Children’s stories as well as grown-up books should contain a moral or at least teach us something. It is great when story and lesson are both interesting and important. Thomas Wright has a new book called the Fisherman’s Catch. It is about an island community where catching fish is the main means of survival. When one of the islanders developes a new technology called a net and multiplies his catch. The thugish, resentful liberals come out of the woodwork.

This is a great story for children, but it might also turn on a lightbulb in a liberal friend’s mind.  Great as a gift or for reading to your own children (or grand children).