The Feelings and Imagination of a Sensitive Barefoot Boy 5: Poetry and Stories for Children - Paperback

by Richard Carlson (Author)

About the Book: The Feelings and Imagination of a Sensitive Barefoot Boy 5: Poetry and Stories for Children includes fun poems for boys and girls who are inspired by the imaginative barefoot boy or girl who lives inside us all. Also includes several short stories: "Chiune Sugihara and the Holocaust: A Hero Who Saved 1,800 Jews from the Nazis During World War II"; "Waldo the Water Bug"; "My Birthday Is Today"

Chiune Sugihara and the Holocaust
A Hero Who Saved 1,800 Jews from the Nazis During World War II

About the story: During World War II, a Japanese ambassador in Lithuania heroically goes against his government's orders and saves 1,800 Jews from the Nazis.

Waldo the Water Bug

About the story: Waldo the water bug gets in trouble at a neighbor's house. Based on a true story that happened in Brooklyn, New York, in the mid-1970s.

My Birthday Is Today

About the story: Richard regrets his birthday. His mother helps him to not feel sad about his age. Based on a true story that happened circa 1981, in Stormville, New York.

About the Author: Richard Carlson is an author of children's and coming-of-age books. He is a highly sensitive person, or HSP. You can learn more about him at www.richardcarlson.com.

The Feelings and Imagination of a Sensitive Barefoot Boy 5: Poetry and Stories for Children