“In a world where most children pick up information from the internet this book is a handy guide to what a child needs to know and it makes the Buddha very relatable to.”
NO MAJOR SPOILERS
This is the fourth in a series of illustrated books created for young readers to learn about important historical figures before they get down to serious issues of history.
Gautama Buddha uses the format that has proved so successful in the books before this one – a simply told story with boxes highlighting facts that children may or may not know, like snippets about the Buddha’s daily life, explanations of Buddhist symbols and ‘Tales That Touch’.
It is an easily told introduction to Buddhist philosophy and how Prince Siddhartha renounced royal luxuries and attachment to become the Enlightened One.
In a world where most children pick up information from the internet this book is a handy guide to what a child needs to know and it makes the Buddha very relatable to.
The process of how a child becomes a sage is mapped out without preaching.
Reviewed by:
Anjana Basu
Added 17th August 2018
