I Hope You Dance by Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of I Hope You Dance
Book Review: I Hope You Dance - so do I!
Summary: 5 Stars
This song sung by Lee Ann Womack is set to a book & CD with lyrics & additional inspirational texts & photographs. This is my first review of a book inspired by a song & I recommend it to anybody wanting the perfect gift.I Hope You Dance is filled with words of wonder & thoughtful photos. The song touched my heart when I first heard it, reminding me how much I liked to dance - when I'm glad as much as when I sorry. For both youngsters & oldsters & everybody in between, I Hope You Dance, is a soulful song, kindly given & beautifully presented.
Promise me you'll give I Hope You Dance a chance - it's a perfect gift for graduation, for somebody about to set out for fields afar, for anybody who loves to love for in the giving, you will have song, love & laughter in your heart. Do check out my full review.
Book Review: Give a Lifetime of Encouragement!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ms. Lee Ann Womack sees her job as a mother to be to help her children understand the lyric of this song.This book is a multimedia set which includes a CD of the song (sung by Ms. Womack), a set of the lyrics, a book that expands on each line of the lyrics with more thoughts, and beautiful photographs to set an encouraging mood.
The book opens with a gift inscription page to help the recipient remember who gave the book and why, and ends with an encouragement to reread the book or to call the giver for support. "No, it's not the end. It's the Beginning."
If somehow you've missed the song (which I doubt), here is a line:
"I hope you never lose your sense of wonder . . ."
The song is a life-affirming one that encourages engagement rather than licking one's wounds.
The book connects the giver to the recipient with a nice encouragement to look on the bright side . . . or to call for a little TLC.
Many people will see this book as an obvious gift for a high school or a college graduation. Although less obvious, I think the book is a wonderful choice as a gift for a birthday or when you see a young person feeling a little blue. Young people should also consider giving it to friends as a symbol of connection.
The song and the book are excellent for making the world seem limitless and exciting again. Reconnected to those moments when we all used to like to jump into the puddles, we are rejuvenated.
After you have read this book many times, I suspect that you will get new meaning from it if you pick another metaphor to add to the one of dancing rather than sitting out. What else do you like to do? Do you like to race the wind? Do you like to launch kites towards the heavens?
Remember that the journey is more important than the destination!