The Most Thankful Thing

Being thankful for something is an important lesson children should learn starting from a young age. This book entails the numerous amounts of questions a child asks her mother on what she is thankful for the most. You are taken into the many adventures the mother has encountered in her life time. As the story continues, you will understand what is the most precious thing in the entire world to a mother. I would read this story to a group of first graders, because I feel as though they would understand what being thankful for something actually means.

This book is a great example of Realistic fiction, because though the story is made up, all of the events could happen in real life. There is a definite beginning, middle and end pattern within the plot of this book. First the child is wondering what her mother's most thankful thing is, then in the middle, she looks through a scrapbook and tries to guess at what it is. Lastly the question is answered and search resolved.

The media used in this book is colored pencils and watercolor. The illustrations are great.

This is a "feel-good", cute book, I highly recommend it.

This book was a good example of a realistic fiction picture book because it is something that could happen. The story is reasonable and rationale. This story centers around a mother and her daughter as the mother tells her daughter what she is thankful for. This story has a beginning, a middle portion, and a distinct end. In the beginning the mom tells her daughter she has a most thankful thing, in the middle the two go through the scrapbook as the daughter tries to guess what her mother’s most thankful moment is, and at the end the daughter finds out what her mother’s favorite moment was. The illustrations of this book look like colored pencils, watercolors, and crayon. The mom is a flat character because she does not change as the show more story occurs.
Age Appropriateness: Primary, intermediate show less

A great book showing the love a mother has for her child. This would be a great book to read in general but especially around thanksgiving. Age:4+

A child tries to figure out her mother's most thankful thing by going down a list of things. The child continues to ask her mother was this your most thankful things after each event described and soon finds out that her mother's most thankful thing is her. Such a sweet connection.

Ages: 3-7 years old
Source: Pierce college library System

This book is so sweet! It is about a girl trying to figure out what her mother is most thankful for. It turned out to be her!

This book shows the relationship between a mother and her child. It teaches the reader about their self worth. The mother has lived a full life, full of friends, happiness, and carrier success, but what she is most proud and thankful for is her daughter. Explains the relationship between a mom and her child. Ages 3-8. Read in class at Pierce College.