{"product_id":"simple-thanks-9781250780607","title":"Simple Thanks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author Deborah Wiles and illustrator Bao Luu comes an exuberant and heartwarming picture book tribute to the things that connect us all--nature, love, and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egratitude\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI hear the song that nature sings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethat links each heart to mine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ocean blue, the sky above\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe forest with its pine.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor a young brother and sister, every day spent in nature is an adventure, and every natural marvel they encounter is a gift. Together, they run through fields of tall grass and say thank you for the rain; they greet fish in babbling brooks and say thank you for the clear blue waters. At the end of each adventure, they say thank you for the new friends they collected along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen given a chance to do more than say thank you, the siblings gather their tools--their friends, their shovels, and their watering cans--and plant the seeds of gratitude.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Wiles\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including the beloved \u003ci\u003eLove, Ruby Lavender\u003c\/i\u003e and two National Book Award finalists-\u003ci\u003eEach Little Bird that Sings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRevolution\u003c\/i\u003e. her first picture book, \u003ci\u003eFreedom Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, received the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. she is also an NAACP Book Award finalist, E.B. White Award winner, Golden Kite Award winner, Jane Addams Peace Award finalist, and recipient of a PEN Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Working Writer Fellowship. she lives in Atlanta, Georgia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBao Luu \u003c\/b\u003edreamed of becoming an artist as a child, and today his work as an illustrator focuses on bright, playful colors and unique textures. He is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eSimple Thanks \u003c\/i\u003ewritten by Deborah Wiles and \u003ci\u003eThe Seed of Compassion \u003c\/i\u003ewritten by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Bao Luu was born and raised in Vietnam and currently lives near Houston, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Roaring Brook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607852880146,"sku":"9781250780607","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_631c1a6a-ee27-412f-90de-b47529462747.jpg?v=1732314881","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/simple-thanks-9781250780607","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}