ValueTales
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ValueTales is a series of simple biographical children's books published primarily by the now-defunct Value Communications, Inc. in La Jolla, California written by Spencer_Johnson_(writer) and Ann Donegan Johnson and illustrated by Stephen Pileggi. They were published in the late 1970s and early 1980s. There were likely 45 books in the series.
Each book gave a simplified biography of a historical figure as an allegory, illustrating the value of a positive characteristic. Each volume was a white pictorial glossy hardback book around 60 pages long with a brightly colored cartoon of the figure, along with some anthropomorphic item or animal that would narrate the subject's life throughout the book.
The title of each book would be The Value of x: The story of y , where x is the characteristic being exemplified and y is the subject (i.e. The Value of Determination: The Story of Helen Keller). Early editions of the books used a different format: The Valuetale of y: The value of x . So for instance the first edition of the Helen Keller book was called The ValueTale of Helen Keller : the value of determination
The books were quite popular in homes, elementary school libraries, pediatrics offices, and sunday schools across North America. The ValueTales were out of print for many years, as of 2007, a company has started reprinting them as The New ValueTales and selling them on a subscription-only basis over the Internet.
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Value | Subject | Author | Publication Date | ISBN | Notes |
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Adventure | Sacagawea | Ann Donegan Johnson | February 1, 1981 | ISBN 0-916392-59-7 | |
Facing a Challenge | Terry Fox | Ann Donegan Johnson | November 1, 1985 | ISBN 0-7172-8134-5 | |
Patience | Wright Brothers | by Spencer Johnson | ISBN 0-916392-03-1 | ||
Saving | Benjamin Franklin | by Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi | August 1978 | ISBN 0-916392-17-1 | |
Imagination | Charles Dickens | by Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi | December 1977 | ISBN 0-916392-15-5 | |
Foresight | Thomas Jefferson | by Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi | February 1980 | ISBN 0-916392-42-2 | |
Kindness | Elizabeth Fry | by Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi | March 1977 | ISBN 0-916392-09-0, ISBN 0-916392-04-X | |
Creativity | Thomas Edison | by Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi (Illustrator) | November 1984 | ISBN 0-916392-72-4 | |
Boldness | Captain Cook | by Johnson, Ann Donegan Johnson | June 1986 | ISBN 0-7172-8188-4 | |
Positive Attitude | Michael Landon | by Ann Donegan Johnson | ISBN 0-7172-8263-5 | ||
Understanding | Margaret Mead | by Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi (Illustrator) | June 1979 | ISBN 0-916392-37-6 | |
Dedication | Albert Schweitzer | by Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi | February 1980 | ISBN 0-916392-44-9 | |
Leadership | Winston Churchill | by Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi (Illustrator) | August 1989 | ISBN 0-86679-046-2 | |
Charity | Paul-Emile Léger | by Ann Donegan Johnson | ISBN 0-7172-1884-8 | ||
Courage | Jackie Robinson | by Spencer Johnson | August 1977 | ISBN 0-916392-12-0 | |
Believing in Yourself | Louis Pasteur | by Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi | ISBN 0-916392-06-6, ISBN 0-916392-01-5 | aka Believing, pub'd March 1, 1977, ISBN 0-916392-06-6 | |
Determination | Helen Keller | by Ann Donegan Johnson | ISBN 0-916392-02-3, ISBN 0-916392-07-4 | ISBN -4 pub'd March 1977 | |
Helping | Harriet Tubman | by Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi | February 1980 | ISBN 0-916392-41-4 | |
Respect | Abraham Lincoln | by Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi | June 1977 | ISBN 0-916392-14-7 | |
Friendship | Jane Addams | by Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi (Illustrator) | February 1980 | ISBN 0-916392-45-7 | |
Fairness | Nellie Bly | by Ann Donegan Johnson | December 1977 | ISBN 0-916392-16-3 | |
Giving | Beethoven | by Ann Donegan Johnson | June 1979 | ISBN 0-916392-34-1 | |
Humility | Mother Teresa | by Ann Donegan Johnson | ISBN 0-7172-8316-X | ||
Patience | Wright Brothers | by Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi | March 1977 | ISBN 0-916392-08-2 | |
Honesty | Confucius | by Steve Pileggi, Spencer, M.D. Johnson | June 1979 | ISBN 0-916392-36-8 | |
Tenacity | Maurice Richard | by Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi | ISBN 0-7172-8143-4 | ||
Love | Johnny Appleseed | by Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi | June 1979 | ISBN 0-916392-35-X | |
Discipline | Alexander Graham Bell | by Ann D. Johnson, Steven Pileggi (Illustrator) | April 1985 | ISBN 0-7172-1887-2 | aka Self-Discipline, June 1985, ISBN 0-7172-8176-0 |
Responsibility | Ralph Bunche | by Ann Donegan Johnson | November 1978 | ISBN 0-916392-29-5 | |
Curiosity | Christopher Columbus | by Spencer Johnson | November 1977 | ISBN 0-916392-13-9 | |
Caring | Eleanor Roosevelt | by Ann D. Johnson, Steve Pileggi (Illustrator) | ISBN 0-916392-11-2 | ||
Overcoming Adversity | Wilma Rudolph | Ann Donegan Johnson | ISBN 0-7172-8731-9 | ||
Dignity | Arthur Ashe | Ann Donegan Johnson | ISBN 0-7172-8339-9 | ||
Sharing | Mayo Brothers | Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi | ISBN 0-916392-28-7 | ||
Humor | Will Rogers | Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi | ISBN 0-916392-05-8 | ||
Conviction | Cesar Chavez | Ann Donegan Johnson | ISBN 0-7172-8482-4 | ||
Compassion | Florence Nightingale | Ann Donegan Johnson | ISBN 0-7172-8482-4 | ||
Commitment | Jacques Cousteau | Ann Donegan Johnson | ISBN 0-7172-8820-X | ||
Optimism | Amelia Earhart | Ann Donegan Johnson | ISBN 0-7172-8780-7 | ||
Fantasy | Hans Christian Andersen | Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi | ISBN 0-916392-43-0 | ||
Truth and Trust | Cochise | Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi | ISBN 0-307-69957-9 | ||
Learning | Marie Curie | Spencer Johnson, Ann D. Johnson | June 1979 | ISBN 0-686-98175-8 | |
Laughter | Lucille Ball | Ann Donegan Johnson | May 1990 | ISBN 0-7172-8217-1 | |
Imagination | Jim Henson |