Courage Book Review: Beautiful SoulsI’ve just finished reading Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times, by Eyal Press (Farrar, Straus and…
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The Death of Edith CavellA number of years ago I encountered the story of Edith Cavell for the first time and was strongly tempted to write a book about…
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The God (or mom) From the MachineIn my 25 years of writing books for children and teens, I’ve had my share of plot problems. Often, when a writer finds she has…
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More Evidence On the Power of StoriesA recent article in the New York Times, “The Neuroscience of Your Brain on Fiction” cited current research on what happens when we read (or…
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Courage Quotation of the DayPhysical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man…
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This Is Your Brain on StoriesI’ve offered a lot of traditional stories on Lion’s Whiskers over the last several months. How many of you are telling them to your kids?…
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Is There Only One Right Answer?Here on the Lion’s Whiskers blog we have had much to say, recently, on the topic of moral courage and morality – how it is…
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Courage Question of the DayHere at Lion’s Whiskers we are hoping to collect kids’ definitions for some of the values most commonly associated with moral courage. We would appreciate your help! Could…
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Surviving the Lion AND the Fox!I found a very interesting story the other day that highlights moral courage in an unusual way. Animal fables typically offer the lion and the…
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Courage Quote of the Day“To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice. ” ~Confucius To learn more about what we mean by “Moral Courage”, click here!