Can I Tell You About Gratitude?

Meet Maya. Maya always tries to be polite, and to remember to say ‘thank you’ but she wants to learn what it means to be truly grateful. Should she be grateful to her teachers for their hard work, even though they’re only doing their job? Does she need to say thank you for the gifts she doesn’t really like – like the pink scarf Nani gave her last birthday? And when Laura gives her some earrings but later asks to copy her history project in return, should Maya be grateful and give her the thank you letter she has written?

This illustrated book is an ideal conversation starter for children aged 7+, helping them to understand what gratitude means, recognise when it is appropriate, and develop their own ability to be genuinely grateful.