Thankful / words by Elaine Vickers ; pictures by Samantha Cotterill.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534477346
- ISBN: 1534477349
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A Paula Wiseman Book." |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Grades K-1. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. AD450L Lexile Decoding demand: 51 (medium) Semantic demand: 60 (medium) Syntactic demand: 94 (very high) Structure demand: 76 (high) Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.3 0.5 519438. |
Awards Note: | Notable Social Studies Trade Book, 2022. Show Me Readers Award Nominee, 2023-2024. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Gratitude > Juvenile fiction. Values > Juvenile literature. |
Genre: | Picture books. |
Available copies
- 75 of 87 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Henry County Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 87 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Henry County - Lenora Blackmore | JPB GRO VICKER ELAINE (Text)
Digital Bookplate:
SHOW ME READERS AWARD NOMINEE 2023-2024
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I0000000288244 | Picture Books | Available | - |
Henry County - Main Library | JPB GRO VICKER ELAINE (Text)
Digital Bookplate:
SHOW ME READERS AWARD NOMINEE 2023-2024
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I0000000288245 | Picture Books | Available | - |
Kirkus Review
Thankful
Kirkus Reviews
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A child enumerates all the things to be thankful for throughout the year. At the beginning of each year, a child starts making a "thankful chain" to last through December, writing on each paper link something to give thanks for. As the child moves through the daily routines, there are many things to be thankful for, both at home and out and about. Though the sentiment is worthy, the text feels more adult-driven than childlike. It is hard to imagine a young child expressing thanks for "love and dreams, night and morning. For a moon and sun that always come back" or saying, "I am thankful for a heart that beats, and every breath, in and out." Nevertheless, the book could be used as a springboard to help children notice, appreciate, and enjoy the small gifts of life. The illustrations for the book are hand-built 3-D dioramalike sets, made from paper and cardboard, that are quite remarkable. Charming, engaging, and chock-full of little details, they will transfix readers. The family--mother, father, infant sibling, and the narrator--appears to be an interracial one. Mother and children have dark hair and olive skin; the father present White. They and other characters are represented as paper cutouts, drawn with lively lines and colored, then collaged into the scenes. (This book was reviewed digitally.) A visual delight, best used to motivate appreciation of the world around us. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.