Old Blue Learns the Lessons of Life

About the Book

Old Blue is a 1988 Ford Festiva that tells how she learned life's lessons through her experiences with Mamaw and Mamaw’s grandchildren. It is a delightful way of imparting to children, young and old, learning lessons of self-esteem, facing the challenges of life, and taking responsibility. Old Blue has thought-provoking questions, a vocabulary list, and exercises. Old Blue suggests writing all this in one's happiness journal. If the child is too young to write, Old Blue suggests drawing, finding something in nature, or reading other books that reflect what one has learned. Travel the road of life with Old Blue and share her experiences along the way.

About the Author

Bette Goodson is a homemaker and hands-on grandmother who taught her grandchildren lessons by playing a game with enchanted Old Blue. They had fun together and thought to share the wisdom of Old Blue with others. Sometimes, Old Blue is the teacher; sometimes it is Mamaw. Goodson enjoys writing, reading, journaling, gardening, and leading her yolates class, which she has done for forty years. She considers Old Blue to be part of the family. Her friends and family also refer to her car as Old Blue. Old Blue is a personality and likes to be recognized as she goes around town.