A wonderful story of unconditional love and compassion

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	• Treasure in an Oatmeal Box Ken Gire Navpress Publishing Group, 1990 - 144 pages average customer review:based on 9 reviews
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highly recommended

"Treasure" helped mold my daughter!

When this story first came out in hardcover, my daughter was a very warm, sensitive, little eight year old. Now, at seventeen, Treasure in an Oatmeal Box continues to be the story she remembers and loves the most from when she was little. Her compassion for "special" children has grown over the years and she has helped many of her classmates who have special needs. I read this wonderful story to her the first time, and she read it herself several times after that. Treasure in an Oatmeal Box is still on her book shelf. Since then, I have read it to my granddaughter and have given another copy to a mother of five. It is truly a moving story to use to teach your children compassion for those "special" people they'll encounter throughout life. I highly recommend this book for all children to read.

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Everyone should read this book

This book was read to me and my 4th grade class over 10 years ago. Today, it remains my favorite book ever. I remember most of my class sobbing through the majority of it, and how people I have kept in touch with still remember how it touched our class as a whole. I truly believe that everyone could learn something from reading it

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A Very Moving Story For Anyone...

I think everyone should read this book. I read it when I was about nine and cried through the last half of the book. I think it must take a lot of powerful writing to make a nine-year-old sob through a book. This book touched my life and I have always had a special passion for those "special" people I have come in contact with all because of the treasure in the oatmeal box...

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Treasure in an Oatmeal Box

Treasure in an Oatmeal Box is about a ten-year-old boy named Kevin Hallas and his twin sister named Kim. Kevin is mentally handicapped, but surprisingly seems to have a better understanding of love and the meaning of life than most people ever acquire. Kevin doesn't seem to mind that the other kids don't play with him. He seems fine with the fact that his only friends are a black lab named Wiggles, his sister, an elderly couple named the Matthews, and his parents. He is happy-go-lucky and has a carefree life. He and his family just moved to North Carolina from Texas so they don't have any friends yet. Kevin proves that he is carefree when he wets his pants and still says that he had a good day in school even though he didn't meet anyone but the people that laughed at him about his accident. Kevin got his dog Wiggles when Wiggles was just a puppy. He got run over by the school bus (Wiggles, not Kenny). Kenny and Kim saved him (Wiggles), but Kim got all the work and Kenny got all the love. The main conflict was Kim's. She often felt resentful of Kenny. He got all the special attention and she always got made fun of on his account. Kim was polite to Kenny though; she just talked it over with her mom. She was always nice to Kenny and that was probably what kept him going. He had many adventures in this book. He proves that you need to look for the good from within.

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A wonderful story of unconditional love and compassion

Our third grade teacher recommended this book. My son and I read it in one night. It makes you think, feel, laugh and cry.
The questions on the back page help. I think it is a must read!
You should also read its sequel Kim's Diary.

Enjoy and God Bless

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It's not always easy having a brother like Kevin . . . But Kim loves her brother more than she knows.

Starting out in a brand new school makes ten-year-old Kim even more aware of Kevin's limitations. While he is her twin, he's different not only from her, but also from all the other kids at school. Sometimes he just can't help embarrassing her and getting into trouble.

God uses many tools to teach the people in Kevin's life that He made Kevin special for His purposes:

? an injured puppy named Wiggles
? Jarrod, the school bully,
? a terrifying encounter with a bear,
? an older couple who befriend Kevin,
? and finally, an unexpected loss that touches each one's life.

Though written for children, this is a heartwarming story for all ages. Discover how Treasure in an Oatmeal Box explores the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of life through the bitter-sweet tale of a special boy and his family.

Ken Gire has written more than a dozen books, including the Reflective Living Series, for adults. He is a graduate of Texas Christian University and Dallas Theological Seminary and formerly served as Director of Educational Products at Insight for Living. Ken and his family live in Monument, Colorado.

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