Monday, September 2, 2019

The Thank You Book by Mary Lyn Ray

Title: The Thank You Book
Author: Mary Lyn Ray
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: September 4, 2018
Pages: 32
Source/format: Hardcover/Library

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Synopsis (from goodreads.com):

Perfect for fans of Margaret Wise Brown and Pat Zietlow Miller’s Be Kind, The Thank You Book explores the many ways of being thankful that can fill a child's day. Timely, wise, and accessible, the poetic text and tender illustrations celebrate the powerful impact gratitude can have on our lives.Thank you isn't just for learning manners.It's also for when something wakes alittle hum—a little happy hum—inside youand you want to answer back.The Thank You Book explores the many ways we can be thankful for the pleasures great and small that await us every day. Tender and poetic, it reflects on the role gratitude can play in our lives and celebrates the powerful impact it can have on us.

M Y  T H O U G H T S

The Thank You Book is pleasing to the eyes with muted soft colors for the fall. Mary Lyn Ray's story telling is simple and full of thanks. She teaches children that saying "thank you" isn't just for learning manners. It's about appreciating what you are given and have every day. Thank you for the sun to start the new day. Thank you for teaching me something new. Thank you for nature's bounty. Or even thank you for the zipper on a jacket. The Thank You Book teaches about choosing kindness and loving each other. It promotes peace between everyone.

Stephanie Graegin's illustrations include children spending time with cuddly critters. Animals such as porcupines will spend time eating with a skunk and a bird. Children are spending time with dogs and cats relaxing in the grass. The book promotes spending time indoors and outdoors with animals and each other. I also appreciate how the children of the picture book are of different genders as well as races. In this day in age, it's nice to see multiple types of people represented in a picture book. The Thank You Book is relatable for any age and it reminds people to give gratitude for even the smallest of things that they have.


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