Thanku: Poems of Gratitude Hardcover – Picture Book, September 3, 2019

This books focuses the reader on the blessings for which we might feel gratitude. Good news.

This was recommended to me by a children’s book author so I rushed to order it and love it. It is teaching me and my children about poetry as we celebrate gratitude together.

Beautifully written and illustrated, this book reminds us that there are many simple things in life for which we can be grateful every day. It’s also a fantastic tool for teaching young children about different forms of poetry. A delight!

Loved the poems. Some are not specifically about gratitude but about the thing the author is grateful for. Loved all the poetry forms too.

Fabulous book to use in the classroom.

Beautiful collection of poems

Thanku: Poems of Gratitude is a beautifully illustrated book of poetry for children age 6+. I thoroughly enjoyed not only the illustrations, but the poems themselves which are from many different cultures and written in a wide variety of poetic formats.I especially appreciated that the type of poetic format was named on the page of each poem and explained in the glossary. The glossary also includes a brief biography of each poet. All in all, the book is very well done and gets a 5-star review from me.Many thanks to NetGalley and Milbrook Press for allowing me to read an ARC of the book in exchange for an unbiased review. All opinions expressed here are my own. The book is scheduled to be published on 9/3/19.

I’m always thankful when I find a new children’s poetry collection, and I’m especially grateful for Thanku The poems in this anthology look at the concept of thankfulness from all angles, both expected, like giving thanks at Thanksgiving and the unexpected, like a sweatshirt being grateful for a chance to be worn and appreciated. An added bonus: Miranda Paul has selected poems of a variety of formats and included an explanation of the forms at the back. What a great resource for classroom teachers looking for mentor poems!