The Little Evergreen's Dream - Softcover

Hanes, Ed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692113177 ISBN 13: 9780692113172

Publisher: Twin Lakes, 2018

Synopsis

This novel story is offered as an early intervention resource for parents and teachers to guide young children in matters related to bullying. By personifying the trees therein, the author illustrates a basic tactic used by bullies in attempting to intimidate and dominate their victims, i.e., criticizing their physical size and appearance. By ignoring the insults and ridicule from the Big Trees, The Little Evergreen Tree earns the respect and admiration of a young girl and is selected over all the selfish and overbearing bully trees to be her special Christmas Tree.

Forms of bullying have existed throughout history wherever people gather--in homes, schools, places of work, worship, and play. Due to the growing prevalence of social media, bullying by means of digital devices--cyberbullying--has become the newest platform for the abusers. People from all age groups are potential targets, but none are as vulnerable as young children. They usually experience their first encounter with a bully on a school bus, the playground, or inside the schoolhouse.

Typically, bullies attempt to dominate and control their victims by intimidating them physically, mentally, and emotionally. They belittle, demean, harass, mock, and even use physical force to strike fear in order to satisfy their apparent need to show superiority. Professionals attribute the cause of this aggression to a number of personality disorders including feelings of inferiority. The mental health deficiencies of bullies logically must be remedied at their source; however, the devastating long-term emotional damage to the victims is the priority to address. Numerous studies such as that done at Yale University and reporting from ABC News indicate that thousands of youth suicides and hundreds-of-thousands of daily school absences are directly related to bullying. (http: //www.bullyingstatistics.org/)

About this title

About the Author:

Ed Hanes was born and reared in a small town in Southern Indiana. From challenging early times he learned that achieving worthwhile goals requires dedication and hard work. Whether it was his childhood yearnings for a shiny bicycle pictured on the back of a comic book, a baseball glove displayed in a dime store window, or longing for his own family, he found that rewards in life tended to equal the efforts-nothing ventured, nothing gained! This attitude ultimately developed Ed's creative talents, vocational interests and vastly broadened his set of skills. His love for the out-of-doors evolved into a passion for working with wood. Even as a small child he would look through the neighborhood scrap piles for loose lumber or old crates that had been cast aside. From his findings, he would craft toys, gifts, and even built a little cabin in the woods where he and his friends could play. His imagination was his only limit and even as a child, he became a "collector" of his creations. Later in life, Ed was able to channel his love for woodworking into a successful construction business building everything from small cabinets to large homes. His collecting interests crossed into many domains and in one, he met his charming wife, Dee, another collector, who joined him in building and managing a major antique mall, Twin Lakes, in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. When Ed's children were small, he would have them pick different stuffed animal each night and he would make up a story for that animal, forever changing the lessons within. All these experiences, from play, work, and teaching life lessons made it natural for him to write this little book about trees communicating with one another; mainly because Ed believes they truly do. The rest of the story: Ed Hanes is a man of faith who has been blessed with a loving wife of faith, two great children, and four wonderful grandchildren. They love their career and cherish each day as they greet their many guests at the Twin Lakes Mall.

About this edition

• Publisher: Twin Lakes
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0692113177
• ISBN 13: 9780692113172
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 20