Carlton, Cloquet and Esko area 6-year-olds have received a beautifully bound gift baook about positive character building traits titled "My Favorite Book."
The book is delightfully illustrated in full color and is organized into multiple stories concerned with teaching positive citizenship values to youngsters.
The core character building traits covered in "My Favorite Book" include the importance of family, taking personal responsiblity, kindness and compassion, cooperation, honesty, gratitude, self-respect and respect of others.
"My Favorite Book," published by Goodwill Publishers, is being distributed to over 45,000 children in 245 Minnesota communities this year.
The Ambassador Company organizes distribution statewide by working with fire departments, libraries, police departments, sheriff departments, nursing homes, churches and schools to get the book into kids' hands.
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Home-schooled area 6-year-olds may pick up a copy of "My Favorite Book" by contacting area elementary schools.
Local businesses sponsoring the "My Favorite Book" distribution includes Chemstar, Northwoods Credit Union, Upper Lakes Foods, Woodland Insurance, Kolar Gm Center, Sunnarborg Well Drilling, Republic Bank of Esko, Cloquet Ford-Chrysler Center, USG Interiors, The Medicine Shoppe and Cloquet Animal Hospital.
