Give This Book Away!

By Emanuel Berger | November 10 2022 | Children'sBlog

Two award-winning creators team up for this picture book about what happens–and how you feel–when you give to someone else. And then it asks you to do just that–with the book in your hands!

Prepare to open a very special book–a book that you read, but that you don’t keep. That’s right. This book isn’t destined for a pile in your room. It’s not going to gather dust on a bookshelf. This book is for you to read and enjoy, and then to give away. Yes, away, to someone you’ve never spoken to before.

So, who are you going to pick? The next person you pass on the street? Someone sitting alone on a bench? A kid at the park? Who knows—maybe you’ll even make a new friend!

Here is a one-of-a-kind picture book that brilliantly introduces the act of giving—quite literally—in a concrete way for kids to understand, and reveals how good it feels when you do.

Enjoy these Activity Sheets!

 

Darren Farrell is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator. His book Thank You, Octopus was an NPR and HuffPost best book of the year. The New York Times called Stop Following Me, Moon! “a perfect introduction to the wonders of the universe.” His recent book Dandelion Magic, with Maya Tatsukawa, was published in April 2021. Darren has been featured in the the Wall Street Journal, on NPR, and in HuffPost and is creating his first original series with Audible.

 

Maya Tatsukawa is a children’s book illustrator and designer residing just outside of Boston. Her first book, Bear in My Family, is a Geisel Honor Book and was hailed by Kirkus Reviews as “charming” in a starred review. Kirkus called her other book with Darren Farrell, Dandelion Magic, “amusing” and praised Maya’s illustrations as “beguil[ing].”

Give This Book Away!
978-0-593-48051-9
Two award-winning creators team up for this picture book about what happens--and how you feel--when you give to someone else. And then it asks you to do just that--with the book in your hands!
$18.99 US
Oct 25, 2022
9-1/2 x 9-1/2
Hardcover
48 Pages
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Age 4-8 years

Dandelion Magic
978-0-593-11290-8
Close your eyes, make a wish, and blow up a storm with this interactive, imaginative adventure for fans of Press Here.
$18.99 US
Apr 20, 2021
9-1/2 x 9-1/2
Hardcover
40 Pages
Dial Books
Age 3-5 years

The Bear in My Family
978-0-525-55582-7
An overbearing older sibling can really be a bear, but the child in this understated, gently humorous story finds out that they can have their advantages, too.
$18.99 US
Mar 10, 2020
8 x 10
Hardcover
32 Pages
Dial Books
Age 4-8 years

Tomorrow I'll Be Kind
978-1-5247-8704-2
In a follow-up to Tomorrow I'll Be Brave, award-winning illustrator Jessica Hische brings to life another series of inspirational words and scenes with her lovely hand-lettering and adorable illustrations. This uplifting and positive book encourages kids to promise that tomorrow, they will be grateful, helpful, and kind.
$17.99 US
Jan 14, 2020
8 x 10
Hardcover
40 Pages
Penguin Workshop
Age 3-7 years

Wreck This Picture Book
978-0-593-11102-4
An Indie Next List SelectionKeri Smith, creator of the mega-bestselling Wreck This Journal, now brings her imagination and inspiration to children with this picture book that explores the very active experience of reading.
$17.99 US
Nov 03, 2020
7-3/4 x 10-1/5
Hardcover
64 Pages
Dial Books
Age 5-8 years

There's a Monster in Your Book
A Funny Monster Book for Kids and Toddlers
978-1-5247-6456-2
LOOK OUT! There is a monster in this picture book by bestselling author, YouTube star and musician, Tom Fletcher!
$18.99 US
Sep 05, 2017
10 x 10
Hardcover
32 Pages
Random House Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years