Title: Sweet tales from another era
Review: Despite its subject matter, there's little in the way of hagiography here-- these saints tales are more sweet than religious. Taking their cue from the classic story of St. Francis of Assisi and the Wolf of Gubbio, the book's short stories (mostly short enough to be bedtime stories for young children) focus more on the saints' love for, and personal relationships with, individual animals, who all have names and personalities. This is a book that may be enjoyed by an adult, looking back to a long-gone era when children's books were not yet edgy or slapstick, but sweet and with a gentle moral... in this case, be kind to animals (which hardly seems oppressively 'teachy'!), but may equally be a a collection of fine bedtime stories to read to the two to three year old. Recommended, either for parenting or nostalgia.FCZ+The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts
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