ValueTales

ValueTales is a series of simple biographical children's books published primarily by the now-defunct Value Communications, Inc. in La Jolla, California. The forty-three books were written by Dr. Spencer Johnson and Ann Donegan Johnson, and illustrated by Stephen Pileggi.

Each book gave a simplified and fictionalized biography of a historical figure as an allegory, illustrating the value of a positive characteristic. Each volume was a white pictorial glossy hardback book around 60 pages long with a brightly colored cartoon of the figure, along with some anthropomorphic item or animal that would narrate the subject's life throughout the book.

The title of each book would be The Value of x: The story of y , where x is the characteristic being exemplified and y is the subject (i.e. The Value of Determination: The Story of Helen Keller). Early editions of the books used a different format: The Valuetale of y: The value of x . So for instance the first edition of the Helen Keller book was called The ValueTale of Helen Keller : the value of determination

The books were quite popular in homes, elementary school libraries, pediatrics offices, and sunday schools across North America. Most of the ValueTales books are out of print. In October 2010, Simon & Schuster Children's Books published anthologized five of the ValueTales books in an edition with new illustrations by Dan Andreason.

There are 43 books in all.

Books

Value	Subject	Sex	Author	Publication Date	ISBN	Notes
Adventure	Sacagawea	F	Ann Donegan Johnson	1981 February 1	ISBN 0-916392-59-7
Facing a Challenge	Terry Fox	M	Ann Donegan Johnson	1985 November 1	ISBN 0-7172-8134-5
Saving	Benjamin Franklin	M	Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1978 August	ISBN 0-916392-17-1
Imagination	Charles Dickens	M	Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1977 December	ISBN 0-916392-15-5
Foresight	Thomas Jefferson	M	Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1980 February	ISBN 0-916392-42-2
Kindness	Elizabeth Fry	F	Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1977 March	ISBN 0-916392-09-0 ISBN 0-916392-04-X
Creativity	Thomas Edison	M	Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi (Illustrator)	1984 November	ISBN 0-916392-72-4
Boldness	Captain Cook	M	Johnson, Ann Donegan Johnson	1986 June	ISBN 0-7172-8188-4
Positive Attitude	Michael Landon	M	Ann Donegan Johnson	1992 January 1	ISBN 0-7172-8263-5
Understanding	Margaret Mead	F	Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi (Illustrator)	1979 June	ISBN 0-916392-37-6
Dedication	Albert Schweitzer	M	Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1980 February	ISBN 0-916392-44-9
Leadership	Winston Churchill	M	Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi (Illustrator)	1989 August	ISBN 0-86679-046-2
Charity	Paul-Emile Léger	M	Ann Donegan Johnson	1983	ISBN 0-7172-1884-8
Courage	Jackie Robinson	M	Spencer Johnson	1977 August	ISBN 0-916392-12-0
Believing in Yourself	Louis Pasteur	M	Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1977 March	ISBN 0-916392-06-6 ISBN 0-916392-01-5	a.k.a. Believing
Determination	Helen Keller	F	Ann Donegan Johnson	1977 March	ISBN 0-916392-02-3 ISBN 0-916392-07-4
Helping	Harriet Tubman	F	Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1980 February	ISBN 0-916392-41-4
Respect	Abraham Lincoln	M	Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1977 June	ISBN 0-916392-14-7
Friendship	Jane Addams	F	Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi (Illustrator)	1980 February	ISBN 0-916392-45-7
Fairness	Nellie Bly	F	Ann Donegan Johnson	1977 December	ISBN 0-916392-16-3
Giving	Beethoven	M	Ann Donegan Johnson	1979 June	ISBN 0-916392-34-1
Humility	Mother Teresa	F	Ann Donegan Johnson	1993	ISBN 0-7172-8316-X
Patience	Wright Brothers	M	Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1977 March	ISBN 0-916392-08-2
Honesty	Confucius	M	Steve Pileggi, Spencer, M.D. Johnson	1979 June	ISBN 0-916392-36-8
Tenacity	Maurice Richard	M	Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1984 June	ISBN 978-0-7172-8143-5
Love	Johnny Appleseed	M	Ann Donegan Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1979 June	ISBN 0-916392-35-X
Discipline	Alexander Graham Bell	M	Ann D. Johnson, Steven Pileggi (Illustrator)	1985 April	ISBN 0-7172-1887-2 ISBN 0-7172-8176-0	a.k.a. Self-Discipline, June 1985
Responsibility	Ralph Bunche	M	Ann Donegan Johnson	1978 November	ISBN 0-916392-29-5
Curiosity	Christopher Columbus	M	Spencer Johnson	1977 November	ISBN 0-916392-13-9
Caring	Eleanor Roosevelt	F	Ann D. Johnson, Steve Pileggi (Illustrator)	1977 July	ISBN 0-916392-11-2
Overcoming Adversity	Wilma Rudolph	F	Ann Donegan Johnson	1996	ISBN 0-7172-8731-9
Dignity	Arthur Ashe	M	Ann Donegan Johnson	1994	ISBN 0-7172-8339-9
Sharing	Mayo Brothers	M	Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1978 November	ISBN 0-916392-28-7
Humor	Will Rogers	M	Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1977 March	ISBN 0-916392-05-8
Conviction	Cesar Chavez	M	Ann Donegan Johnson	1995	ISBN 0-7172-8482-4
Compassion	Florence Nightingale	F	Ann Donegan Johnson	1987 July	ISBN 0-7172-8482-4
Commitment	Jacques Cousteau	M	Ann Donegan Johnson	1998	ISBN 0-7172-8820-X
Optimism	Amelia Earhart	F	Ann Donegan Johnson	1997	ISBN 0-7172-8780-7
Fantasy	Hans Christian Andersen	M	Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1980 Feb	ISBN 0-916392-43-0
Truth and Trust	Cochise	M	Spencer Johnson, Steve Pileggi	1980 Jan	ISBN 0-307-69957-9 ISBN 0-916392-10-4
Learning	Marie Curie	F	Spencer Johnson, Ann D. Johnson	1979 June	ISBN 0-686-98175-8 ISBN 0-916392-18-X
Laughter	Lucille Ball	F	Ann Donegan Johnson	1990 May	ISBN 0-7172-8217-1
Imagination	Jim Henson	M	Ann Donegan Johnson	1992	ISBN 978-0-7172-8253-1

External links

ValueTales.com
Dan Andreasen, children's book illustrator

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