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| ISBN: 9781536233384 Candlewick Press Hardcover $18.99 |
My thoughts: As days grow cooler and leaves turn colorful and begin to cascade from their perch on branches, all sorts of things happen as preparation for the coming cold and appreciation for the days of warmth and abundance cease. They happen everywhere......
In Gather Grateful the "story" isn't about Thanksgiving or heart-felt thankfulness for food, family, or friends. It is a story of the season to gather and depicts creatures in the animal world as they go about harvesting or gathering together their foods, preparing places to huddle through the soon coming cold, hibernate, or migrate. Then it evolves the story telling to that of people as they, too, huddle inside and they cuddle. They share, they gather with joy as a family or a group of friends.
So we all, critter and people, gather and we "Gather Grateful."
A sweetly told story in delightful rhyme. The illustrations are good but rather dark. This makes it a bit difficult to discern nuances in the art and invokes a somewhat dark spirit to the otherwise joyful countenances of the occupants.
Gather twigs and sticks to nest.
Gather safety, strength, and rest.
Gather up and fly away.
Gather close. Prepare to stay.
As colors in nature start to change, animals begin gathering items—squirrels their acorns, crows their treasures, raccoons the bits and pieces needed to fortify their homes. Animals of all species prepare to gather with each other too, for warmth, for affection, for sharing food or stories. With lilting, rhythmic prose, Megan Litwin heralds the beginning of the season and follows the transition of animals and humans as they prepare for the coming winter. Alexandra Finkeldey’s striking limited palette, capturing the preparations outside and in, brings this story of love and gratitude to quietly glowing life.
DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review. Opinions are mine, alone and are freely given.
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