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Queen Moonlight & Other Royal Stories 月光王后以及其他王室的故事 by Esther Thien

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A children's book but adults could also enjoy the fabulous stories in this book. I think adults just like me will greatly appreciate this and will be reminded of the moral lessons in this kind of books.
Queen Moonlight and Other Royal Stories

There are eight stories in this lovely book and are both narrated in English and Mandarin Chinese. Each story has beautifully illustrated drawings drawn by Jyn Yip, that makes it more appealing to readers, especially to young ones. And at the end of every tale, there is a brief explanation where it states about the moral of the story.
Queen Moonlight and Other Royal Stories

Tales of the Buddha’s Former Lives Stories 1-50 by Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is aimed at all ages especially those who are still new to Buddhism. The stories included here are common teachings such as filial piety, humility, and charity that sets as a reminder for everyone to remember and practice them.

A Gift of Peace and Happiness by T Y Lee

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This 2 in 1 compilation of T Y Lee's books are a good companion to those who want to learn about Buddhism or even those who are Buddhist already. This book is a compilation and reminder of some of Buddha's teachings and concepts. If you have the chance to see a copy of this book is distributed free in temples, you better not miss the chance to grab a copy.

Anyone can go to Heaven Just be Good! by T Y Lee

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a must-read for everyone who is new to Buddhism. Concepts such as Nirvana, Karma, Rebirth, Heaven, Dharma and the likes were introduced and explained in this book. Basic meditation practice was also tackled in the latter part. So if you have the chance, grab a free copy of this book from Buddhist temples.

The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is my first time to read a book about Taoism and I thought that teachings in Buddhism have similarities with Taoism. I don't know if it's because of how the author writes or it is just that Buddhism and Taoism are different after all.

The author attempts to interpret Taoism teachings by using fable but I think it's not that effective because it just made some confusion in some parts. Hoff tried to explain Taoism in what he thought is the most coherent way he knows but it just complicates his way of describing something that we are not familiar with.

If You Give a Man a Cookie: A Parody

AUTHOR: Laura Joffe Numeroff
PUBLISHER: Andrews McMeel Publishing
PUBLICATION DATE: October 10, 2017
PAGES: 32
SYNOPSIS FROM GOODREADS:

#1 New York Times bestselling author Laura Numeroff, author of the hugely popular children’s book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, offers this hilarious parody of her own book for the man in your life.

If you give a man a cookie...he's going to want milk to go with it...God forbid he should get it himself.

If You Give a Man a Cookie is a woman’s commentary about her helpless man and the chain of events that leads him on a journey from the bed to the bathroom to the couch and back to bed at nightfall.

MY RATING:If You Give a Man a Cookie is a 32-pages pure comic entertainment. Wives would be able to relate to the funny and — more often than not — annoying behaviors of their husbands that were narrated in this graphic novel.

This comics made me realize that (a lot of) women are indeed mature in thinking than men. Thus, we usually clean up their mess, both literally and figuratively, and take care of their needs as they behave like a child sometimes. Ending is both funny and it's like that the author was trying to convey a message: that women should not always try to pamper their partners.