Official Review: Dynomike: Pay It Forward

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Re: Official Review: Dynomike: Pay It Forward

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A wonderful book to teach children kindness and friendship. I added it in my to-read list!
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The illustrations look brilliant! Really draws the eye. I read this with my 7 year old daughter. She really enjoyed it, and instantly understood its message. I love children's books that carry messages that can be easily understood, and therefore carried forward by their young audiences. Helpfulness and kindness is much needed in this day and age. Thank you for your review.
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I just finished reading the book. Someone mentioned that children aren't really familiar with the concept of paying it forward and I completely agree. I don't think I've encountered a children's book with that kind of moral to it in my native language.
I gave it a full score though. The traces of plot structure in it impressed me a lot. Nice touch for a book of barely 34 PDF pages!
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I recently read another book in the series and I also had trouble figuring out what kind of animal some of the characters were. However, both stories have positive messages about being kind to others.

Thanks for your review. 8)
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I like the lesson this book is trying to convey to children. It'd be the perfect present for my little cousins!
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This sounds like a fun children's book overall. I think that many young children would enjoy reading it, but since my child is older I think that it would be a mixed bag for her. Good to read for the topic, but too simple.
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The lesson of helping others as exemplified by Dynomike is a positive thing to inculcate in kids. I look forward to enjoying it with my kid. Nice review.
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I work at an elementary school in a first grade classroom and this is the kind of book I would love to read to my students. I am always looking for ways to incorporate kindness into as many lessons as I can. I love the idea of having a story that I can base an entire lesson around, by teaching them how to "pay it forward". I think it is a very important lesson for children to learn and what better way to start than with an adorable children's book! Thank you for this review!
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I like that Dynomike helps Spunky and just wants him to pay it forward by helping another person in the future. The colorful illustrations are really nice to look at, and the simple rhyming words are easy to read.
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I really like how these books teach kids how to interact in positive ways. A great series about respect and kindness!
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I think that the topic of helping others, without expecting anything in return is a great one for children! Teaches them to be less egoistic. Even though we, humans, need many lessons until we finally get it. The more the better...
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This book has such wonderful lessons for kids!
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From a sampling, this seems like an interesting children's story, which is written or designed to illustrate the importance of helping others without expecting anything in return. While I am not the intended audience, it might be worth a second look for young children and parents with children. Well done.
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When we help people, we're paying it forward for the day we'll need help. Great moral lesson for everyone.
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Post by Sam Ibeh »

I love the Dynomike Series. There are plenty life lessons to learn from them. Pay it Forward deals with helping people. Every act of kindness had a reward.
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