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Now as a board book! Set in the Midwest, Ten Beautiful Things is a heartfelt story about finding beauty wherever you are. A gentle book for toddlers where Lily and her grandma count from one to ten beautiful things on a heartfelt road trip to their...
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Now as a board book! Set in the Midwest, Ten Beautiful Things is a heartfelt story about finding beauty wherever you are.
A gentle book for toddlers where Lily and her grandma count from one to ten beautiful things on a heartfelt road trip to their new home.
Lily and her grandmother search for ten beautiful things as they take a long car ride to Lily's new home with Gran. First, Lily sees a morning sunrise. Second, she spots a windmill farm. At the end of the journey, Lily discovers the tenth beautiful thing: Lily and Gran and their love for each other.
The little ones are introduced to ordinal numbers in this sweet journey home.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781623546823
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Format: Board book
Date Published: 14 July 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 121.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 20
About the Author
Molly Beth Griffin is a graduate of Hamline University's MFA program in writing for children and young adults and a writing teacher at the Loft Literary Center in the Twin Cities. She is the author of Ten Beautiful Things, Loon Baby, Just Us, Far, Far Away, and Silhouette of a Sparrow. Maribel Lechuga is the illustrator of Seaside Stroll. She has always felt an attraction to drawing and art, and she was fascinated by cartoons of the 1990s. She studied art at the prestigious Escuela de Arte 10 (Artediez) in Madrid. www.maribellechuga.com
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