The Children's Book of Virtues

The Children's Book of Virtues is a 1995 anthology edited by conservative politician and commentator William Bennett and illustrated by Michael Hague. It collects 31 passages featured in the original Book of Virtues from 1993, and uses the original virtue list as the basis for four new sections. Bennett developed the follow-up amid concerns over the accessibility of the parent work towards younger readers, and teamed up with Hague, whom his wife recommended.

The Children's installment was published by Simon & Schuster in October 1995 to strong sales but mixed to negative reviews, and was accompanied by two other companion successors to the original; an animated follow-up, Adventures from the Book of Virtues, premiered on PBS in 1996. Hague would lend his talent to several more print installments until 2002. During a trademark infringement lawsuit, an unrelated company canceled a planned book of the same title in favor of Bennett's official work.