The Boy who Changed the World by Andy Andrews

“The Boy who changed the World” by Andy Andrews is a children’s story with very deep meaning. Using his characters of Norman, Henry, George, Moses, he has created a portrait of good things. Norman grows corns to feed billions, Henry is the administrative supporter to Norman, George taught Henry to love plants and Moses saved George from the outlaws. His seamless transition of one characters’ good deeds being the root-cause for another is exemplary. He does not use bombastic elaborations or deep plots to explain his ideas. His simplistic approach not only helps us to understand the characters better but also their effect on this world we live in.

The “Butterfly Effect” is popularly used to explain changes in scientific terms, used mostly in a negative context. However, Andy brings about a paradigm shift in the way that term has been used to explain how good transcends good. The good deeds that one person performs triggers and compliments another good deed. Change can be very complicated and difficult to understand. By using four simple characters that we all could relate, the author teaches us a lesson that all our good actions have an effect on other good deeds. Our good deed is like a ripple in the lake which gets bigger and bigger and sets bigger things into action. I would recommend this book to anybody who wants to teach their children about the positive effects of their action and make them understand the ripple effect that their good deed will have. It is also a great tool for training not only children but also working adults about change.

If you want to be the person who would like to change the world, this is the right place to start.