EducatingParents.org rating: Approved

Thank You, World is about all these different cultures how they do the same of activities just in different parts of the world. From the time the sun comes up to the time the sun goes down. The story shows how all these different cultures do the same activities, while their not all done in the same area, that they are all the same activities that the rest of the world does.

Ages: 4-6
Pierce Public Library
This book is about 8 different kids from around the world and all the things that see and do everyday. Even though they are so far away, they all do and see similar things around the world.

A picture-book hymn of thankfulness for all the good things of the world - the wakeful sun, the shining blue sky, the rocking swing, the soft grass, and the dancing breeze - things that children everywhere can enjoy, Thank You, World is a simple, but lovely reminder that, regardless of where we are in the world, we benefit from many of the same blessings. Each two-page spread features eight inset square illustrations, depicting children from eight different countries - the United States, Mexico, Mail, Saudi Arabia, Bolivia, France, India and China - all experiencing the same thing, in different ways. The conclusion, in which eight mothers tuck their children into bed, and nighttime is thanked for bringing soft gray shadows, and dreams, is a fitting finale for this quiet bedtime book.

I'm so very glad that my online friends rated this one so highly, and recommended it so sincerely (thanks, Kathryn & Lisa!), as I don't think I would have picked it up, otherwise, and that would have been a shame. Not only is the simple narrative very effective, at communicating the beauty of the world around us, and the feelings of gratitude that this beauty calls forth, the artwork by Wendy Anderson Halperin in a multitude of soft crayon colors, is simply gorgeous! I loved everything about this book, visually speaking, from the decorative endpapers to the eight inset illustrations on each two-page spread. This is just a lovely, lovely book, one I recommend to anyone looking for titles that emphasize the idea of global community, and of thankfulness. ( )

8 different countries are represented on each two-page spread. All the pictures show children doing something, like dancing or flying kites, in their home country. The message being that no matter where you are or who you are, we all do similar things in our lives.