The Golden Windows

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"The Golden Windows" is a children's book by American author Laura E. Richards, best known for its gentle moral lesson about perception, envy, and appreciating what one already has.

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instanceOf children's book ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
author Laura E. Richards ⓘ
centralCharacter a young boy ⓘ
commonUse discussion starter about gratitude ⓘ
read-aloud story for children ⓘ
conflictType internal conflict about desire and envy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
educationalUse character education ⓘ
reading comprehension practice ⓘ
teaching moral values to children ⓘ
genre children's literature ⓘ
moral tale ⓘ
short story ⓘ
hasAdaptation illustrated children's book editions ⓘ
online text versions ⓘ
oral storytelling versions ⓘ
hasForm short prose narrative ⓘ
hasMoralCategory virtue ethics in children's stories ⓘ
hasMoralTone gentle ⓘ
hasSetting rural countryside ⓘ
intendedAudience children ⓘ
isPartOf the body of works by Laura E. Richards ⓘ
literaryPeriod late 19th century to early 20th century American children's literature ⓘ
moralLesson envy is based on incomplete perception ⓘ
learn to value your own home and circumstances ⓘ
things far away may seem better than they really are ⓘ
narrativeFocus a child who admires distant golden windows ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
resolutionType realization and acceptance ⓘ
teachesConcept distinguishing appearance from reality ⓘ
gratitude ⓘ
perspective-taking ⓘ
theme appreciating what one already has ⓘ
contentment ⓘ
envy ⓘ
illusion versus reality ⓘ
perception ⓘ
tone didactic ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
usedIn Sunday school lessons ⓘ
children's story collections ⓘ
elementary school curricula ⓘ

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Laura E. Richards → notableWork → The Golden Windows ⓘ
Robert Wilson → notableWork → The Golden Windows ⓘ