Gather Grateful by Alexandra Finkeldey, Megan Litwin
Published by Candlewick Press ISBN: 1536233382
Genres: Emotions & Feelings, Nature, Poetry, Realistic Fiction
Format: Picture Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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Lyrical prose welcome the arrival of autumn and a season of thanksgiving. As fall progresses, animals begin gathering items—squirrels their acorns, crows their treasures, raccoons and skunks hunker down for warmth and affection. Likewise families gather for sharing of food, stories, and thanksgiving.

With poetic prose, Megan Litwin follows the transition of animals and humans as they prepare for the coming winter. Alexandra Finkeldey’s striking limited palette captures the preparations both outside and in, although some illustrations are quite dark which may make this a troublesome readaloud. The family is an extended interracial family, and it is free of references to specific holidays, making it suitable for all readers.

Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library