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The Most Thankful Thing

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My kids and I fell in love with I LOVE YOU, STINKY FACE years ago, and we are thrilled that Lisa McCourt and Cyd Moore have a new book. THE MOST THANKFUL THING is a charming book to share with your daughter. You can guess what mom's most thankful thing will be, but each turn of the page leads the little girl on a journey through her mom's past...days of summer camp, and high school, and dating, and James Taylor concerts! An adorable book, illustrated as mom's scrapbook, with a very sweet message. So fun!

My daughter checked this book out from her school library and I started reading it to her without knowing I had something so special in my hands! By the last page I was in tears and so choked up it took me about half of a minute to regain my composure to finish the story. This is a heartwarming book that I am here on Amazon tonight to buy to keep for me and my daughter for now and for when she is all grown up, do not pass up this book, an instant classic! This is probably my new favorite children's book.

I fell in love with this book immediately. It is touching on a couple of levels: First, through her scrapbook, Mom shows the daughter how wonderful an "ordinary" life can be. Second, we see the permanent effect of motherhood on Mom: Forevermore, her child will be her "Most Thankful Thing." Get it for your daughter, but hang on to it for when she becomes a mom!

I borrowed this book from the library and my 3-1/2 year old son loved it, so I'm buying a copy now. It starts off with a daughter catching her mother sitting quietly one day. "What are you doing?" asked the daughter. "I'm giving thanks," said the mother. So the daughter went through her mom's picture book and tried to guess what it is that the mother is most thankful for. Is it the summer camp? Being the editor of her year book? Her first job? Her wedding? In the end she found that it is having her, the child, that her mother is most thankful for. It's heart-warming, and assures our little one that no matter what goes on in our daily lives, they are most special and most important to us. I think this is a great book for kids from 2-6 years old.

This book is perfect for any mother to read to their child. I would venture to say that the first time you read it, you will have a tear in your eye. It is beautiful and every child should know, as they will from this book, that they are special and loved.

My 3-year-old received this book for Christmas and can't get enough of it. I choked up a little the first time I read it to her. It kind of reminded me of "Love You Forever", except the mom is cool and stable rather than being a delusional stalker. Although the ending was predictable, it was so incredibly sweet that I fell in love with the book, as well. My six-year-old loves it, too. She asks me about the things I've done in my life. A great conversation starter.

This is book is very sweet to share with your child about how special they are to you. I am a teacher and read it to my students around Thanksgiving when we are brainstorming things in our lives that we are thankful for. The hardcover book is good quality and will last a long time.

"The Most Thankful Thing" is an adorable celebration of the bond between mother and daughter. The bright illustrations go through a scrapbook of mother's memories as daughter tries to guess what her favorite thing was. This leaves a memorable story that is told through pictures as well as words. It's sweet, charming, and full of heart.

This is a good book, but I think my expectations of it being special to my daughter exceeded her actual enjoyment of it. She rarely picks this book out for us to read to her :( I even wrote a special note in it when we gave it to her b/c I thought it would be special to her. I bought a second one as well to give to our younger daughter; I now wish I hadn't b/c I don't think she'll "love" it either. I like the book, but my girls are not huge fans.