frustrating if they were part of a
larger work, where the context was necessary to fully enjoy the selection.
As a lower elementary teacher, I think most younger
elementary children would not appreciate these stories, and I would recommend
them for middle school or high school students and above. I can see much use for this book in a home
school setting, where some elements of the stories could be more easily
discussed or explained.
I loved the idea of classic tales for Easter, and found some
selections that I really enjoyed. I
would recommend this book for older readers especially.
I received this free copy from the publisher, http://www.plough.com/en/ebooks/e/easter-stories,
and this is my honest review.
