Truly a helpful guide and resource for little ones to practice gratitude. Love the way this book is set up!

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Muy entretenido para explorar la creatividad, mas en estos tiempos de pandemia. Recomendado, para los que buscan una actividad creativa de este tipo para relajarse en estos tiempos de estrés y locura. Porque siempre hay cosas para agradecer, y poder tenerlas en primer plano es importante.

I love this books theme, and the message they are trying to encourage via journaling. As the synopsis stated, gratitude can be an extraordinary power. Trying to teach kids early on about the concepts of appreciation and acknowledgment of the good in their lives in a simple encouraging manner. Start small and it will slowly build the habit of gratitude journaling. It is a great way to teach mindfulness and how to be grateful, which hopefully the kids can develop those skills for the rest of their lives. It is important to note that this book is not a guide to gratitude journaling, it is a journal itself to be used, written in, draw in, color, etc.

I had previously read about the supposed many benefits of gratitude journaling for adults (please note, I am not a doctor). I was amazed at the areas it was linked to allegedly have helped: improves mood & happiness, improves self-esteem, and lowers levels of stress potentially. Like anything though, it is most effective if you do it consistently and long-term. Best of all, it is free, easy and takes no time! I have not tried the technique but have always been curious.

When I saw this book and noticed it was a journal for children. I wanted to see what the format looked like and loved the idea of installing the basic principles of gratitude at a young age, but in a light organic way. The book is designed brilliantly for young children who are just starting to read and write or slightly older. It has minimal illustrations, but they are meant to make it seem more enjoyable and, in my opinion, they do not appear as if they would be a distraction from the objective of the journal.

*Thank you Zeitgeist (Z Kids) via NetGalley for the digital review copy!

Date Published:
12.17.2019
Date Request Granted:
06.02.2020
Date Feedback Posted:
06.02.2020

Such a sweet journal for kids to learn the magical power of kindness! I love this journal and I wish so much that one day there will be such a school subject or that such journals will be used in schools. It is not performance and good grades that make a person, but friendliness, appreciation, respect, humanity, gratitude and satisfaction with oneself!

Journaling is a hot topic these days, particularly among adults. I remember doing a lot of journaling when I was a kid, so I am happy to see some journals coming out that are geared toward the younger generation. And I am particularly fond of the idea of teaching kids to find something to be grateful for every single day. This journal is simple, requiring the child to basically write one sentence about something for which they are grateful every day and why. And then for those who love to draw, there is a drawing space included on each page. If the child is more verbal, (s)he can continue to write in that space. They are also encouraged to decorate their journal in any way that they feel expresses their daily gratitude. And then there are pages that are more specific, including friends, families, and more in their daily lives. I like that you get some extra prompts, because even for adults, some days it can be hard to think of something. It's a great starting point for the new, young journaling kid.

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Boring and Basic

Because gratitude journaling is so popular these days, I have actually reviewed a few of them for children. Unfortunately, this seems to be the most boring of the ones I've seen. The pages are very plain. Each daily journal page simply asks the child what they are grateful for and why (the top section) and gives them a space to draw or write about what they are grateful for. That's it. There's no sort of illustration or interesting fonts to make these pages eye-catching for children. The basic journal page never changes; they aren’t asked more creative questions about what they’re grateful for. Every 10 pages or so there's a bonus page that asks a specific question about gratitude, like who in your family you are grateful for or which animals you are grateful for. I honestly think this would not capture a child's attention or hold it for long like the other ones I've seen that were illustrated and changed up what they would ask the child each day.

My First Gratitude Journal is an adorable way to teach children the power and value of gratitude. There is a space a day for a year. Each day has a prompt and space for writing and drawing. Every ten days, there are more in-depth prompts. It's a fairly simple, basic journal. Great as a first teaching tool. Recommended!

***Many thanks to the Netgalley & Zeitgeist for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Every night, before going to sleep, I ask the children what they enjoyed most about their day. As they cannot write yet, we keep this mental journal at the moment. But when they are able to transpose their words on the paper, we will use this Gratitude Journal for it. I find it very inspirational for young writers, with the nice hints about senses, family, or friends spread throughout it.
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It would be a great gift for kids and a perfect way to introduce the gratitude to them! The small questions and the space to draw is such a cute idea. The questions are the best way to intrigue little minds. But with a kindle edition, I couldn't find out the important entities like the colorfulness, the size of the space, etc. So this review based on the limited vision of this journal.

Great idea, but fell short for me because it’s missing unique and varied pages and pictures and little inspirations and ways to SHOW and express gratitude. It’s just the same simple sheet over and over, so not that impressive.

My First Gratitude Journal is an excellent way to get children started early in the practice of being grateful each and every day. Even when days are hard or dark, we can find things to be thankful for. I loved the simplicity and engaging illustrations. I immediately ordered a few to give as gifts!

I printed this out and my 6 year old has been using it for about 2 weeks. I figured that during a global pandemic when his whole world is turned upside down was the perfect time to teach him about gratitude. The prompts in this are perfect for his age and older to understand. I will be picking this one up on pub day so that we don't have to keep stapling it together. Thank you NetGalley for this eARC of this great little lesson in gratitude for children.

Great questions for reflection for older children. These prompts can lead to more introspection and thought. If successful the overcome would be gratitude. I believe the appropriate age is 10 years old and older.

I received a complimentary review copy of #MyFirstGratitudeJournal from #NetGalley

This is a very simple gratitude journal for kids who are just starting out with journaling. It contains daily pages that have room to list the date, what you're grateful for and why, and room to draw a picture of another person/place/thing that you're grateful for that day.

A basic start to encourage kids to find something each day they are grateful for and to write this down in a journal. A great way for them to use artistic expression through drawing what they are grateful for.
The prompts are good to help get their minds thinking about who or what they are grateful for.
A good way to start younger ones thinking about the use of a journal for creating mindfulness and relaxation.

This is a basic journal for kids to write and draw something they're grateful for each day. There's space for them to put in the date and list something they're grateful for and then a box where they're also supposed to draw something they're grateful for. Every so often there are different pages with the same gratitude theme but more specific, like asking them what they're grateful for outside or what foods they're grateful for. It's a little over 100 pages and black and white, more suitable for younger kids.

The publisher said they recommended emailing and requesting a printed copy for review since the journal is hard to view as a digital ARC, but when I did so they ignored my email. I went ahead and flipped through a very boring, mostly identical digital version of the journal in order to see if there was much variety or if it changed as it went along. It's mostly the same pages, which will work well for kids who like to draw pictures and keep a more visual gratitude journal.

Two stars for "it was okay." I think the publishers could improve upon it quite a bit, especially for the $6.99 price.

I read a temporary digital ARC for the purpose of review.

This gratitude journal is pretty much what you want in a gratitude journal for kids. It is simple, has cute images as offers a daily prompt. A few pages give individual, specific prompts throughout the journal.

I would recommend this journal for anyone trying to help a child learn how to express gratitude which has so many benefits, better to start the habit at a young age!

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I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This book is a simple yet fantastic and encouraging gratitude journal for children to help them be thankful for things around them and encourages them to take some time out of each day to fill in a page. There are sections in between every 7 pages for them to draw or list or circle things that they are grateful for too.
My daughter loved this idea and is starting one herself.

Besides the fact that every sentence had "REVIEW ONLY" written in bright red big letters, this journal was pretty nice. I think it gives kids the possibility to think about the things to be grateful for, but also steers them by asking questions. For kids, this could make the difference between a really difficult exercise and a fun way to train themselves to be grateful.

Very simple and clear. A great way to get kids into the habit of journalist and looking for the good in everyday. Would have liked a bit more variety in the prompts.