The El Libro de Dar Las Gracias/ The Thank You Book (Bilingual English/Spanish)

by Mary Lyn Ray (Author) Stephanie Graegin (Illustrator)

The El Libro de Dar Las Gracias/ The Thank You Book (Bilingual English/Spanish)
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

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 a little hum--a little happy hum--inside you and 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.


Perfecto para los fanáticos de Be Kind de Margaret Wise Brown y Pat Zietlow Miller, The Thank You Book explora las muchas formas de ser agradecido que pueden llenar el día de un niño.

Oportuno, sabio y accesible, el texto poético y las tiernas ilustraciones celebran el poderoso impacto que la gratitud puede tener en nuestras vidas. Gracias no es sólo por aprender modales. También es para cuando algo despierta un pequeño zumbido, un pequeño zumbido feliz, dentro de ti y quieres responder.

El Libro de Gracias explora las muchas maneras en que podemos estar agradecidos por los placeres grandes y pequeños que nos esperan cada día. Tierno y poético, reflexiona sobre el papel que la gratitud puede desempeñar en nuestras vidas y celebra el poderoso impacto que puede tener en nosotros.

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Review quotes

"The illustrations portray a warm, cozy, and happy world full of farmers markets, picnics, parties, and friendship. The text focuses on experiences of happiness that kids can actually relate to, and is poetic enough to evoke real feeling and understanding of the concept of gratitude for the good things in life...Discussions of gratitude, happiness, and kindness are always needed, and this small book makes the medicine go down with a delicious spoonful of sugar."—School Library Journal "A delightful little book that encourages readers to connect to places, times, and one another with the simple act of saying 'thank you' and whose illustrations promote equality, diversity, kindness, and gratitude for all."—Kirkus "Many of the scenes offer intriguing details for young children to discover and enjoy. An appealing picture book with a theme that's timely at Thanksgiving but always relevant."—Booklist

Mary Lyn Ray
Mary Lyn Ray is the author of many picture books for children. Her texts are often praised for their lyricism and emotional depth, and in her works, she frequently focuses on humankind's relationship with nature. Among her critically acclaimed titles are Stars, Christmas Farm, Pumpkins, The Thank You Book, and Go to Sleep, Little Farm.

Giselle Potter has illustrated many books, including Try It! by Mara Rockliff, All by Himself? by Elana K. Arnold, and Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne, as well as her own Tell Me What to Dream About, This Is My Dollhouse, and The Year I Didn't Go to School, about traveling through Italy with her parents' puppet troupe when she was eight. She lives in Rosendale, New York, with her husband and two daughters. Visit her at GisellePotter.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780358731115
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
September 20, 2022
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV039220 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
JUV017060 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Thanksgiving
Library of Congress categories
Conduct of life
Board books
Gratitude

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