Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul: Stories to Inspire and Uplift the Hearts of Canadians

By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Janet Matthews and Raymond Aaron

Wearing poppies on your lapel during the month of November. Enjoying local fiddlers playing music on Cape Breton Island. Cheering your favorite team on during Hockey Night. Swatting mosquitoes in Muskoka on the first long weekend in May. Driving the Trans-Canada Highway. Questioning why the ABC song ends in “z” and not “zed.” All these things are distinctly Canadian and now there’s another one more: Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul.  Written by fellow Canadians from Cape Breton Island to Prince Edward Island, from Montreal to Vancouver, this book reveals the people, the history and the special moments that give Canada such a distinctive charm and character. With chapters including: On Being Canadian, Living Your Dream, Overcoming Obstacles, On Love, On Kindness, and Making a Difference, these stories weave a rich tapestry of life from the people who call Canada home. Notable stories include: hockey player Paul Henderson’s “Goal of the Century,” Chief Dan George’s recounting of his great land, Marilyn Bell DiLascio’s historic 1954 Lake Ontario swim, cartoonist Lynn Johnston’s delightful story of an encounter with Wayne Gretzky, and journalist Sally Armstrong’s details of Princess Diana’s first trip to Canada. Like hearing a heartfelt version of “O, Canada!” this book will instill renewed pride and patriotism in a well-deserving country and its people.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chicken Soup for the Soul
• Release date: Sep 18, 2012
• ISBN: 9781453280355

Jack Canfield

Jack Canfield, America's #1 Success Coach, is the cocreator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes forty New York Times bestsellers, and coauthor with Gay Hendricks of You've GOT to Read This Book! An internationally renowned corporate trainer, Jack has trained and certified over 4,100 people to teach the Success Principles in 115 countries. He is also a podcast host, keynote speaker, and popular radio and TV talk show guest. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Reviews for Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul

[trippy_3 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I love the story of the Loony under the ice at the olympics!

[tripleblessings_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A collection of stories from many Canadians, some famous and some "ordinary", with tales of inspiration and of what makes us Canadian. Good for middle school and teen readers as well as adults. Most of the stories are told by the people most closely involved, whether athletes, peacekeepers, broadcasters, fundraisers, politicians, immigrants, parents or friends. Stories span every province of Canada, and many decades. Contributing writers including Jann Arden (musician), Kurt Browning (figure skater), Pamela Wallin (TV journalist), Natalie MacMaster (fiddler from Cape Breton), Rick Hansen (paralympic athlete who crossed Canada in a wheelchair to raise money for spinal cord research), Marilyn Bell Di Lascio (first to swim across Lake Ontario in the 1950s), Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini (figure skaters), Lynn Johnston (author of For Better or For Worse comic strip), Bob Proctor (broadcaster and fundraiser), Chief Dan George (poet and First Nations leader), Ted Mahovlich and Paul Henderson (hockey players), Craig Kielburger (advocate for children's rights) and many more. Over 350 pages and about 80 short stories provide lots of food for thought, and good browsing, although reading too many in a row might be a bit of an overdose.