The benefits of reading your young reader a book on gratitude are multiple. You are creating a caring, thoughtful, kind human being. But also many studies have shown that there are mental health benefits for your child too.
Please note : Our book lists are split into groups in ages but this is purely a recommendation
The Bear Says Thank you. by Micheal Bahr
This book shows how important it is to say thank you and how much it means to others. Thoughtful and encouraging.
Bear Says Thanks
by Karma Wilson
Bear has come up with the perfect way to say thanks—a nice big dinner! His friends arrive with wonderful plates of food There’s just one problem: Bear’s cupboards are bare! What is he to do? No fear your reader will be thrilled at the gift Bear has to share.
Thankful
by Eileen Spinelli
Perfect read for you and your little ones to share the ways we can be happy and thankful. Humorous and with lovely illustrations a joy to read.
The Thank you Book
By Mo Willems
Anyone who knows the Mo Willems series will love this book. It is the last in the series and a thanks to all the readers and a way to encourage readers to say thanks to everyone who has impacted their lives. The book cover shows it all – a real heart warmer.
A great little book to talk about family and gratitude with little ones. The illustrations are awesome and at the back there are ideas on how to share that you are thankful.
Giving Thanks is a presentation of the Thanksgiving Address, a message of gratitude that originated with the Native people of upstate New York and Canada and that is still spoken at ceremonial gatherings held by the Iroquois, or Six Nations. Shows Gratitude every day not just once a year. Told by a Native American Chief.
Available in a High School and Middle School edition
This is a moving, uplifting novel about Trevor a twelve-year-old boy in a small California town who accepts his teacher’s challenge to earn extra credit by coming up with a plan to change the world. Trevor’s idea is simple: do a good deed for three people, and instead of asking them to return the favor, ask them to “pay it forward” to three others who need help. He envisions a vast movement of kindness and goodwill spreading across the world. Read as Trevor’s actions change his community forever.
Crenshaw
by Katherine Applegate.
This story of a family living in poverty is humbling. The story is inspiring as you read along with the ten year old boy who creates an imaginary friend to help him process his world.