Gratitude Picture Book, 32 pages. Published by Frances Lincoln, Ltd. in 2019.
A Gratitude
A moment of silence.
Grace. A prayer of thanksgiving. Or a gratitude. Families who eat meals together regularly find many ways to give thanks for the food before them - and being grateful is healthy for mind and body. Apple Cake is a gratitude, one which can be memorized and shared before each meal. The illustrations are rich with emotion and charmingly captivating. Ideas for Making it Real
In addition to memorizing the Gratitude as a family, make an Apple Cake using the recipe - it's vegan and gluten free if you desire - at the back of the book.
Poetry anthology, 40 pages. Published by Millbrook Press in 2019.
Stunning!
Thirty-two poets and thirty-two poetry forms - stunning! Your children will love this book- there is something for everyone. And if you don't see it in your child's classroom, a copy of Thanku would be the perfect gift for a teacher...
Giving Thanks Ideas for Making it Real
When the Boss's family gets together for a holiday, we usually play a word game of some sort. But we could just as easily write and share poems about Thanksgiving or gratitude! Thanku provides plenty of resources at the back of the book to get started.
Picture book, 48 pages. Published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books in 2021.
Just one book!
If you could read just one book about gratitude to your child, this is the one. Seriously, if I had to choose just one, Vickers' Thankful would be the gift I give to each of my grandchildren.
The rich diorama-like illustrations are stunning, but it is the story which touches the heart - a little girl writing everyday little things for which she is grateful on slips of paper to make a paper chain to last the whole year is charmingly heart-warming. Ideas for Making It Real
There is really just the one activity everyone will want to do when you read Thankful: make a gratitude paper chain! A very good - and short - video instructions for a simple paper chain can be found at Simple Kids Crafts.
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