God Gave Us Thankful Hearts (God Gave Us Series)

My son really enjoys this book

Grandson enjoys reading this to his little sister. Beautiful artwork.

The mom has to work extra hard in this book to get her kid to see the bright side of things instead of the negatives. Was cute in the beginning, but comes across as whiney a few more pages in. Of course he comes around to being more thankful in the end after some powerlifting from mom and pop.

Seeing the good in change is often hard for small children. Reassuring little tale that children can read again for reassurance about there own uncertainties about change. Truly a good tool for developing a young thankful heart in all situations. And what young child doesn't need to hear/relish hearing, how thankful we are - for them! The interesting perspectives of the wonderful artwork allow you to notice new things every time you read, keeps the adult engaged after the umpteenth time of being asked to read it!

I bought this for my 6 yr old granddaughter, who knows nothing about God. It's a very sweet book expressing all the things we should be thankful for not just on Thanksgiving, but everyday. I did find it a bit too wordy for someone so young and unchurched , so I netted out each page to just a sentence or two. I didn't want her to "tune out" because she was getting bored. I am happy to say that I succeeded in helping her to understand the importance of being thankful to God for all her blessings.

LOVE this book! My friends recommended this series of books for me so I bought this one and the Christmas one. I love the simplicity and truth in the writing. The illustration is so beautiful too. I read it to my 3 & 4 year old and they ask for it every night! Perfect for Thanksgiving time but really for any time because of the message.

Our family loves this book series. The illustrations are beautiful and fun for kids as they include animal characters, but also very simple and clear in explaining a message of faith. The author has done a great job taking big faith issues and writing them out for small children to understand and apply. It also provides phrases and concepts to parents to consider using during daily life. We gave this to our kids at Thanksgiving and it is still a chosen bedtime book months later. We love God Gave Us... books!

The kiddo in this story is not very grateful. He’s actually got quite a sour attitude. Of course the idea behind the story is that his mom and dad help him to find things to be grateful for but I worry kids won’t pick up on that as much as they will how to complain. Mixed feelings about this one!