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7) Apple cake
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In this simple rhyming story from the author of Held in Love, a child says thank you for the gifts nature provides, from hazelnuts in the hedge to apples from the tree, eggs from the hens to milk from the cow. Eventually, the family has enough ingredients to make something special...a delicious apple cake! With captivating illustrations that brim with emotion, this sweet picture book encourages children to be grateful for the world around them-the...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This gentle message of gratitude and connection, enhanced by beautifully simple collage illustrations, makes for a charming gift. Sun gives us light. Thank you, sun. Clouds bring the rain that makes puddles to splash in. Sheep give us wool for our sweaters and hats. The honey that sweetens our bread comes from bees (thank you, bees). With spare, repetitive text and bright, torn-paper collage artwork, this picture book gives even the youngest readers...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
Three, Four Tell Me More: Kindness
Description
Join our narrator and her dog on their daily walk as they greet the people in their neighborhood--from the mail carrier and bus driver to the sanitation workers and grocery clerks and more. Whether listening, asking, helping, or just saying hello and thank you, it is our patience and kindness that make a neighborhood feel like home. This story gently reminds us to slow down and be grateful for all the people, places, and things around us. Includes...
11) What I like most
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A little girl observes one by one, the things that bring her joy. But even after her jam jar becomes empty and the shoes grow too small and the pencil is all used up, one thing will never change.
12) The candy dish
Author
Publisher
Compendium
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"What happens when something truly miraculous shows up in your life? Do you recognize it? Do you appreciate it? Do you see it for what it really is? This is a story of a child and a curious little candy dish that holds a special treat every day. But it comes with its fair share of frustrations too. Written by New York Times best-selling author Kobi Yamada, it is a story for readers of all ages about finding wonder in simple delights. And it is an...
Author
Publisher
Peek-A-Boo Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"In Happy Thanksgiving Hammy!, little Jesse is thankful and happy for all the wonderful people and events in his life, from family members and friends, to school and playtime. He enjoys the simple pleasures that life brings. Most of all, Jesse is happy and thankful to find his lost pet hamster Hammy in time to celebrate Thanksgiving! A simple and moving message that helps children to think about what they have to be thankful for in their homes and...
14) Dear Street
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Alice loves her neighborhood. She loves the maples trees and marigolds and the colorful balconies on her street. But -- "grumble, grumble, more construction" -- it seems not everyone does. "Poor street," says Alice, then she has an idea. "Dear Street ..." she begins to write, and when she's finished writing her love letter, she hides it for someone to find. A grumpy neighbor discovers the anonymous letter and her mood brightens. As the seasons pass,...
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Bks
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Jackson the donkey works very hard, carrying loads of potatoes, carrots, corn and pumpkins up the hill to market every week, from the little farm where he lives with the farmer, his wife Beauty and his son Goodwill. But one day Jackson just stops, halfway up the hill. The farmer pushes him, pulls him, shouts at him. But Jackson WILL NOT BUDGE. Just as the farmer is about to beat his donkey, little Goodwill comes running up the hill. Quickly he whispers...
17) I am thankful
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Throughout a Thanksgiving Day filled with family and fun, a child finds opportunities to be thankful.
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
What if animals did what YOU do? This sweet picture book story, a follow-up to If Animals Kissed Good Night, describes how animals might show their gratitude!
If animals gave thanks . . .what would they do? Raccoon would chir-chirrrr thanks for her cub. Crow would loop and swoop in the sky. And Bear would invite his friends to a bountiful feast. Across the animal kingdom, every creature would be grateful for food, family, and being together.
This...
19) Zero Local
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Board the train for a story of art, diversity, and community in a near-wordless tale told through masterful, sumptuously detailed black-and-white illustrations. Train riders are used to stressful delays on the Zero Local line. But when a new passenger shows gratitude to the driver on their daily commute, tensions begin to ease. Eventually the artistic traveler stops riding the Zero Local line, and discord begins to creep back into the train car. Will...
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