One little thank you that travels further than it should. Two arms strong enough to hug somebody tight. Three cheers for the friends who earned them. This board book counts upward and, on every spread, attaches the number to something a small child can genuinely feel grateful for, which is a far better way to teach gratitude than telling a toddler to say thank you.

Patricia Hegarty writes it in short rhyme and Summer Macon illustrates it in soft pencil and warm blush tones, with a lion, a giraffe, a rabbit and a bear who look like they belong on a nursery wall. It sits in the Books of Kindness line alongside ABCs of Kindness and Happiness Is a Rainbow, so the shelf builds into a set.

Twenty two thick board pages at a 7.13 inch square trim. Publisher guidance is ages 0 to 3. Written for Thanksgiving and used all year, which is exactly the right ratio for a book you leave out on the low shelf.