title: Voyage to the Sun: A Children's Version of the Tao te Ching
author:  Ruth Ann Oskolkoff 
description: Ruth wrote this book as a mother after looking around and trying to find a children's version. Not finding a single children's version in English of the ancient Tao te Ching she tasked herself with creating something her son would enjoy. She worked to remain true to the original ideas while creating simple poetic language a child could enjoy. The illustrations are beautiful and add to the message of the book.
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  To my beloved children,  
  
  
  Beatrix, Trevor, Todd, Nick, Sam,  
  
  
  Victoria, Vanessa, Maxx, and Zara,  
  
  
  all of whom have amazing grace,  
  
  
  all of whom I admire so immensely,  
  
  
  and of whom I am so very, very proud,  
  
  
  and whom I love with all my heart.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  with all my love,  
  
  
  Mom / d.s.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  In each loss there is a gain.  
  
  
  As in every gain there is a loss.  
  
  
  And with each ending comes a new beginning.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  —SHAO LIN
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  If you become whole,  
  
  
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  —TAO TE CHING
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
  
  
  
  
  Sarah Sloane walked into the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco and
  thought it looked fantastic. The tables were set with cream-colored damask
  cloths, the silver candlesticks, flatware, and crystal gleamed. They had been
  rented from an outside source, which had donated their use for the e