The Power of Gratitude

What I liked best about this book was that it made the point that gratitude was like a muscle that could be trained--the more we work at being thankful, the more reasons to be thankful we find! That is a great message to introduce to young readers.

The book features kids being led through an exercise where they find something to the grateful for starting with each letter of the alphabet. There is a huge variety among the answers--everything from honeybees to utensils. Readers can sneak in some alphabet practice by having the kids call out the letters in sequence. Because each of the 26 items has two paragraphs attached, this may need to be broken up for preschool/pre-K kids depending on their tolerance for sitting still.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

The Power of Gratitude by Ruth Maille is a beautiful story that teaches young children the importance of gratitude and staying positive. Orbit encourages the children in the story to identify things that they’re grateful for, no matter the circumstance. The children begin naming things from A-Z.

This story is perfect at demonstrating that there is something to be grateful for in every situation. It’s a positive story that would benefit children everywhere. Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

This colorful, fun book is perfect for read aloud to kids to help practice gratitude and recognize the positives in life. Illustrations are engaging (though the reflected globe bothered me a few times--I doubt kids would notice). Great potential tie-ins to lessons for science while studying the alphabet as well.

Wonderful book, great topic. Gratitude is central to a good life. And this book makes the concept of gratitude understandable to our younger set. The book takes a dictionary approach and is effectively written and illustrated and is a joy to read. I really enjoyed it. I read it right before Thanksgiving, so it fit into the season. But gratitude is necessary year round and this book will help cement the concept.

The Power of Gratitude is a charmingly illustrated picture book about how important it is to be grateful for what you have and the more you practice gratitude, the better you will be at it. The children then go on a gratitude hunt and find something to be grateful for representing each letter of the alphabet.

Fantastic story that teaches kids how to hold gratitude in their hearts and attitudes for everything they are privileged for in life as well as when things go wrong. Orbit takes the kids through the alphabet: F is for fingers, which are very useful and make our lives easier and more fun. Orbit also teaches the students how to find the bright side of tough situations. Very humbling and eye opening for any kid who has yet to learn about the positivity the shifting mindset of gratitude brings!

Also: fantastic illustrations. I do think I would like some pages more if there was less white space as a background instead of a more visually engaging image, but no biggie!

Liked some of the quirky things to be greatful for - imaginations, questions, zipper. If you are thinking its all over the place, its because it covers all the alphabets. Great A-Z gratitude game.
Kid asked about Earth day. If we celebrate it or not. We decided what we will do for next earth day. Also found that today is Llama Day, Christmas card Day.

A beautiful book for children of all ages.
It shows ways of understanding gratitude in everyday life.

This is a fantastic children's book, which has really cute characters (Orbit is so awesome), simple and easy to read text, and beautiful, colourful graphics. The teachings of the book are all about being grateful, such as what it means to be grateful, and ways in which we can be more grateful to others. The book is really fun, and my daughter and I loved it a lot. It helped her to learn her alphabet, since the book is set up as a really useful and in-depth A-Z of different things we can feel gratitude for. This would be a great book to have in a nursery or school. Highly recommended!

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Power of Gratitude is a great book for kids to understand Gradatuie.y son really enjoys that it's Earth as the main characters. He found this book very engaging. This book explains easily what gratuide is to kids.

I remember a long-ago course on developing *an attitude of gratitude*, and then there were all those reminders by Norman Vincent Peale. This book is a mini reminder of the benefits of feeling and expressing gratitude and while presented for children, it is good for all of us. I especially like that it is simply written and appropriate for ESL of any (or no) faith. The illustrations are colorful and engaging. Excellent for home, school, ESL of any age!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book copy from BooksGoSocial via NetGalley. Thank you!

Buying this for my daughter! I thought this was a fantastic way to introduce the concept of gratitude and how to learn to express gratefulness and feel gratitude. I think this does a really effective job of helping a child learn about the different ranges of emotions and how to recognize them and express them. The artwork was really well done and I think a child would find it really interesting. A+!

The power of gratitude by Ruth Mallie.
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Gratitude is a beautiful thing to teach to our children—and to learn from our children. It can transform how we look at life.
The Power of Gratitude Unlocking Hidden Treasures will help your children in many ways:They will begin to notice the blessings that surround them every day.They will learn to appreciate what they have and to help those less fortunate. increasing their sense of gratitude.They will begin to appreciate what others do for them.They will feel more positive emotions.They will cherish good experiences.They will improve their health.They will build strong relationships.They will understand that adversity is part of our lives.
A good little book for your young ones. Nice and colourful. Illustrations are great. 4*.

Fantastic kids book with super cute characters, who wouldn't want to read this? A very engaging book that explains to children what gratitude is, the girls really enjoyed this book and it spurred on some great topics and thoughts - a real good learner!

Many thanks to Netgalley for the FREE ARC!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Fantastic kids book with super cute characters, who wouldn't want to read this? A very charming book that explains to kids what gratitude is, my four year old really enjoyed this book.

Four stars

So. Precious.

This book was not only adorable, but is sorely needed for the children who are in the trenches of elementary school during the early 2020s. It helps teach about kindness, reminding us of the need and worth of gratitude through little shared moments themed around the alphabet. As the book progresses, Orbit challenges each child to share a story of gratitude based on each letter of their ABCs. Orbit, with his double bandaid reminder of the state of our world, does this to refocus them on the goodness that is still present despite the way our world is hurting.

Through an empathetic journey of the alphabet, Orbit helps show that everyone has a tale to tell of their gratitude and the power that feeling has to help.

Mindfulness and gratitude are the key to a happier, healthier life, and the earlier we can teach children this invaluable skill, the better. This lovely book does this in such an effortless manner. The illustrations are lovely, and the story drives the point across about how we can find gratitude in the smallest of things, and all around us. What a fabulous way of teaching children what gratitude is, and how to show it.

Thank you to BooksGoSocial and Netgalley for an eARC of this book to read and review.

This is a great resource for teaching young children about gratitude. By working through the ABCs, readers are given numerous examples of things to be grateful for. This is a great example of learning through repetition.

Cute illustrations accompany and reinforce the lessons.

Upbeat and educational.

This book is perfect for teaching our littles ones to be grateful. I think everyone at times forget to be grateful and this books is beautiful written, the illustrations are stunning and it kept me and my little one engaged. Highly recommend for adults and children!!

A beautiful illustrated book with words of wisdom. It expresses the ability to be thankful for not only the big positive experiences but also the little experiences one has. It explains what gratitude can do that is easily understood by young children (ages 3-8). What I liked was it even reminded me the wonder of gratitude. It is a true treasure.

I read this book with my 3 year old. I enjoyed reading it with him and explaining gratitude to him. He seemed to grasp the concept well. There were great illustrations too!