On a crisp Fall day, Gracie feeds the birds. She isn amp rsquo t sure if the day seems different to them. But it does to her. She puts the seeds in the first feeder. Then the second. She thanks the birds one by one. A patient woodpecker. A buoyant chickadee. A grumpy finch. Even an impatient squirrel, not waiting his turn, always demanding more, more, more! (And a dog in the house who does not think the squirrel should be thanked--but Gracie knows gratitude goes both ways.) She makes sure every one of them gets a share-and her thanks just for being there.
From Jane Yolen and Peter Tacy comes a quiet, meditative look at how simple acts of gratitude and kindness can bring peace and joy to our day, even when the kindness isn't necessarily reciprocated. Gratitude can be found in giving as well as receiving. There is beauty in the small moments, and something to be grateful for each day. A tiny act can change someone else's day-and sometimes the birdsong is thanks enough.
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Jane has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of America and the Aesop of the twentieth century. She sets the highest standard for the industry, not only in the meaningful body of work she has created, but also in her support of fellow authors and artists. Her books range from the bestselling How Do Dinosaurs series to the Caldecott winning Owl Moon to po
More about Jane YolenWinner of the 2016 LOM ART PRIZE, Frances Ives' "inventive and original" entry was selected unanimously by the judges, who remarked that her "stunning" watercolour illustration helped this "very talented" illustrator stand out in the crowd. She completed her MA in Illustration from University of the Arts London in 2014.
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