Thanku
Poems of Gratitude
How do you give thanks?
Gratitude isn’t something we need to save up for a special holiday. What are you grateful for right now, today?
This anthology brings together a diverse group of poets who express gratitude for everything from a puppy to hot cocoa to the sky itself. Each writer uses a different poetic form, and readers will encounter a concrete poem, a sonnet, a pantoum, a sijo, and much more.
Stunning illustrations from Marlena Myles invite close examination, making this a collection to return to and savor again and again.
Contributors include Joseph Burchac, Naomi Shihab Nye, Kimberly Blaeser, Sun Yung Shin, Ed DeCaria, Becky Shillington, Padma Venkatraman, Gwendolyn Hooks, Jane Yolen, Janice Scully, Charles Waters, Carole Lindstrom, Sylvia Liu, Carolyn Dee Flores, Sarvinder Naberhaus, Lupe Ruiz-Flores, Baptiste Paul, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Pattie Richards, Chrystal D. Giles, Margarita Engle, Kenn Nesbitt, JaNay Brown-Wood, Diana Murray, Megan Hoyt, Jamie McGillen, Renée M. LaTulippe, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Traci Sorell, Edna Cabcabin Moran, Charles “Father Goose” Ghigna, Liz Garton Scanlon, and Marlena Myles.
A portion of the proceeds from this anthology will be donated to We Need Diverse Books.
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Awards
- Lectio Book Award Master List
- Notable Books for a Global Society Notable Book
- Notable AwardNotable Award ALA Notable Children's Books
- Notable AwardNotable Award NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts
- Notable AwardNotable Award Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
- Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books
Reviews
Publishers Weekly
“[A] thoughtful resource for poetry students and teachers.”—Publishers Weekly
Booklist
“[T]his attractive and accessible collection should be popular with browsers and useful for creative writing classes.”—Booklist
Kirkus Reviews
“Lovely lyric lessons in appreciating the ordinary.”—Kirkus Reviews