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The Thank You Book

By Danna Smith
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The Thank You Book by Danna Smith is a delightful children's book that introduces young readers to the importance of gratitude. Through engaging illustrations and simple, rhythmic text, the story follows a young elephant as they express thanks for everyday moments. It's a charming way to teach children the joy of appreciation in their daily lives.
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Format: Board book
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You might enjoy this book if you're looking for a delightful way to teach children about gratitude and appreciation through charming rhymes and vibrant illustrations. The story is engaging for young readers and offers a valuable lesson on recognising and expressing thankfulness to the people, animals, and nature around us.

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This board book celebrates all the different ways we can say thank you to those around us!

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This joyous board book celebrates the different ways we can say thank you to those around us—from hugging a friend to thanking a teacher, to showing gratitude in even bigger ways!

Thanking is easy. Thanking is fun.
It shows you are grateful when kind things are done.

From thanking your teacher for teaching, to thanking your vet for caring, from sharing a hug, to giving a card, this sweet book shows all the ways we can express gratitude. And as the book builds, so does the scale of the thanks, showing young readers that even if they start small, they can have a big impact.

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The Thank You Book by Danna Smith is widely praised for its engaging and heartwarming approach to teaching young readers about gratitude. Reviewers appreciate its vibrant illustrations and catchy rhymes, which effectively capture children's attention. It's considered a delightful read that not only entertains but also instils valuable lessons in appreciation and kindness.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781665902922

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Board book

Date Published: 06 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Little Simon

Illustration: f-c; gloss UV cover (no sfx)

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Juliana Perdomo

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 274g

Pages: 24

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About the Author

Danna Smith is a poet and award-winning author of numerous books for children, including One Blue Gnu; Rooftop Garden; Wake Up, Freight Train!; and several Little Golden Books. Her nonfiction picture book, The Hawk of the Castle: A Story of Medieval Falconry, received two starred reviews and is a Junior Library Guild Selection and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year. Danna currently lives in northern California, where she is hard at work on her next book. For more information about her books and teaching activities, visit her website at DannaSmithBooks.com. 

Juliana Perdomo is a writer and illustrator born in Bogotá, Columbia, surrounded by a huge loving family, friends, bright colors, music, weird fruits, sunshine, and lots of rain but also rainbows. She now lives there with her amazing son, Luca, her rocker partner Iván, and their crazy old dog, Menta. Juliana has a background as a psychologist and an art therapist, but her passion is children’s literature. She tries to make her work diverse, heartfelt and personal, folkish, a bit retro, joyful, and with a Latin touch. She feels deeply grateful to have participated in many beautiful projects: books, puzzles, animations, branding, family portraits, and magazines all over the world. Find out more at JulianaPerdomo.com.

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