The book opens with a dedication that feels like a warm hug. It is written for “all the kind souls in the world, the ones who make life brighter for everyone around them. ” That message is especially important for children. It tells them that kindness counts, whether it is helping a friend, sharing, being brave for someone else, or simply making another person feel safe and included. It also honors the people children rely on, parents, teachers, caregivers, and helpers, whose everyday care shapes a brighter world.
In the story, readers meet Lisko the Fox, clever and brave, living in a forest where nature seems to hold hidden lessons. Lisko's journey begins when an ancient emerald appears, mysterious, meaningful, and connected to the protection of the forest. As she travels, Lisko meets challenges and new faces, and each step offers a choice to take or to give. Again and again, she chooses generosity, and the world responds in surprising ways.The story gently teaches a simple truth children understand deeply. When you put goodness into the world, it does not disappear. It returns, sometimes in ways you do not expect.
Written in lyrical verse and filled with vivid, storybook imagery, Lisko's Emerald Journey is perfect for the Children's Section, for classroom read-alouds, and for family story time. It supports conversations about empathy, courage, gratitude, cooperation, and caring for the world around us without ever feeling like a lecture. The lesson is carried by the adventure, and children can feel it as they follow Lisko's path.
Behind the book is an author whose work blends imagination and real-world inspiration. Dr. Marien J. Zanyk is a scientist, inventor, and founder of ZANEEZ® Health, known for orthopedic innovations such as AnkleSTONE®, created to inspire movement and healing. Through her books, including Innovation Is Nothing Without Courage to Unleash It and the Mimi Adventure Series, Dr. Zanyk encourages children to be brave, believe in themselves, and trust the good they can bring to others.
For young readers, Lisko's Emerald Journey: Trading Up Kindness offers more than a story. It offers reassurance. It tells children that kindness is not small. It travels. It matters. And it can help lead them home.
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