Finding Grateful
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A heartfelt picture book that celebrates embracing the moment and finding gratitude right here, right now.
What does grateful look like? How does it feel? How do you find it? Even in the face of a challenge, you don’t need a map: You just need to pay attention to the little things—a smile, a hug, the smell of newly cut grass—that add up to a sense of presence and hope.
With evocative, lyrical prose, this warmly illustrated children's book is a reminder to pause, reflect, and take in the glimmers of positivity and connection that can be found amid even the most difficult circumstances. Both a timely meditation on finding gratitude in everyday moments and a timeless ode to the simple joy of truly being present, Finding Grateful encourages readers to slow down and embrace the beauty of being right where they are.
MODELS MINDFULNESS: Kids aren’t immune to the stress and anxiety of an uncertain future—far from it! This book offers powerful tools for reclaiming their thoughts and emotions in difficult situations: practicing awareness, staying open to and present in the world around them, and finding moments of gratitude each and every day.
CELEBRATES THE BEAUTY IN SMALL THINGS: This picture book's embrace of joy in everyday moments will resonate with parents of observant and curious children who are fascinated by everything in their world.
MAKES BIG FEELINGS MORE MANAGEABLE: Teaching social and emotional skills to kids is more important than ever, and this expressive book models a thoughtful, engaging way of emerging from difficult moments with lasting feelings of gratitude.
A WARM READ-ALOUD: With its accessible and soothing tone, this exuberant yet gentle picture book is just right for reading to kids and for kids reading independently.
Perfect for:Parents looking for books that teach values of gratitude and compassionGift givers looking for books that encourage mindfulness and self-empowermentAnyone seeking gorgeously illustrated, emotionally resonant year-round giftsFans of author Dianne White's award-winning picture booksFans of illustrator Faith Pray's picture books
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When a red car breaks down and its passengers, a mother and child, start walking home, the child points anxiously toward the raised hood and the smoke, and the mother responds with a smile. She sees life as a search for gratitude, a conviction that grounds this tale by White (Dark on Light): "Mama says:/ you don't need a map/ to find grateful." As the two walk through city streets, the child spots a flower growing in a sidewalk crack. "Mama says:/ be where your feet are/ that means/ pay attention." In mixed-media spreads by Pray (One Day), passersby are more than just background figures; they offer tangible warmth and presence to the child's landscape. Pleasure in sensory perceptions—the scent of honeysuckle, toes freed from sandals, a hug after a fall—unite in the child's final realization: "Maybe it is all of this/ that makes my heart as light as/ the sun... and then?/ I find it—/ grateful!" Implicit in both artwork and text is the deep trust mother and child share, and the way that trust opens the younger to mindfulness. Characters are portrayed with various abilities and skin tones. Ages 5–8. Author's agent: Jennifer Rofé, Andrea Brown Literary. Illustrator's agent: Molly O'Neill, Root Literary.
