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The Most Thankful Thing
This heartwarming picture book by the creators of I LOVE YOU, STINKY FACE reveals what every parent is most thankful for. A perfect bedtime story for every day -- and especially for Thanksgiving!
When a little girl asks her mom what her "most thankful thing ever" is, Mom turns the question into a fun trip down memory lane. Turning the pages of Mom's photo album, they discover many wonderful moments in Mom's life, from summer camp to winning a trophy in a soccer tournament, from singing onstage to her wedding day. But one event in Mom's whole life is the very best ever -- the birth of her precious little girl.
When a little girl asks her mom what her "most thankful thing ever" is, Mom turns the question into a fun trip down memory lane. Turning the pages of Mom's photo album, they discover many wonderful moments in Mom's life, from summer camp to winning a trophy in a soccer tournament, from singing onstage to her wedding day. But one event in Mom's whole life is the very best ever -- the birth of her precious little girl.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2003
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About the author
Lisa McCourt
62 books34 followersLisa McCourt is the author of Free Your Joy: The 12 Keys to Sustainable Happiness, as well as dozens of other books about love and joy that have together sold over 9 million copies.
She's also host of the popular Joy Zone podcast and Founder of Joy School, where she's taught the secrets of joy for over two decades to thousands of learners.
Incorporating the techniques Lisa has gathered from studying with and writing for many of the biggest names in the transformation world, her trainings provide the most effective, streamlined processes available for accessing and maintaining consistent, authentic joy and inner peace—processes backed by hundreds of scientific studies demonstrating substantial increases in health, cognitive function, self-esteem, stress-reduction, and emotional competence.
Lisa's joyful passion for the power of words has propelled a diverse publishing career studded with industry awards, starred reviews, international honors, and mega-sales.
If you have kids, you might have read them I Love You Stinky Face, her longstanding bestseller that Publishers Weekly called a “modern classic,” heralded for helping parents raise unconditionally loved humans who feel secure and cherished exactly as they are. Under her own name, Lisa has penned over forty books for adults and children in addition to collaborating with industry leaders such as Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, James Van Praagh, and Sunny Dawn Johnston.
In addition to having sold over 9 million copies, her books have earned over 10,000 glowing Amazon reviews. Published by Hay House, Scholastic, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, McGraw Hill, Hierophant, HCI/Simon & Schuster, and others, her books have won publishing awards, been featured on Lifetime TV, CNN, and PBS, garnered praise from over 200 publication reviewers, and been translated into 11 languages.
On the secret side of Lisa's publishing path, she's been the silent ghostwriter for many prominent thought-leaders, from New York Times bestselling authors to Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Hollywood stars. Her clients have appeared on Oprah, Good Morning America, Saturday Night Live, The Dr. Oz Show, ABC’s 20/20, The View, The TODAY Show, Dr. Phil, The Doctors, and The Nancy Grace Show.
When she's not teaching through her online Joy School or through one of her many collaborative projects, Lisa enjoys time in nature with her husband and daughters, singing in Michael Beckwith’s Agape Center Global Choir, and serving her community as President of her local PFLAG chapter. She's always on the lookout for new opportunities to contribute to the elevation of love and joy for all humans.
She's also host of the popular Joy Zone podcast and Founder of Joy School, where she's taught the secrets of joy for over two decades to thousands of learners.
Incorporating the techniques Lisa has gathered from studying with and writing for many of the biggest names in the transformation world, her trainings provide the most effective, streamlined processes available for accessing and maintaining consistent, authentic joy and inner peace—processes backed by hundreds of scientific studies demonstrating substantial increases in health, cognitive function, self-esteem, stress-reduction, and emotional competence.
Lisa's joyful passion for the power of words has propelled a diverse publishing career studded with industry awards, starred reviews, international honors, and mega-sales.
If you have kids, you might have read them I Love You Stinky Face, her longstanding bestseller that Publishers Weekly called a “modern classic,” heralded for helping parents raise unconditionally loved humans who feel secure and cherished exactly as they are. Under her own name, Lisa has penned over forty books for adults and children in addition to collaborating with industry leaders such as Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, James Van Praagh, and Sunny Dawn Johnston.
In addition to having sold over 9 million copies, her books have earned over 10,000 glowing Amazon reviews. Published by Hay House, Scholastic, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, McGraw Hill, Hierophant, HCI/Simon & Schuster, and others, her books have won publishing awards, been featured on Lifetime TV, CNN, and PBS, garnered praise from over 200 publication reviewers, and been translated into 11 languages.
On the secret side of Lisa's publishing path, she's been the silent ghostwriter for many prominent thought-leaders, from New York Times bestselling authors to Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Hollywood stars. Her clients have appeared on Oprah, Good Morning America, Saturday Night Live, The Dr. Oz Show, ABC’s 20/20, The View, The TODAY Show, Dr. Phil, The Doctors, and The Nancy Grace Show.
When she's not teaching through her online Joy School or through one of her many collaborative projects, Lisa enjoys time in nature with her husband and daughters, singing in Michael Beckwith’s Agape Center Global Choir, and serving her community as President of her local PFLAG chapter. She's always on the lookout for new opportunities to contribute to the elevation of love and joy for all humans.
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March 13, 2021
Love this book! The daughter is wondering what could be her mother's most thankful thing throughout her life. So, she pulls out her mom's scrapbook, and they look through all her memories. The mom denies all those memories as her most thankful, and the daughter is confused. The mom then pulls out her baby book to show her that she is the most thankful thing. I love the illustrations in this book. The layered pastel colors really pop on the black background. I also like how it seems as if the audience is looking through the scrapbook with the mom and daughter. It is fun to gain a background of the past-life of one of the older characters. Even though this book is targeted to only a specific audience, I definitely think this book is underrated! Would highly recommend it (maybe not for a classroom but definitely for a mom and daughter duo)! It is super cute!
October 23, 2021
This book is about a Daughter who is wondering what her Mom is most thankful for in life. The Mom pulls out her scrapbook and together, they look at all of the Mom's memories throughout her life. Her Daughter asks after looking at every memory if that is what her mom is most thankful for. Her mom says no every time. The mom then pulls out her daughters baby book and says she is what she is most thankful for. This book would be a great book to read as mother and daughter to remind your child that they are the most important thing to you, and that they are loved and valued. I also enjoyed the illustrations in this book. It is as if the audience is looking at each page of the scrapbook while reading. This would especially be a good book to read during Thanksgiving time. However, I would not recommend reading this book to a classroom, as every student has a unique home life!
September 12, 2017
4-7
This book demonstrates an idea of being thankful to young children. Each page ends with the same phrase, "was that the most thankful thing?" This is good for a young child because it becomes a familiar theme as the story unfolds. The placement of the text on the pages is creatively thought out, allowing a child to engage and keep interest. Another supporting factor for a child's entertainment is the bright, big illustrations on each page to support the story line. They take up the entire page without interfering with the text. The vocabulary has a range of easy to more challenging words for this age range. The book introduces an idea or concept of gratitude in an appropriate manner.
This book demonstrates an idea of being thankful to young children. Each page ends with the same phrase, "was that the most thankful thing?" This is good for a young child because it becomes a familiar theme as the story unfolds. The placement of the text on the pages is creatively thought out, allowing a child to engage and keep interest. Another supporting factor for a child's entertainment is the bright, big illustrations on each page to support the story line. They take up the entire page without interfering with the text. The vocabulary has a range of easy to more challenging words for this age range. The book introduces an idea or concept of gratitude in an appropriate manner.
February 11, 2019
A great book on gratitude, love and expressing the same. The illustrations are just perfect and the story is crafted wonderfully as well . A woman’s journey through all her stages and motherhood being one of them. This book is an all time hit at my home . And it’s also our Valentine’s Day pick for our storytelling sessions. Love and gratitude go hand in hand and hence it’s a must have for kids . Booksandexperiences gives it a 💕💕💕💕💕 rating .
April 10, 2021
This book is so good and it brings a little tear to my eye. I love scrapbooking and I love it when the little daughter looks through her moms scrapbook to discover her "most thankful thing". This book is just so adorable.
November 13, 2017
my kids and I enjoyed reading this book. I thought that the message was good and the story was cute. I would recommend this book to others.
November 21, 2017
Thanksgiving 2017. Sweet story about a little girl trying to guess her mom's most "thankful thing." This book was a little long for my preschoolers.
April 20, 2018
Reading this to my kids for the first time really got me all emotional. We rented this from the Library but now I must own it. Love, love, love it!
January 1, 2020
This is the perfect book for parents who recognize that being a parent is something to be very grateful for.
October 23, 2011
Full disclosure: I don't have kids so I can't speak about this book as a parent.
That being said, I did not like this too-sweet story about a mother's most amazing thing. A young girl asks her mother about her 'most thankful thing' and the two flip through the scrapbook. They revisit the highlights of her mother's life (a very clean, edited version?) and at the end, the mother assures her daughter that she is the most amazing thing. In addition to being too sweet, it's also pretty mom focused. I'm not sure that young readers will appreciate the idea that parents have a whole life in addition to being, you know, parents.
If you like this story and if your child likes this story, that's very sweet. But it's not one that I personally like and it's one that I'll skip for the elementary school collection.
That being said, I did not like this too-sweet story about a mother's most amazing thing. A young girl asks her mother about her 'most thankful thing' and the two flip through the scrapbook. They revisit the highlights of her mother's life (a very clean, edited version?) and at the end, the mother assures her daughter that she is the most amazing thing. In addition to being too sweet, it's also pretty mom focused. I'm not sure that young readers will appreciate the idea that parents have a whole life in addition to being, you know, parents.
If you like this story and if your child likes this story, that's very sweet. But it's not one that I personally like and it's one that I'll skip for the elementary school collection.
November 1, 2008
This redheaded mom pages through old scrapbooks documenting all the happy, exciting, fun, and fulfilling moments of her life pre-baby. In the end, though, she assures her child that no matter what happened or could have happened (including becoming famous and earning a trillion dollars!) that nothing could have come close to topping how thankful she was when she held her baby for the first time. Delightful way to say, "You're more important, more loved, more cherished, more appreciated than anything in the world" to one's child. I loved it.
March 15, 2012
This book could be great for a thanksgiving lesson and how everyone should be thankful in life. This little girl is discussing with her mom what he mom is most thankful for. This is a great book for K-3
Great book to discuss things everyone is most thankful for in life. The little girl in the story goes through her mother's scrapbook with her mother to see what she is most thankful for. Come to find out, her mother is most thankful for her daughter, which is her!
Good read for Kindergarten to 3rd grade
Great book to discuss things everyone is most thankful for in life. The little girl in the story goes through her mother's scrapbook with her mother to see what she is most thankful for. Come to find out, her mother is most thankful for her daughter, which is her!
Good read for Kindergarten to 3rd grade
February 19, 2013
This is one heartwarming picture book about being thankful, and an excellent read to have during Thanksgiving. A mother and daughter go through a photo album as the daughter tries to figure out what her mother's most thankful thing is. It's such a sweet children's book, and my Kindergarten students loved reading it as a large group read aloud! I had them do a drawing a short writing piece on their most thankful thing, and the students put it all together in a class photo album. It was a great follow-up activity, and it is something the students will always have in their classroom library.
November 27, 2011
Mama is sitting quietly one morning thinking about all the things that she is grateful for, but there is one thing that is her most thankful thing. Looking through Mama's scrapbook, we find that her most thankful thing is not summer camp, soccer, playing guitar, prom, or many other things. Reading this book helps reflect and talk about things you might have done as a child, but also help your own children realize what is most important. The book is organized in a fun scrapbook style.
December 18, 2008
The gushing of the adults here tells me that this is another in the great awful tradition of Robert Munsch's "Love You Forever".
In another words, books adults gently weep over with all the saccharine sentimentality adults can muster, while the kids nod their heads,wonder what all the fuss is about and wait for the grownup to read them something GOOD!
In another words, books adults gently weep over with all the saccharine sentimentality adults can muster, while the kids nod their heads,wonder what all the fuss is about and wait for the grownup to read them something GOOD!
April 12, 2011
Great book to discuss things everyone is most thankful for in life. The little girl in the story goes through her mother's scrapbook with her mother to see what she is most thankful for. Come to find out, her mother is most thankful for her daughter, which is her!
Good read for Kindergarten to 3rd grade
Good read for Kindergarten to 3rd grade
April 28, 2012
This book is about a little girl who catches her mom in a room, quietly thinking about what she is thankful for. The little girl asks the mom to share and they go through her mother's scrapbook, looking at all the things she has to be thankful for. This is a great book for a mother and child to read together!
November 11, 2007
Not necessarily a Thanksgiving book, but a beautiful story about a little girl asking her mother what she is most thankful for. Mother reflects on important times in her life, culminating in the birth of her daughter. A goosebump/ahhhhwww book.
July 26, 2009
This is a wonderful tale that is great to read with your children. It really spells out how truly special becoming a Mom really is and how much we love our children. We've read this one a few times.
January 12, 2008
This is a book that reminds me to always be thankful for everything that I have. It is a scholastic book.
March 18, 2008
This story makes me cry every time I read it. It's a cute children's story where the mom explains to her daughter what her most thankful thing is. You moms all need to get this for your kids!
February 14, 2009
Cute book. My daughter loved it.
May 5, 2010
Always makes my mom cry.
October 31, 2010
a girl who tries to find out her mother's most thankful thing in her whole life
it's not really a Thanksgiving book, but it could be used to show the most thankful thing
it's not really a Thanksgiving book, but it could be used to show the most thankful thing
October 31, 2010
This is a super sweet book about a mom and daughter going through the mom's life trying to figure out what the mom is most thankful for. The illustrations are very cute and perfect for the story.
November 10, 2010
This book was way mushy and just didn't do anything for me. You could see the ending a mile away.
I gave it a two only because my baby liked the pictures.
I gave it a two only because my baby liked the pictures.
November 22, 2011
Super cute book! I used it as a read aloud in class to introduce a writing unit on being thankful! Really fun illustrations and scrapbook-like layout.
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June 5, 2012AR BL: 3.2
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January 20, 2015
Very cute scrapbook story of the mom's past. I cried at the end.
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