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

Grateful Jake is a sweet picture book for children introducing them to gratitude. Jane the dog got lost from his home but luckily got adopted. In the book he shows the reader everything he is grateful for such as water, being able to pick, being able to read, friends etc and he tries to think of at least one thing he is grateful for each day. This is such a great book to focus children's minds on instead of what they want, what they already have and how to be thankful and have gratitude.
I love the concept of this book and the illustrations are cute and fun! I loved the Gorilla as a security guard!

This was a delightful story. The theme of gratitude was amazing. I loved that the dog was the main character. The illustrations were cute. Overall, a great book with a great message.

4.5 Stars
This is a heartwarming book about Jake, a little doggy, who is grateful for the things in his life. The book is about how we have so much to be thankful for and should learn to appreciate the little things in life. Our senses, nature, water, wind, food, home, friends, etc., are something to cherish rather than take for granted.
The book helps kids (and adults) look at themselves and their surroundings in a fresh light. The illustrations are adorable. Each page has Jake and his other animal friends enjoying the things they are grateful for. There’s a bit of humor at places to prevent the book from being preachy.
Jake got lost when he was just one year old. Someone found him on the streets and took him to the Humane Society. A part of the proceeds from the book will be donated to the society and other rescue shelter homes.
To Summarize, Grateful Jake is a lovely book with a gentle reminder to slow down and look around. To quote Jake, we can always find something for which to be grateful.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and BooksGoSocial and am voluntarily leaving a review.

An cute story about a rescue dog and the things he’s grateful for in his home. Serves as a great reminder to stop and reflect about everything we have. The illustrations are adorable as well making meaningful connections to the text.

This is about a dog named Jake who escaped from his old home and got lost. He felt very hungry and scared but luckily someone found him and took him to the Humane Society. There he was taken care of and he was eventually adopted again. After this experience he felt very grateful for all the things that matters like playing, smelling, food, friends etc.

I think this is an very important books for young children to read that will teach them to be grateful for all the things they have. Plus, the illustrations were really adorable. I really loved this book. Highly recommend this one!

I read the pandemic book with Jake and I think I just need to stop reading them. I’m always thrown so off by the mixture of Jake doing dog things plus people things. The book would make so much more sense if the author picked one theme or the other, it’s odd to go from Jake being a dog and getting out of his house and taken to the humane society to then carrying boxes and going to a movie theater.

There was nothing to hate about this book. I love that the main lesson is to teach children to be grateful. The pictures were very colorful. I liked that all of the examples show jake doing activities in a human like manner. Finding out that the book is based on a dog in real life that was adopted made everything better.


Thank you to the author and publisher for letting me read this book. Opinions were my own.

Honestly, what's not to love about this book? It's based off a real dog named Jake who was rescued off the streets by a kind person and then was adopted into a loving family. This book teaches young ones to be grateful for even the simplest of things: food, water, being able to sleep safely, etc. The illustrations are fun and colorful--so great for the little ones!

Thank you, BooksGoSocial, for the advance reading copy.

I would say the highlight of this picture storybook is the graphics. I just love it. And I want to add that the content is more beautiful than what I had expected from the cover.

It's the story of a stray dog who is so grateful to have a home.

Love it.

This book is a great one to teach children about being grateful for the little things in life. Very cute and fun illustrations of Jake the dog.